Market is slow - because of the budget???

mr.broderick

Zammo wrote: »

The markets slow because we've finally run out of idiots and cheap debt. (Apart from an astute few snapping up floodplain bargains)

Wasn't you one of these so called idiots a few months ago zammo? Pulled out and reneged on a deal at the last minute if i remember?

Zammo

mr.broderick wrote: »

Wasn't you one of these so called idiots a few months ago zammo? Pulled out and reneged on a deal at the last minute if i remember?

Yep that's right, I was nearly one of the idiots. Now I'm just dead clever and smug. :money:

mr.broderick

Zammo wrote: »

Yep that's right, I was nearly one of the idiots. Now I'm just dead clever and smug. :money:

Time will tell zammo, time will tell sir

pretty17

We have had our house on the market since September I think that the first estate agents we went with over priced it - but we thought it was worth it and got a viewing same day it went on market. How ever the lady never came back and they said they didn't have her info, never had another viewing with them. In December after getting out of the contract we went with another agent they have been much better had loads of viewing but all from people who haven't sold their own house yet. it is very frustrating. My policy is not to view until we have a solid buyer. Its a case of do you view your dream house and hope it's still there once you get an offer ofrdo you just hope that it might be there and you haven't got too attached cos you haven't viewed. The thing that is even more frustrating is that my husband is commuting from North Somerset to Devon everyday thats a lot of driving, cost and not got for the environment.
Had a viewing tonight may be good news in the morning

Addy1

I am waiting for the budget! I am not the most financially astute person in the world but the way I see it is they might raise stamp duty threshold and then I would be £1,395 better off if we buy the house we are looking at.

let's hope it happens!

ginvzt

Addy1 wrote: »

I am waiting for the budget! I am not the most financially astute person in the world but the way I see it is they might raise stamp duty threshold and then I would be £1,395 better off if we buy the house we are looking at.

let's hope it happens!

You can still view the houses and make offers - but agree later exchange and completion date! The stamp duty is paid on the completion, not when you make an offer.

Addy1

We are in the process of putting in an offer anyway, but it will probably make a difference to how much we can afford if you see what I mean!

I hope they don't up the threshold then set it for a date far in the future (we are not wanting to complete till August anyway) that would really annoy me!

Any excuse not to give away my money to the government really!

poppy10_2

dolcevita wrote: »

Yeah.

I've been away for a month in colorado on a skiing/busines trip and when I logged on the other day I was blocked. As was my wife's.

Must have been something to do with that thread about the affair.

Whatever.

What's been happening. Anyhting exciting?

Aww, nice to see you back. Have all your old posts been deleted?

ManAtHome

Addy1 wrote: »

Any excuse not to give away my money to the government really!

If it works the same as the last time they raised the threshold, you'll be paying it to the vendors instead (prices for £60-125k properties jumped a grand almost overnight).

vetfred

The real reason the EA should have given: Barnsley and Cardiff have advanced to the FA Cup semi-final and now people just don't know what to do anymore in relation to anything. How can you expect viewings when crazy things like that are happening?