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An Example of a Lack of "Good" Buyers

westv
westv Posts: 6,415 Forumite
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Had one of the two agents marketing my property in Wickford, Essex ring me this afternoon to ask for tonight's viewing to be postponed. Whilst he was on the line I asked him how many people he had on his books looking who had sold their own property. He said that of 60 clients that matched my property 15 had sold. He went on to say that this time last year it would have been more likely to be 95 matched and 60 sold.

When got back home there's was a knock on the door. Neighbour over the road wanted to look as he'd seen our place in the agent's window. He is interested but whether it'll come to anything who knows?
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  • Tassotti
    Tassotti Posts: 1,492 Forumite
    Nosey Neighbour...

    Be very surprised if he is interested in buying your property
  • westv
    westv Posts: 6,415 Forumite
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    Tassotti wrote: »
    Nosey Neighbour...

    Be very surprised if he is interested in buying your property

    As I said, who knows? Probably not but then again all of the people we've had view before ultimately weren't interested.
  • Tassotti
    Tassotti Posts: 1,492 Forumite
    If you are showing people round, you need to become a salesman.

    Learn the tricks and sell it

    Tass
  • westv
    westv Posts: 6,415 Forumite
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    Tassotti wrote: »
    If you are showing people round, you need to become a salesman.

    Learn the tricks and sell it

    Tass

    Whatever. :)
  • bo_drinker
    bo_drinker Posts: 3,924 Forumite
    Largest percentage that have looked at our house have been a waste of time in as much as they had not sold their place first. There are a lot of timewasters about. Your bloke from over the road is probably thinking of selling his place and looking at yours to see if he thinks his is worth the same. It is frustrating but the agents should be telling folk to come back when they have sold or welcome cash buyers.
    I came in to this world with nothing and I've still got most of it left. :rolleyes:
  • westv
    westv Posts: 6,415 Forumite
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    My reason for starting this thread was to show figures for one area of the country as regards to how few "sold" buyers there are compared to last year. I only really brought up the neighbour as an aside.
  • westv
    westv Posts: 6,415 Forumite
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    bo_drinker wrote: »
    Largest percentage that have looked at our house have been a waste of time in as much as they had not sold their place first. There are a lot of timewasters about. Your bloke from over the road is probably thinking of selling his place and looking at yours to see if he thinks his is worth the same. It is frustrating but the agents should be telling folk to come back when they have sold or welcome cash buyers.

    Worth the same? Hardly :rotfl:
    He's got a 2 bed semi and I've got a 4 bed detached.
  • Tassotti
    Tassotti Posts: 1,492 Forumite
    westv wrote: »
    Whatever. :)

    So you don't really want to sell? Just here wasting peoples time
  • westv
    westv Posts: 6,415 Forumite
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    Tassotti wrote: »
    So you don't really want to sell? Just here wasting peoples time

    What are you talking about? I know what you're trying to do but I'm one fish you're not going to reel in.
  • Tassotti
    Tassotti Posts: 1,492 Forumite
    I'm not trying to reel anyone in.

    You came on here asking about trying to 'sell your house'.

    It is very doubtful that you own a house or ever will.

    You have shown your true colours
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