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How much would it be worth? 3-bed semi (in Apr 2005@£212,500 extended to 4-bed semi)
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If it was as simple as offering 240k and having it accepted then wouldn't we all do that. They dig, we dig in. Ended up meeting near the middle.
The way I see, there is every chance the mortgage company is being cautious and have built in a 10k buffer zone (mainly for themselves). As much as I could tell, anything below 250k and this sale just wasn't going to happen.
Thanks for all your replies.“Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.”
SAF...ok G. Patton
"If a man does his best, what else is there?"
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So reduce your offer to £240K. What is the point in having a surveyor and then not trusting their judgement?
It was a valuation, rather than a homebuyers or builders survey. Would that make a difference?“Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.”
SAF...ok G. Patton
"If a man does his best, what else is there?"
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The clue is in the names: valuation report, full structural survey ...
http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/more-services/professional-services/home-surveys/Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️0 -
I meant to the valuation figure? The valuers are surveyors?“Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.”
SAF...ok G. Patton
"If a man does his best, what else is there?"
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happycamel wrote: »yes, the stamp duty factor comes heavily in to play. Nothing sells between £250k and £280k, so if it isn't clearly over £280 then it'll sell for £250k. Everything else is pie in the sky. Now make sure you get a really good survey and have seen all the planning permission and building certificates for the extension including that the foundation are sufficient and tied in correctly.
Wrong, there are plenty of sales between 250k and 280k.0
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