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tink_1983
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https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-87974584.html

We like this property on rightmove but I cant find any sale history for it on rightmove or zoopla.. it's no 4 so I did specific search. 
Would this be as it's been owned by the same person for so long?
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  • frogglet
    frogglet Posts: 773 Forumite
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    edited 31 December 2020 at 3:33PM
    Yes, my parents lived in their house for over 50 years, we lived in our last house for 30 years.
  • davidmcn
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    It certainly has the air of something which hasn't changed hands in a long time. You can always try checking the Land Registry (if it's registered), not that anything other than very recent sale prices are relevant to the current value anyway.
  • tink_1983
    tink_1983 Posts: 319 Forumite
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    davidmcn said:
    It certainly has the air of something which hasn't changed hands in a long time. You can always try checking the Land Registry (if it's registered), not that anything other than very recent sale prices are relevant to the current value anyway.
    Oh yes its certainly got alot of work to do on it! Only way we could afford in the area tbh. And we dont mind doing the work over time 
  • Caramac
    Caramac Posts: 214 Forumite
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    My parents in law lived in a very similar house for almost 50 years.
  • AdrianC
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    "No onward chain"...
  • Mutton_Geoff
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    AdrianC said:
    "No onward chain"...
    But no chalk marks on the floor at least :)
    Looks very much like the first house I bought in Twickenham. £32,000 at the time!

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  • badger09
    badger09 Posts: 11,784 Forumite
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    That's also very like the 2nd house we bought in the early 1970s in Crosby (North Liverpool) for £11250. Fabulous home, really well built & laid out. Oh and my son was born there in 1977. Very happy memories. 
  • FreeBear
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    Several houses along my road do not have any sales history showing at the Land Registry. Maybe the last sale predates the LR recording the data, the property was inherited, or has been owned by the same person for yonks.
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  • tink_1983
    tink_1983 Posts: 319 Forumite
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    Thanks all. It's a lovely street but it needs alot of work. Wondering how low is acceptable to go on offer!
  • AdrianC
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    tink_1983 said:
    Thanks all. It's a lovely street but it needs alot of work. Wondering how low is acceptable to go on offer!
    First listed for sale: 29/12/20

    If you don't want to wait, and risk losing it, you're going to have to go very near asking price.
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