Downsizing

elona

Just had a phone call to say someone would like to view the house on Monday afternoon.

Fingers crossed we get a reasonable offer but not going to stress about it.

seven-day-weekend

We had a viewing this morning and the people seemed keen. They were used to these sort of houses, so were not put off by the downstairs shower room

I want them to have the house as I liked their love story.:o * They were each other's first love, but were not allowed to marry by their families, and both had arranged marriages to other people. Thirty years later they were both single again, and have found each other and are newly married.:T Their next home (hopefully ours!) will be their first together. Aaaaw!

They have finance in place and no chain. They discussed whether we would accept an offer. Hope they decide to have it!

*probably not a good reason to sell someone a house, but I don't care. I'd like to think it had gone to someone I liked. Providing their offer (assuming they make one) is not ridiculous, we'll probably accept it.

seven-day-weekend

elona wrote: »

Just had a phone call to say someone would like to view the house on Monday afternoon.

Fingers crossed we get a reasonable offer but not going to stress about it.

Good luck with your viewing!:beer:

zygurat789

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

We had a viewing this morning and the people seemed keen. They were used to these sort of houses, so were not put off by the downstairs shower room

I want them to have the house as I liked their love story.:o * They were each other's first love, but were not allowed to marry by their families, and both had arranged marriages to other people. Thirty years later they were both single again, and have found each other and are newly married.:T Their next home (hopefully ours!) will be their first together. Aaaaw!

They have finance in place and no chain. They discussed whether we would accept an offer. Hope they decide to have it!

*probably not a good reason to sell someone a house, but I don't care. I'd like to think it had gone to someone I liked. Providing their offer (assuming they make one) is not ridiculous, we'll probably accept it.

Come on seven wise up, they're spinning you a yarn.
You're almost certain to be anti arranged marriage
Romance thwarted
After a long time they got together again
Your house could be their perfect love nest
It's good enough to be a H(B)ollywood romantic weepy.

Finally after all the sob story "would you accept an offer"
And it is unlikely that they have finance in place since the lender hasn't yet surveyed the property

This is the advantage of using Estate agents they may charge 2.5% but they could probably get you an additional £5,000 on the price.
This is your money and ultimately your son's money you are giving away, you owe it to you and yours to be as hard headed as possible.

You know I'm right because you said "probably not a good reason to sell someone a house" NO. the reason is the highest bidder.

moneyistooshorttomention

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Our house is now for sale:

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-53023820.html

Just checking back on this thread - so saw this and it looks quite a nice little house. I like the garden. I've no idea how the pricing compares (as not my area) but I'm quite surprised its not sold STC already.

seven-day-weekend

zygurat789 wrote: »

Come on seven wise up, they're spinning you a yarn. How do you know that?
You're almost certain to be anti arranged marriage
Romance thwarted
After a long time they got together again
Your house could be their perfect love nest
It's good enough to be a H(B)ollywood romantic weepy.

Finally after all the sob story "would you accept an offer" They said was the asking price negotiable, we said it was. I think that's a fair question! We asked it when we bought our bungalow and got £7k off the asking price.
And it is unlikely that they have finance in place since the lender hasn't yet surveyed the property They said they had a mortgage in principle. Obviously we would not take it off the market until the mortgage was confirmed.

This is the advantage of using Estate agents they may charge 2.5% but they could probably get you an additional £5,000 on the price. We have used an EA .

This is your money and ultimately your son's money you are giving away, you owe it to you and yours to be as hard headed as possible. We won't give it away, but we decided before they came how much our bottom line was, we won't take less than that and will try for more.

You know I'm right because you said "probably not a good reason to sell someone a house" NO. the reason is the highest bidder.

Thanks for your advice. There's also the concept of the bird in the hand. We may not have more than one offer! They haven't actually made an offer yet. If and when they do, we will consider it.

Biggles

zygurat789 wrote: »

And it is unlikely that they have finance in place since the lender hasn't yet surveyed the property

'Finance in place' in these circumstances often means 'funds from the family'.

zygurat789

Biggles wrote: »

'Finance in place' in these circumstances often means 'funds from the family'.

Post #183 would appear to indicate otherwise.

seven-day-weekend

zygurat789 wrote: »

Post #183 would appear to indicate otherwise.

They have a mortgage in principle and a sizeable deposit. Family money from his offspring is involved.

zygurat789

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Thanks for your advice. There's also the concept of the bird in the hand. We may not have more than one offer! They haven't actually made an offer yet. If and when they do, we will consider it.

Selling a house is probably the biggest transaction most of us will ever make and as such we should seek professional help, I glad to hear you are using an EA, let him do his job and negotiate a price, this is not something you should get involved in. The buyer negotiates with the EA and he takes instructions from you. After all he knows the market far better than you and you are paying him to get the best price for you.
Likewise anybody buying a house is trying to buy what they want at the lowest possible price, I, personally, would ignore any autobiographical details a prospective buyer told me on the grounds that they are totally irrelevant and why would they tell me these things?