Neighbour has put hers up for sale as well!

getmore4less

Lodger can still require notifying the mortgage and the insurance.

ixwood

Even if she sells, yours is then going to be based on the price next door sold for - £x.

That's effectively the same as price cutting now. I personally think a lot of chickens are going to come home to roost after the election and the economy and housing market will crash this year, so I'd be selling up ASAP to maximise the price achieved. That's obviously opinion/speculation though!

skintchick

Her kitchen looks twice the size of yours. Get your pix redone or take it off the market for now? Your garden also looks a bit of a mess - can you tidy it up a bit and put some pots out?

redhead123

skintchick wrote: »

Her kitchen looks twice the size of yours. Get your pix redone or take it off the market for now? Your garden also looks a bit of a mess - can you tidy it up a bit and put some pots out?

have to admit i haven't touched the garden since I moved in! I think I may have used the weed killer once!

My dear mum is coming round to help me sort out the rooms then we'll prob get the pics re-done.

Can you take it off the market if you're tied in to a sole agent for 6 weeks?

SouthCoast

Recent actual sales in your road:

http://www.nethouseprices.com/index.php?con=sold_prices_street_detail&street=VICTORIA+ROAD&locality=BLETCHLEY&town=MILTON+KEYNES&cCode=EW&year=All&house_style=All&house_age=All&search_radius=&outcode=MK2&incode=2NG

skintchick

redhead123 wrote: »

have to admit i haven't touched the garden since I moved in! I think I may have used the weed killer once!

My dear mum is coming round to help me sort out the rooms then we'll prob get the pics re-done.

Can you take it off the market if you're tied in to a sole agent for 6 weeks?

I don;t actually know if you can take it off, it's worth looking into though.

My garden is also a mess so it's nothing personal! My neighbour is on the market as well, but I'm the cheaper one so it's a bit different, plus we have accepted an offer now.

I think your house looks nice enough, it just doesn;t bear the comparison well.

redhead123

75 or 78 was a reposession I think - looked pretty bad from the outside

dander

She may have underpriced to get a quick sale - people do that and it often works - if it's a really good deal she might be under offer in a few days and it won't be such an issue for you.

If it makes you feel any better, her back yard is hideous. Yeah the house is bigger but your garden looks much prettier.

redhead123

skintchick wrote: »

I think your house looks nice enough, it just doesn;t bear the comparison well.

Yeah it's just really really bad timing eh!! My mum said just stick it out. I might get a lodger in the meantime perhaps, if someone at work is just looking for somewhere to stay for a few days in the week

sunshinetours

Catblue wrote: »

Your neighbour does not have a loft conversion. Hell, even the EA states that it is just a loft room and cannot refer to it as a bedroom. A velux window and a laminate flloor do not a loft conversion make.

Equally, the summerhouse/home office is just a shed with leccy.

So I'm really not seeing that her house is worth a lot more than yours.

No offence but at that price bracket I would say there is a lot of difference in the saleability of the two. A loft room (providing it has some sort of fixed staircase) will add value if its been done well. In a small house like these that is a lot of extra living space , although a lot less storage I guess!

The summer house again probably adds to saleability at that price level although the Op does also have an outhouse which presumably could be converted into a home office etc

If I was looking at that sort of price level in that area I know, I am afraid, which one I would be more interested in on paper

Good luck!