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What's the best place to look for repossessions in the UK?

I am looking for repossessions in the UK and have checked some websites for these, they don't seem that much cheaper than normal house prices IMO and the deal isn't that great, I assume it's because very few houses go repossessed these days.

http://propertytorenovate.co.uk/search?Locations=dorset&MinPrice=&MaxPrice=200000&Keywords=&OrderBy=PriceAsc&PropertyTypes=15

Or would you recommend going to an estate agents? Where are you most likely to find a good deal? I will also look into creative financing to buy the house as soon as possible. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_financing

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  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    What's the best place to look for repossessions in the UK?

    Chester.
  • jacko74
    jacko74 Posts: 399 Forumite
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    Thanks to low interest rates repo's seem to be virtually non-existent at the moment and, as you say, auction guide prices/reserves seem to be little different from open market prices anyway.
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