House search a disaster - considering withdrawing

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I am finding similar to op, areas much more congested, lots of house building on any green field around many villages and towns. I also appreciate the good advice on this thread, particularly about not booking a survey until the chain is complete and yes I agree with others, tell the buyer. Most people appreciate honesty

Is anything tying you to a certain area op? family perhaps. Personally I would not consider selling until at the very least you have found a defined area that you would be happy with

victoriavictorious

We have had a heart to heart and from our part at least, we've decided to carry on with the sale as we'll only want to move further down the line and probably be faced with the same scenario, so best to get it over with now.
(Sorry, can't get multi quote thingy to work!)
Smodlet - thank you, took your good advice and massively widened the search area to the entire county, not just a certain radius - and found exactly the place we've been looking for in 'Plan B' region, in a lovely street / small pretty town close to the 'Plan B' city we wanted, but I'd never even heard of it!
This house has only been on the market a day. We've managed to book a viewing for tomorrow a.m. with the owners showing us round, but there will be (and have been) other viewings this weekend. At least this agent got back to me, which is more than I can say for 5 others I'd tried to book viewings through! So fingers crossed we won't be pipped at the post. If we are, I'll cry and stamp my feet! :mad:

NeilCR - of course you are right, we should not have left it for 8 months before revisiting Plan A town, but I hadn't really been well enough to go out and about until fairly recently (recovered now). Even so, we hadn't expected to see it so choked with traffic and not actually be able to navigate the streets at all.

Kittie - no, nothing to tie us to one region. We had found 2 regions we were happy to move to, but once we went under offer, every single property we had intended to view had gone... with nothing to take their place. I've never known there to be so little on the market and it has never been so hard to arrange viewings when you do find something.

Cakeguts

How many parts of the country had you actually visited before you decided to move? I can give you an example of this. When the BBC moved to Manchester many of the people living and working in London had no idea of how nice the countryside and moorland round Manchester was. They had never been to any of the small villages around Manchester.

victoriavictorious

Cakeguts wrote: »

How many parts of the country had you actually visited before you decided to move? I can give you an example of this. When the BBC moved to Manchester many of the people living and working in London had no idea of how nice the countryside and moorland round Manchester was. They had never been to any of the small villages around Manchester.

We have visited many parts of the country but in the end naturally favoured regions we were familiar with. Whilst we don't have strong ties to any particular area, we are Londoners with *some* family / friends there, and we still would prefer to not be too distant, and not go too far North because of the colder weather.

Cakeguts

victoriavictorious wrote: »

We have visited many parts of the country but in the end naturally favoured regions we were familiar with. Whilst we don't have strong ties to any particular area, we are Londoners with *some* family / friends there, and we still would prefer to not be too distant, and not go too far North because of the colder weather.

You mean bad weather further north than this? https://www.britainsfinest.co.uk/gardens/81001530LOGA

victoriavictorious

Cakeguts wrote: »

You mean bad weather further north than this? https://www.britainsfinest.co.uk/gardens/81001530LOGA

Yeah ok granted, but this is an exception. Not everywhere benefits from the Gulf Stream. And we can't go to Scotland - we have friends and family in and around London.
(Looks stunning, by the way.)

Smodlet

Cakeguts wrote: »

You mean bad weather further north than this? https://www.britainsfinest.co.uk/gardens/81001530LOGA

Oh, come on, Cakeguts, you know the influence of the Gulf Stream is within a very precise area. A certain part of the west coast of Scotland is probably warmer than London in winter. It's the Torquay of the north. I got an A for 'O' Level geography, me, so I know these things. :rotfl::cool:

ETA: Cross posted with victoria.

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victoriavictorious wrote: »

. I've never known there to be so little on the market and it has never been so hard to arrange viewings when you do find something.

I have been looking since september, cash buyer but a fairly restricted area. I do want to stay within my area comfort zone. Nothing at all suitable, yet, no-one is moving

JoJo1978

Had to smile, as an ex-Londoner who's just moved to the Midlands. Currently on a jaunt to SkegVegas (Skegness), 0 degrees wind-chill -10 in a guest house facing the North sea. I've got tights under my jeans, 2 pairs of socks, vest, and two jumpers on indoors. The locals have seen fit to do up their coats lol. Wouldn't change my life now

Smodlet

Skegvegas! Mud where there should be sand... In a second winter. Bring us back a stick of rock? :rotfl: