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House on for £290,000 one down the road £250,000

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  • ScorpiondeRooftrouser
    ScorpiondeRooftrouser Posts: 2,851 Forumite
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    You need to have a look at the dictionary definition of "always", I think.
  • sugarcube84
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    I much prefer the one at £290k and TBH I can see why its priced where its at when you look at the other ones you have posted links to. It has the views, semi rural compared to estate, character (love a log burner) not overlooked and cracking garden. I can see why you want to knock money off for the jobs that need doing but I don't think its overpriced. You cant take a 3 bed semi on an estate and a 3 bed semi rural character property and expect them to be the same price because they have the same items on paper. I wish you could because it would make my dream house affordable rather than outside our budget.
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  • Brightspark87
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    sugarcube84 wrote: »
    I much prefer the one at £290k and TBH I can see why its priced where its at when you look at the other ones you have posted links to. It has the views, semi rural compared to estate, character (love a log burner) not overlooked and cracking garden. I can see why you want to knock money off for the jobs that need doing but I don't think its overpriced. You cant take a 3 bed semi on an estate and a 3 bed semi rural character property and expect them to be the same price because they have the same items on paper. I wish you could because it would make my dream house affordable rather than outside our budget.

    No you are right - I do agree but as I said in the earlier post even the agent agrees its a little expensive. Our second offer (as I said to agent at the time) isn't far off the valuation.

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  • LittleMax
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    Brightspark87 wrote: »
    No you are right - I do agree but as I said in the earlier post even the agent agrees its a little expensive. Our second offer (as I said to agent at the time) isn't far off the valuation.

    The valuation? Time will tell;)
  • marksoton
    marksoton Posts: 17,516 Forumite
    Brightspark87 wrote: »
    isn't far off the valuation.

    Who's valuation?
  • Dan-Dan
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    If you do love it that much , get a RICS valuation for a few hundred quid and go armed with that to the vendor.....assuming it backs you up , not them of course!
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  • Brightspark87
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    the agents estimate - as I said earlier (sadly not 'the') they valued it at less and she wanted it on for £290,000

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  • Brightspark87
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    Dan-Dan wrote: »
    If you do love it that much , get a RICS valuation for a few hundred quid and go armed with that to the vendor.....assuming it backs you up , not them of course!

    I am tempted to be honest. Great suggestion THANK YOU :j

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  • Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays
    Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays Posts: 2,859 Forumite
    Brightspark87 wrote: »
    the agents estimate - as I said earlier (sadly not 'the') they valued it at less and she wanted it on for £290,000
    Do you think the agent is telling you the truth?
  • Brightspark87
    Brightspark87 Posts: 1,466 Forumite
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    Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays wrote: »
    Do you think the agent is telling you the truth?

    Perhaps not but why would they lie?

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