Would you give lower offer?

MalMonroe

nekr0mantik said:

hi all

so just a general question, if you viewed a 6 to 7 year old flat or house that you liked but you noticed the following issues:

- some dents on hardwood floor

- shower mixer chrome plate cosmetic damage by wrong cleaning materials (expensive mixer)

- few stains on bedroom carpet

would you either put forward lower offer and if so by how much?

or would you walk away?

Those are just aesthetic things that can be put right. But if I viewed a property, noted those things and felt put off by them, I'd know that the property wasn't right for me. 

If those things didn't bother me then I'd know I could make the property into a home. And I've lived in a lot of places in the past. Some good, some bad - but I do think that you have to have that feeling when you view a property - you know, like you really feel you could settle there. Noticing - and being irritated by - minor things would mean that it's not for me. 

I have to say that if I had paid £1400 for a chrome shower mixer I'd expect it to withstand being cleaned by the wrong thing - and I'd also expect a better material than chrome to be used for that price too. You can get a whole Hansgrohe shower cheaper than that.

ReadingTim

A lower offer than what?  The price the property is being marketed at?  A price you've previously offered?  

The asking price should reflect the property's age, location and condition, but is merely a basis on which to start negotiations.  The eventual sale price could be either higher or lower than the initial asking price due to the number of buyers, state of the property market, economy etc.  It is perfectly acceptable to offer a lower price than asking and either negotiate until you reach an price which is acceptable to bother buyer and seller, or walk away as it becomes clear you will never reach agreement.  

If you have previously offered a certain price and are now looking to reduce that amount due to the reasons you have listed, you'd generally be told to go away, as it would be assumed that your previous offer took these things into account in the first place.  

Sarah1Mitty2

ReadingTim said:

A lower offer than what?  The price the property is being marketed at?  A price you've previously offered?  

The asking price should reflect the property's age, location and condition, but is merely a basis on which to start negotiations.  The eventual sale price could be either higher or lower than the initial asking price due to the number of buyers, state of the property market, economy etc.  It is perfectly acceptable to offer a lower price than asking and either negotiate until you reach an price which is acceptable to bother buyer and seller, or walk away as it becomes clear you will never reach agreement.  

If you have previously offered a certain price and are now looking to reduce that amount due to the reasons you have listed, you'd generally be told to go away, as it would be assumed that your previous offer took these things into account in the first place.  

That is a massive guess, you have no idea what individual sellers will do, it depends on how motivated they are to sell and how many other options they have.

nekr0mantik

MalMonroe said:

nekr0mantik said:

hi all

so just a general question, if you viewed a 6 to 7 year old flat or house that you liked but you noticed the following issues:

- some dents on hardwood floor

- shower mixer chrome plate cosmetic damage by wrong cleaning materials (expensive mixer)

- few stains on bedroom carpet

would you either put forward lower offer and if so by how much?

or would you walk away?

Those are just aesthetic things that can be put right. But if I viewed a property, noted those things and felt put off by them, I'd know that the property wasn't right for me. 

If those things didn't bother me then I'd know I could make the property into a home. And I've lived in a lot of places in the past. Some good, some bad - but I do think that you have to have that feeling when you view a property - you know, like you really feel you could settle there. Noticing - and being irritated by - minor things would mean that it's not for me. 

I have to say that if I had paid £1400 for a chrome shower mixer I'd expect it to withstand being cleaned by the wrong thing - and I'd also expect a better material than chrome to be used for that price too. You can get a whole Hansgrohe shower cheaper than that.

It was a hansgrohe thermostatic axor mixer haha
Apparently axor range is the higher end products they make but yeah being delicate to clean at that price is silly. 

aoleks

nekr0mantik said:

hi all

so just a general question, if you viewed a 6 to 7 year old flat or house that you liked but you noticed the following issues:

- some dents on hardwood floor

- shower mixer chrome plate cosmetic damage by wrong cleaning materials (expensive mixer)

- few stains on bedroom carpet

would you either put forward lower offer and if so by how much?

or would you walk away?

is this serious? do you want money off for the dust on the carpet too?

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Sarah1Mitty2 said:

Deleted_User said:

Your best reason to make a lower offer is that house prices are about to start rolling down a gentle hill (possibly with a cliff at the end of it, although very uncertain)!

That is just going to alienate the seller.

Perhaps, but you're buying a house, not making a friend. It's a commercial arms length adversarial transaction. Market conditions are changing and any sensible buyer will be cogniscant of that when deciding how to act in their own best interests.

Sarah1Mitty2

aoleks said:

nekr0mantik said:

hi all

so just a general question, if you viewed a 6 to 7 year old flat or house that you liked but you noticed the following issues:

- some dents on hardwood floor

- shower mixer chrome plate cosmetic damage by wrong cleaning materials (expensive mixer)

- few stains on bedroom carpet

would you either put forward lower offer and if so by how much?

or would you walk away?

is this serious? do you want money off for the dust on the carpet too?

Dust on the carpet might point to other more hidden issues?

warwick2001

Sarah1Mitty2 said:

aoleks said:

nekr0mantik said:

hi all

so just a general question, if you viewed a 6 to 7 year old flat or house that you liked but you noticed the following issues:

- some dents on hardwood floor

- shower mixer chrome plate cosmetic damage by wrong cleaning materials (expensive mixer)

- few stains on bedroom carpet

would you either put forward lower offer and if so by how much?

or would you walk away?

is this serious? do you want money off for the dust on the carpet too?

Dust on the carpet might point to other more hidden issues?

Such as what? 

Sarah1Mitty2

warwick2001 said:

Sarah1Mitty2 said:

aoleks said:

nekr0mantik said:

hi all

so just a general question, if you viewed a 6 to 7 year old flat or house that you liked but you noticed the following issues:

- some dents on hardwood floor

- shower mixer chrome plate cosmetic damage by wrong cleaning materials (expensive mixer)

- few stains on bedroom carpet

would you either put forward lower offer and if so by how much?

or would you walk away?

is this serious? do you want money off for the dust on the carpet too?

Dust on the carpet might point to other more hidden issues?

Such as what? 

If you can`t be bothered to hoover a carpet for viewings maybe you can`t be bothered to service the boiler etc.

user1977

Sarah1Mitty2 said:

warwick2001 said:

Sarah1Mitty2 said:

aoleks said:

nekr0mantik said:

hi all

so just a general question, if you viewed a 6 to 7 year old flat or house that you liked but you noticed the following issues:

- some dents on hardwood floor

- shower mixer chrome plate cosmetic damage by wrong cleaning materials (expensive mixer)

- few stains on bedroom carpet

would you either put forward lower offer and if so by how much?

or would you walk away?

is this serious? do you want money off for the dust on the carpet too?

Dust on the carpet might point to other more hidden issues?

Such as what? 

If you can`t be bothered to hoover a carpet for viewings maybe you can`t be bothered to service the boiler etc.

Maybe, but "boiler hasn't been serviced" isn't a good reason to reduce your offer either!