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Putting in an offer today
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martinbuckley wrote: »...and if they accept, you will be liable for £1270 Stamp Duty.
Unless he is a FTB and then there is no stamp duty
.First time buyers
The first time buyer's £250,000 threshold applies from 25 March 2010 up to 24 March 2012 inclusive0 -
Ha! I've been following this with interest from the 122K to the "No more than 126K" and now we're at 127K aleady. Mmmm. Me thinks you really want this house
You're going to have to stay firm now! 0 -
jahudson72 wrote: »Ha! I've been following this with interest from the 122K to the "No more than 126K" and now we're at 127K aleady. Mmmm. Me thinks you really want this house You're going to have to stay firm now!
I could walk away quite happily, but my fiancee really likes it, so not so simple. We are FTB's so there is no stamp duty DOH!
This will be are final offer, though we where prepared to go upto £133k when it was originally listed @£140k, I feel that would be too much now considering the fragility of the housing market, oh well... I shall update this thread when I get a response from the EA.0 -
From 122K to now a possible 133K? Only you know how much you're prepared to pay for it and it's very hard when there are emotions involved. Most of us have done, walked into a place, loved it, thought like it was an ebay listing and no one else was getting it but at the end of the day, try to take the emotions out of it. It's just bricks you know! Good luck though. It's an exciting time being a FTB and I wish I was with the amount of flaming stamp duty I have to pay over in the next fortnight I can tell you!0
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Jack_Johnson_the_acorn wrote: ».
I am going to put an offer in today for £122k,
Willing to go up £1k but otherwise I will continue to save, :T
So £123k maximum .....Jack_Johnson_the_acorn wrote: »This will be are final offer, though we where prepared to go upto £133k
Now a week later £133k ....... on a property advertised at £135k .....
Is there any wonder that the market is stagnant .....0 -
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Come on then, post the rightmove link, I want to see what all the fuss is about 0
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Jack_Johnson_the_acorn wrote: »... I shall update this thread when I get a response from the EA.
You have the patience of a saint! I'd want an answer from the EA/vendor within an hour. Hanging around would drive me potty. Although if you have nothing to sell, I suppose the process is less fraught.
Do you have finance in place?:snow_grin"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow........":snow_grin0 -
You have the patience of a saint! I'd want an answer from the EA/vendor within an hour. Hanging around would drive me potty. Although if you have nothing to sell, I suppose the process is less fraught.
Do you have finance in place?
The bank has gone through our finances and given us an AIP, hopefully the actual mortgage agreement is pain free x0 -
This comfirms why i never let my wife any where near the negotiations when we bought..they fall in love with a pile of bricks where i see just bricks..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.0
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