To those selling in these difficult times Part Deux. AKA sellers support network!

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WheelieWood wrote: »

…Oh and I've bitten the bullet: Valuation appointments with 3 different EAs at 10, 12 & 1 on Friday. Made them all aware that we're on the market already & not happy with the service we're receiving from our current EA. Plus they each know that there are other EAs coming the same day.
Wonder how already being on the market (with therefore an easily findable current asking price) will affect their valuations.

I had to do this with my mum’s flat in Torbay, which had been marketed before. Without exception, they all turned up with RightMove printouts showing it and other local properties. Then they all ‘estimated’ at the previous asking price.

On my notepad I scored them out of ten for overall ‘effect’, and also noted down any differences like the percentage, the fee basis etc, so I could remember one from the other.

It’ll be interesting to see what they say about your current agent. I personally do not like to hear back-biting snide comments. Polite mention of ‘why they are better’ is more like it!

For me, I’ve two potential sales now running parallel – total madness, with hardly any of the professionals behaving professionally…

azkaban420 wrote: »

…If we do decide to go for it, I have already mentioned to the EA that I will not entertain any further cheeky reductions after a survey etc (when viewing the guy was asking about our survey when we bought and if it showed anything up).
The buyers are digging their heels in and unfortunately I don't think we're in a position to.
Watch this space....
Az

We had exactly that with our potential buyer. We made it clear that the nice big bite of the cherry on an already reduced price was absolutely it! No more! At survey report time we had a friendly meeting over the trivial (and in some cases non-existent) items brought up, and she went away with nowt. We did supply a cup of tea however.

azkaban420

Thanks everyone, it is a big relief in a way (although we've still got to see viewings through for next two weeks from both EAs) but at least we know where we stand now. As we've taken a big hit on the price, it's better to rent in the new area and try to find something after we've saved the shortfall.

Az

vet8

Blodwen wrote: »

Wow Vet 8, that's a lot of surveying! Is there anything about your house that might make your buyer think all this is really necessary? At least if they are paying for all this they're less likely to pull out having forked out a fair but of cash!

Thanks Blodwen, I cannot understand all the people coming around either.

Ours is a 1960s bungalow. It does need a bit of TLC, but I am sure it is sound structurally and their surveyor found nothing major, but he flagged up 5 little finicky points which he thought should be looked at.

I think that is the way it goes these days. When we bought this place we just had the mortgage survey done and did not even think about all this stuff. Buyers these days seem to be paranoid about everything and I am expecting them to come back to us and ask to lower their offer after they have found XYZ wrong with the place, but they can get stuffed. We have accepted their offer which is VERY low to start with, so we will not budge a penny.

My hope is that as they must have spent hundreds if not thousands on all these surveys they will go ahead anyway.

Well, here's hoping.

Blodwen

Well done Az, best of luck!

Karmacat

Which reminds me, I haven't seen the survey yet thats been done on the house I'm going to buy.

GrandmaTumble

STRESS IS............

during the heavy rain we've had I noticed a wet patch on the ceiling of the bay window in our bedroom. Got a roofer out today and the felt has a crack in it so it's leaking, and we need it to be completely replaced. The earliest the roofer can do it is Saturday, weather permitting. Then this afternoon our buyers surveyer phones and wants to do the survey tomorrow. It's still raining, it's still leaking

That's what stress is.

GT

sonastin

GrandmaTumble wrote: »

STRESS IS............

during the heavy rain we've had I noticed a wet patch on the ceiling of the bay window in our bedroom. Got a roofer out today and the felt has a crack in it so it's leaking, and we need it to be completely replaced. The earliest the roofer can do it is Saturday, weather permitting. Then this afternoon our buyers surveyer phones and wants to do the survey tomorrow. It's still raining, it's still leaking

That's what stress is.

GT

Ouch - that's proper stress. Don't suppose you have something in writing from the roofer to show the surveyor "yes we know there is a crack in the felt but its being sorted so please put in your report that it will be fixed by the time we complete"?

azkaban420

GrandmaTumble wrote: »

STRESS IS............

during the heavy rain we've had I noticed a wet patch on the ceiling of the bay window in our bedroom. Got a roofer out today and the felt has a crack in it so it's leaking, and we need it to be completely replaced. The earliest the roofer can do it is Saturday, weather permitting. Then this afternoon our buyers surveyer phones and wants to do the survey tomorrow. It's still raining, it's still leaking

That's what stress is.

GT

GT, can you get the roofer to quote you for the work and put down the booking date for the job, so that if/when the surveyor raises this issue, you can show him the matter is in hand?

Az

azkaban420

Lol just noticed sonastin suggested the same thing, before I read the post DOH!

Az

Cazzr

azkaban420 wrote: »

What will happen to your house when you move into rented...were you intending on renting it out or leaving it empty?

No, we will only move to rented full stop when the house sells. I'm just wondering, if we have now decided to stay in area for the academic year, is it worth still selling now or 'defer' selling till next year. I.e. continue paying a mortgage on our settled in house or go for the sell to give us the freedom of when to move (when we want to rather than when the house sells) but end up renting around here and essentially moving twice (not including if/when we buy another place in new area)..

We want to move because we want to move area (eventually) rather than 'necessarily' because we want another/bigger house...

It just seems pointless being on the market at the moment but then there is no guarrantee it will sell quickly when/if we put it on the market again next spring...