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

evoke

^ I agree with your sentiments. The housing market is in the grips of the 'perfect storm' and it is stalemate, as you say. But on the positive side, estate agents aren't getting paid so that's always a good thing.

Jackinbox99

myhouse wrote: »

Even after inflation is taken into account?

Probably not. I worked out the other day, my house has gone up 3% a year since I bought it. I could have got more interest by keeping the cash in the bank.

Trollfever

Nationwide warns house prices likely to fall further

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11819030

boldminer

Has anyone tried using the "I'll buy your house " companies?

Davesnave

boldminer wrote: »

Has anyone tried using the "I'll buy your house " companies?

Dozens of threads on those already.

Jackinbox99

Got another viewing this weekend. Fingers crossed! Getting fedup of keeping the house spotless atm! Just hope it doenst snow here and the viewing gets cancelled!

missmilly

Jackinbox99 wrote: »

Got another viewing this weekend. Fingers crossed! Getting fedup of keeping the house spotless atm! Just hope it doenst snow here and the viewing gets cancelled!

Ooooh, me too, first one for months!!

Good Luck to us both

evoke

^ and ^^ - Best of luck to you two. Fingers crossed.

tyllwyd

I'm a bit down at the moment - a house not far from us, similar size to ours but a semi when we are detached, went up for sale last week with the same EA and sold within a couple of days. It didn't sell on price - we are a bit more expensive but not that much more, and I can think of another detached house a similar size which is significantly cheaper - so it must have sold on location (practically next door to the secondary school). There are just so few buyers to go round at the moment!

Jackinbox99

tyllwyd wrote: »

I'm a bit down at the moment - a house not far from us, similar size to ours but a semi when we are detached, went up for sale last week with the same EA and sold within a couple of days. It didn't sell on price - we are a bit more expensive but not that much more, and I can think of another detached house a similar size which is significantly cheaper - so it must have sold on location (practically next door to the secondary school). There are just so few buyers to go round at the moment!

Gary Glitter didnt buy it did he? Personally I cant think of a worse location - with all those screaming noisey children hanging outside the house.

You never know with EA`s. I was quite shocked with one a few months back when I was buying. They showed me around a nice 1930`s house but the EA kept dismissing it saying how much work it needed and they felt id much prefer the 2nd house on their list - then proceeded to really praise the 2nd house up when I viewed that. It seemed to be some sort of deliberate selling tactic at the expense of the poor sellers of the 1st house.