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Paid 10k more than neighbour for same house - HELP

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  • john_white
    john_white Posts: 545 Forumite
    If both plots were px'd then you'd have no idea who got the better deal. They may have got an extra 20k selling on the open market meaning you are better off.
  • Jeffrey_Shaw
    Jeffrey_Shaw Posts: 512 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »
    When I bought one home, the bloke across the road from me got his house £5k cheaper than I did because the rear of his house looked out over a cemetery. I didn't moan about that as I would willingly pay £5k NOT to overlook a cemetery.
    Why? A cemetery must be the ideal adjacent property: no noisy neighbours or other disputes, so a big plus!
  • geoffky
    geoffky Posts: 6,835 Forumite
    This is so typical of the blame society we live in.....GROW SOME BALLS and admit your negotiation skills are not as good as your neighbours..stop looking for someone else to blame as the answer is close by.
    It is nice to see the value of your house going up'' Why ?
    Unless you are planning to sell up and not live anywhere, I can;t see the advantage.
    If you are planning to upsize the new house will cost more.
    If you are planning to downsize your new house will cost more than it should
    If you are trying to buy your first house its almost impossible.
  • pawlala
    pawlala Posts: 1,433 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 5 September 2011 at 8:30PM
    I found out that three of my neighbours bought new builds for more than me and I bought mine for more than five other neighbours'. Its like a warzone over here! :p

    Seriously, its part of the process. Take it on the chin and move on :)
    Mortgage free I: 8th December 2009!
    Mortgage free II: New Year's Eve 2013!
    Mortgage free III: Est. Dec 2021...
  • horace_2
    horace_2 Posts: 636 Forumite
    ......TROLL?........ I wonder.:)


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