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What to offer?

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  • Hoploz
    Hoploz Posts: 3,888 Forumite
    What a lovely house! I'd ask about keeping some of the furniture, it'd be worth a fortune down here, no idea about in Scun thorpe

    It'd cost 75k to modernise that in Surrey. I expect trades are cheaper up there.

    Absolutely love it!
  • Hoploz
    Hoploz Posts: 3,888 Forumite
    Perhaps a good approach would be to work out how much it would cost you to fix those things, add it on to the asking price and see if you think that looks like a fair price considering what other similar properties in the area tend to sell for. If it's over, reduce your offer accordingly.

    How refreshing ... That's exactly how an offer should work.
    Too many people take the asking price and reduce their offer according to what they would choose to do to a place. Which is clearly rubbish!
  • missbiggles1
    missbiggles1 Posts: 17,481 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    eveline wrote: »
    Just read in MoneySavingExpert's house biiuying guide that I could ask for input about what to offer for a house. So any advice is very welcome.
    We don't have a house to sell, so that is a plus.

    The house: rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-40619142.html

    It does not have double glazing everywhere
    The whole house needs redecorating
    The bathroom needs extending
    It does not have full central heating
    Needs new kitchen
    Probably needs insulating throughout

    Thanks!

    None of those things need doing immediately and it's certainly a lovely house. I'd start at at £175k.
  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 13 March 2016 at 2:32PM
    The one next door's on the market at £179.95k. Not as large, or with as much potential, though. (Corrected)

    http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-55243778.html
  • Upsidedown_Bear
    Upsidedown_Bear Posts: 18,264 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Davesnave wrote: »
    The one next door's on the market at £158k. Not as large, or with as much potential, though.

    http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-55243778.html
    The price seems to have gone up - I can see £179 950 :think:
  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    The price seems to have gone up - I can see £179 950 :think:
    Sorry, I may have been viewing its previous sale price on the sold data. I had a few distractions at the time, like an imminent bacon sandwich. :o
  • gweimo
    gweimo Posts: 10 Forumite
    Scunny isn't the best of areas but that garden....*drool*
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