House Sales!! - Page 7

nickywes · 06-05-2008, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by pabloke99

Thanks to Nickywes' inspirational idea, we have now sold to a couple that were desperate to buy our house but couldn't sell their smaller 3-bed. So we part-exchanged. We will now have a much smaller mortgage on a perfect rental property so can head to Oz without the worry of a 'white elephant' of a house back here; with the added bonus of retaining a rental investment property in the UK.
I suppose that this is straight forward anyone with a modicum of business acumen, can't believe we didn't think of this sooner.

Hi there - That is fantastic news, really pleased I was of some help. We would definitely do it if the opportunity arose. Good luck in your new life.

the hutchies · 06-05-2008, 09:32 PM

we put our house on market beginning of june 07, didn't have a viewing for six weeks EA told us plenty ot interest after the first viewing we had a steady flow of viewers. and guess what they all had something to sell

we had one couple who knew we were going to Oz and they offered us 30grand less, i won't repeat what my reply was. anyway someone my oh knows thro work called by had a look round and said he wanted it

that was in feb and we are still in limbo waiting for him to get his ID together for the mortgage to be realeased the problem we are having with is he works away and only comes home occasionally. we wait and wait wait!!!!!! hopefully we should have some news this week. we have our visa been validated and are just eager to go

good luck to everyone selling houses is worse than waiting for the visa

Hugster · 06-05-2008, 09:42 PM

HI,
We are in Maidstone, Kent. We had a buyer, wanted a quick turn around because their previous house had fallen through. We thought 'perfect'. Then just as things start rolling, the one buying their house suddenly pulls out...... we have no reason as yet. Our buyer still wants our house but with no one buying theirs we are back to square one. The dreaded viewings , I have given the keys to the agent as the non arrivals etc were getting to me.
Fingers crossed it'll all come together soon - for everyone.
Lisa
:-( feeling fed up.
xx

traybears · 07-05-2008, 05:41 PM

HI,WE HAD ANOTHER VIEWING TODAY,THEY SEEM TO LIKE IT,SAID IT WAS LOVELY.THEN WHEN THEY WENT TO LOOK AT ONE A FEW DOORS DOWN THE POLICE WERE ACROSS THE ROAD TALKING TO SOME TEENAGERS,GREAT!! NOTHING WAS HAPPENING BUT I BET IT PUT THEM OFF.TYPICAL!! TRACY.XX.

nickywes · 07-05-2008, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by traybears

HI,WE HAD ANOTHER VIEWING TODAY,THEY SEEM TO LIKE IT,SAID IT WAS LOVELY.THEN WHEN THEY WENT TO LOOK AT ONE A FEW DOORS DOWN THE POLICE WERE ACROSS THE ROAD TALKING TO SOME TEENAGERS,GREAT!! NOTHING WAS HAPPENING BUT I BET IT PUT THEM OFF.TYPICAL!! TRACY.XX.

Will keep fingers crossed for you. We had the same, our sons car was broken into outside our house on the Friday and had a viewing on the Sat. The forensic people turned up at the same time as viewers were due and our EA answered the door to them. I had to ask them to leave as that would not have gone down too well would it

Luckily they were a bit late so missed them.

traybears · 15-05-2008, 03:18 PM

HI EVERYONE,NOTICED THIS HOUSE IS BACK ON THE MARKET NOW.THE PEOPLE WHO WERE BUYING IT CAME TO SEE OURS TOO.WHEN I TOLD OUR E/A THAT THIS HOUSE HAD SOLD HE SAID THAT THE COUPLE BUYING IT HAD LET 2 CLIENTS DOWN BEFORE.HE SAID THEY WERE UNREALIABLE AND WOULD BE SURPRISED IF IT WENT THOUGH AT ALL! REALLY GLAD IT WASN'T US THOUGH! ITS SO OUT OF ORDER GETTING PEOPLES HOPES UP.WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE! THE GOVERMENT OR WHO EVER SHOULD MAKE THE HOUSE BUYING LAW THE SAME AS SCOTLAND.IT WOULD BE MUCH BETTER AND RELIABLE,WOULDN'T IT?TRACY.XX.

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Originally Posted by traybears

COMING HOME FROM WORK TONIGHT I NOTICED THE HOUSE UP THE ROAD 'SOLD' IT'S THE SAME TYPE AS OURS WITH AND EXTENSION .IT IS A BEAUTIFAL HOUSE BUT OURS IS LOVELY TOO.OURS HAS CONSERVATRY,EN-SUITE,DRIVEWAY AS EXTRA'S AND AN EXTENSION ON THE FRONT!AND HERE'S THE CATCH,OURS IS UP FOR £156,500,THEIRS IS UP FOR £179,995,UNBELIEVEABLE,GUTTED BUT ALSO EXCITED AS AT LEAST HOUSES ARE SELLING!! IF THAT MAKES SENSE.TRACY.XX.

motherof2 · 15-05-2008, 05:52 PM

We live in Orpington Kent and our house has been on since march. Like so many of you, we have had plenty of interest but no offers. We are having to move to Woodbridge in Suffolk for a year now ( that all happened two weeks after we had booked our one way tickets to Melbourne!) We have found a house to rent from the end of this month which OH will move into as he's already up there mon-fri. I'll move up witht the kids at the end of the term. We are now considering taking ours off the market and renting it, but still unsure as I'm concerned that property may still stagnate. We are going out next month to validate and will make a decision on our return.

BRAMBLE · 15-05-2008, 06:49 PM

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Hi, we put our house on the market about 11 weeks ago. We have told the estate agents that we want to move down south. This is the truth but I have not told them just how far south!

On the first viewing in one week we were offered the full asking price. You could have knocked me down own with a feather.

The buyers and their two kids are living with their parents as the former house they wanted fell through. We are still waiting to exchange contracts which should happen any day but I can't help but think at this time, it is too goo to be true! We have been told that things are taking much longer as the mortgage lenders that are left are overwhelmed with applications.

So we are cautiously optimistic!!

Lets all keep our fingers and toes crossed!

Sarahx

WE STILL HAVEN'T EXCHANGED CONTRACTS!!!!!!!!

snoo · 15-05-2008, 06:59 PM

All I'm going to say to those who had had their houses on the market for a FEW MONTHS.....is TWO YEARS and THREE MONTHS!!!! That's how long we've had ours on for!! So don't start moaning just yet!! X
Lisa xxx

kdal · 15-05-2008, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by snoo

All I'm going to say to those who had had their houses on the market for a FEW MONTHS.....is TWO YEARS and THREE MONTHS!!!! That's how long we've had ours on for!! So don't start moaning just yet!! X
Lisa xxx

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OMG that is a nightmare. A friend of ours was the same he had his for sale for a couple of years, anyway in the end he asked someone else who sold their house quickly for some advise (sorry ile have to ask him what the advise was), but anyway then sold the house. His house was back up for sale a while ago (the people who bought it now selling it), and guess what??? It sold in a few weeks !!!! Why is it, he took so long???

I suppose its just waiting for that ONE person who wants it

Where is that person, is what I would like to know