A little bit greedy

OLS

Addiscomber wrote: »

Can't profess to know the West Yorkshire area at all, but it struck me that the rooms are quite small. How much in the way of cabinetry/worktop is in the kitchen/diner, and is there room for a reasonable sized table? The working area seems to be split into 2/3. Not exactly convenient for proper cooking on that huge range cooker thing.

The dining kitchen picture is not shown from a good angle at all, it is a large room and unless they have put in an island then there is ample room for a 6 seater dining table, but I agree with you about where to prepare food by the range, didn't think of that really! The living room is small, prob just about get a 3 & 2 seater in there, no little table in the middle or anything. Bedroom on 1st floor is decent size, but 3rd bed is pretty small as is bathroom - I don't like that they have taken up A LOT of space with the En suite int he attic room, if they hadn't it would have been a large room (about 12x12) and I don't think there is any need for an en suite in that sized house, but thats just my personal opinion

Addiscomber wrote: »

If the "developers" are overextended may be the OP will get it for more than the £89,000 originally suggested, but without the aggravation of the work!

This was my original thought, but now I would prefer something with a proper garden! but then again if it was 100k I suppose I wouldn't say no!

SteveyLomas

This idea of greed always seems a strange one banded around on these boards. The people who bought the house have been declared 'greedy' for buying a house at an auction, thinking they could do it up and make some money and failing. Surely such 'greed' is behind every person who works is self-employed. Is someone thinking they can ask someone if they want their windows washed, wash them and then charge them greedy?

Take this case, the OP was trying to buy a house for £45k below the market price (as proved at auction) from presumably a recently bereaved person. Is this not more 'greedy' than the people who bought the house at auction? Just because the OP wasn't looking to make money, doesn't mean they wanted to buy a house for £45k less than it was worth so they could live somewhere nicer than their budget could afford at the time.

I'm not really saying the OP is greedy and trying to get a house on the cheap, nor are the people who bought it for trying to make a profit on buying a house and selling it. That is capitalism with people in a free market trying to do the best from themselves. I just don't think its fair to accuse the buyers of being greedy? Is anyone with me on this or is my definition of greed out of date?

OLS

Stevey - we did not ''try'' and buy the house of a recently bereaved person, it was offered to us, with no approach from us, it had never even crossed our minds to buy it untill it was presented to us, at the time it was not below market value, the figure of 85k was given to us as this is what the Valuers advised her she should sell it at. When it went in to auction it went in at a starting price of £80k with a reserve of 100k with them stating she may meet the reserve if she was lucky.

I can see where your coming from with the point about them not being greedy but I still think in this climate trying to sell at £180k is being greedy yes, I would not buy an icecream for £1.00, add some strawberry sauce then try and sell it on for £1.50 now that is greedy!