MSE News: Guest Comment: Sarah Beeny decodes estate agent speak

kingstreet

Quiet - cemetery adjacent.

Davesnave

'Popular area' - Estate, full of chavs

'Gently sloping' - Any admission of slope = steep.

'Pleasant outlook' - You can see some trees over those rooftops.

'Convenient for the M5' - The roar of the M5 is audible in the garden.

'Character property' - You won't need a spirit level with this one.

Lord_Baltimore

A local Agent described a property as having "indecipherable views"

I suppose it means you just can't work out what it is that you're seeing when you look out the window:)

Rumpole

'Realistically Priced' - Unrealistically priced.

'Offers in excess of X' - estate agent knows no-one is going to pay anywhere near X, but deluded owner believes that place is worth X + 50-100k.

williham

Basically make your own mind up after viewing the house, ignore the estate agent.

cepheus

"Ideal for first-time buyers or investors"

This looks like a positive, but what many agents really mean is "fine if you haven't got the deposit to buy anything else, or aren't going to live there yourself"

Oh dear, Estate agents always say that with the type of house I own and live in!

zerog

Rumpole wrote: »

'Offers in excess of X' - estate agent knows no-one is going to pay anywhere near X, but deluded owner believes that place is worth X + 50-100k.

Isn't this how house buying works in Scotland?


In London, I wouldn't say a property was near to a station unless it is literally above or next door. A "1-hour commute" usually results in it taking 2 hours from door to door.

Old_Git

light ,bright and airy = magnolia walls and drafty windows

movilogo

Describing house by number of bedrooms is a big con. Houses must be described by available floor space area, plot size etc.

Price should also be quoted by £/sq feet so that it is easy to compare 2 houses like for like.

DRP

movilogo wrote: »

Describing house by number of bedrooms is a big con. Houses must be described by available floor space area, plot size etc.

Price should also be quoted by £/sq feet so that it is easy to compare 2 houses like for like.

im not bothered by this really - the major issue for my family when moving was number of bedrooms, not necessarily their relative size (within reason).