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What’s the lowest offer you’ve made that’s been accepted?

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  • Crashy_Time
    Crashy_Time Posts: 13,386 Forumite
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    John-K wrote: »
    It was £21,000 per year, when I’d been told it was £7,000.


    Obviously the house was never worth anything like 1.6 million.
  • John-K_3
    John-K_3 Posts: 681 Forumite
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    Crashy_Time wrote: »
    Obviously the house was never worth anything like 1.6 million.
    As if you have any idea on what houses are worth...

    Seriously, you have got it wrong for about a decade now, how have you the effrontery to pretend you have a sensible opinion on house prices?
  • cybervic
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    betsie wrote: »
    Find this odd as if drop it to £425k surely any more offers will be around the £400k mark.
    Have left our offerin the table so we will see what happens.

    not necessary, we bided on a property that dropped 2 price bracket from £350K to £300K. There was no offer for several month at £350K and but it was sold at £340K+.
  • theartfullodger
    theartfullodger Posts: 14,658 Forumite
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    House on sale for offers in excess of £40k: Offered £28k: Got most blunt and direct ever rejection from agent on behalf of most upset vendor. Re-offered £28k a week later. Accepted, still own it. Views of mountains and sea lochs.

    It had been on the market for 2 years.
  • PhilE
    PhilE Posts: 566 Forumite
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    Vendor was desperate to sell, reduced the price by £25 K. House needed work, new heating. I was able to move quickly got another £25 K off.

    That's rare in my experience though, the vendor wouldn't budge a penny on the previous house I bought. However, prices were rising so quickly in the area, it was worth it.
  • ScorpiondeRooftrouser
    ScorpiondeRooftrouser Posts: 2,851 Forumite
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    John-K wrote: »
    As if you have any idea on what houses are worth...

    Seriously, you have got it wrong for about a decade now, how have you the effrontery to pretend you have a sensible opinion on house prices?

    To be fair to him, for once, he probably doesn't come on here to live a fantasy life pretending he;'s a high-powered city trader either.
  • caronoel
    caronoel Posts: 908 Forumite
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    John-K wrote: »
    As if you have any idea on what houses are worth...

    Seriously, you have got it wrong for about a decade now, how have you the effrontery to pretend you have a sensible opinion on house prices?


    Ignore the rantings of CrashyTime

    He sold up and moved into a rented room in the mid 90s, waiting for the crash that never came.

    Now he's single, still renting a little bedsit and in his late 50s. What a catch for the ladies!

    He has almost stopped posting on the Debate house prices board, as they rip his wisdom on house prices to pieces over there.
  • Thrugelmir
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    betsie wrote: »
    Well we offered £400k (including clearing the place) it’s been on for 9mths at £450k.
    Got turned down.
    EA said they might try and get them to reduce the price. Find this odd as if drop it to £425k surely any more offers will be around the £400k mark.
    Have left our offerin the table so we will see what happens.

    Has probate been granted?
  • betsie
    betsie Posts: 434 Forumite
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    Yes probate granted.
    Owners both died and their son has died so it’s the daughter in law selling who is apparently quite old herself.
  • lookstraightahead
    lookstraightahead Posts: 5,551 Forumite
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    Whatever your budget and your own research on the market etc think it is worth. The price houses go on for is usually just a wild guess imo with too many interested parties.
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