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Rightmove 1/4 mile property/STC Friday Fun.

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  • Orpheo
    Orpheo Posts: 1,058 Forumite
    88 listed
    22 SSTC

    I'm guessing from observation that at least 50% of those that go SSTC end up back on the market within a month or two.
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  • Brallaqueen
    Brallaqueen Posts: 1,355 Forumite
    Previous

    16 in total
    10 for sale still
    6 have sold, including 3 in my cul de sac, I'd love to see what they went for (nosey that I am). 2 others in my cul de sac waiting to sell.


    Now

    17 in total (two multiagent)
    11 for sale

    Interestingly one of the multi-agent properties is a repo(very cheap 2 bed maisonette!) and both offices have received offers on it! Yourmove have the higher offer lol. The wallpaper is distinctive so must the same property?

    The other is a gorgeous detached victorian gatehouse (to the local cemetery so YMMV) but WAY overpriced at 200K as it is only two beds...
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  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
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    Orpheo wrote: »
    88 listed
    22 SSTC

    I'm guessing from observation that at least 50% of those that go SSTC end up back on the market within a month or two.

    The house I've recently bought went SSTC three times - twice to people whose chains collapsed when the FTBs at the bottom couldn't get mortgages, and the third time to me. :D

    My stats:

    Within 1/4 mile
    14 for sale
    5 SSTC
    19 total

    3 to let
    3 let agreed
    6 total
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  • tyler80
    tyler80 Posts: 364 Forumite
    661 houses for sale
    98 Sold Subject to Contract
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    edited 25 March 2011 at 8:50PM
    ukcarper wrote: »
    Now 48 total with 20 STC. On closer inspection the 28 not STC is actually 21. The house that was 4x not subject to contact and 1x STC is still there.

    Now52 with 24 STC, the 28 not STC are actually 25

    1 house is on 3x not stc and 1x stc the same house mentioned above it was on only stc but has come back on.

    There are 5 to rent one of which is a mobile home
  • Cleaver
    Cleaver Posts: 6,989 Forumite
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    Cleaver wrote: »
    Round my way...

    29 houses for sale within 1/4 mile
    3 house SSTC within 1/4 mile

    That was August 2010. Now it's:

    22 houses for sale within 1/4 mile
    11 houses SSTC within 1/4 mile

    Interesting, it's a lot of the cheaper stuff that seems to be selling.

    Bless, there's a house down my street that has been on sale for the same high price since April 2008. Every now and again a house down the road comes on the market for a bit cheaper and sells. Do you think they've spotted why their house isn't selling?
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    Quite a few properties that have been on a long time have gone STC recently still remains to be seen if they complete. The one house in my road, which has been on market for a year, has gone STC without dropping asking price if it completes it will be interesting to see what it went for.
  • Doozergirl
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    Then:
    Doozergirl wrote: »
    Within 1/4 mile of me.

    10 for sale.
    4 SSTC.

    11 for sale
    4 SSTC

    Nothing if not boring!
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  • mcc100
    mcc100 Posts: 624 Forumite
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    635 for sale
    42 SSTC
  • Cleaver
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    mcc100 wrote: »
    635 for sale
    42 SSTC

    You have nearly 700 properties for sale within 1/4 of a mile of where you live? That's one densely populated area right there.
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