Elderly neighbour buying from Foxtons...help!

itsgototstop

PasturesNew wrote: »

I see what you're saying about price. £365k was the most paid for one there ever.

http://www.nethouseprices.com/index.php?con=sold_prices_street_detail&locality=HILLINGDON&town=HAYES&street=MARINA+APPROACH&year=All&house_style=All&house_age=All&house_type=All&land=&searchType=&postcode=UB49TB&search_radius=only&northingToSearch=18150&eastingToSearch=51230&cCode=EW&pcsaCode=UB4&order=priceDESC

Perhaps, as she's having a survey done, you can persuade her to talk to the surveyor and impress upon them that the valuation they put should be on the conservative side. She can always have a telephone conversation with him about this point, off the written record.

Thanks that price worried me as well, She is now going to get a survey and valuation to be on the safe side, although she has the cash, Foxtons know she is a cash buyer and have put alot of pressure on.

zareer

i know all about foxtons' pushy tactics - having just sold through them.

if i were you, i would pop into or call a couple of local estate agents and ask them for their opinions on selling prices in that area. That may give you some idea as to realistic selling prices.

theGrinch

i sold through foxtons once and they achieved 97% of the asking price, which after much reasearch I deemed to be about the market value.