Any One Else Struggling With Selling Their House Share

MarkandTrace · 22-07-2007, 04:02 PM

Hi Is there anyone else trying to sell their house and having no luck what so ever.
Had a few potential viewers but they cancel just as they are do to come..it makes me

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.We have our Visas and just want to get out of here.
SOMEONE please buy our house I'm never gonna put my self through this ever again

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Anyone else in the same boat please let me know so we can be made together..We just want to be going to MELBOURNE... here we come ....when ever at this rate.
Sorry I needed to get that off me chest ..thanks for listening.
Cheers Trace.....

Clare1969 · 22-07-2007, 04:46 PM

Hi yes I know what you are going through ours is slightly different as we have no problems with viewings but people keep pulling out half way through the purchase, we have had to sell the house 4 times. Luckly we have just exchanged and are due to complete this friday. Selling houses is more stressful than migrating. Hang in there. We are also going to Melbourne but needed to sell before the visa come through as we have to pay $100,000.

NTH SHARMAN · 22-07-2007, 05:01 PM

Hi Trace,

Yep, as you know, we are struggling as well. The market here is as dead as a dodo at the mo. I don't think the crappy weather is helping either. Everywhere is dripping wet all the time.

We are off on our hols in a fortnight so I intend to just wipe it from my mind for two weeks and hope something happens while we're away. Luckily, Neil's proposed employer in Oz has said that his job will be held even though our arrival is going to be delayed. We originally wanted to be there for October, but there's no way we can do that now.

We've got our medicals on the 2nd August, so things are progressing well on the Visa front.

So, Trace, fingers, toes, legs and eyes crossed for all of us who are struggling with this obstacle.

Tracey x

The "Biscuits" · 22-07-2007, 05:16 PM

Count us in too.
House went on the market in May and not one viewing yet even though we have dropped the price by 10K.

People tell us that it is due to increased interest rates.

gary12 · 22-07-2007, 06:29 PM

Hi all

I really sympathise with you. I am not looking forward to putting ours on the market. We are hoping to rent it out for 12months first, not sure if that is a good thing or not. I can't really offer any great words of wisdom but a couple of things that I have heard ( I have no idea how much you are selling for, so no offence to anyone ) that could be delaying things are the increases in stamp duty after £250k which means the market is flooded with homes that would normally be just above being reduced in order to encourage people to buy. Also there is the confusion with the new home buyers/sellers pack whatever it is called maybe people are hanging on until this comes into force.

Another thing is that lots of people have holidays now so maybe put off looking until after this.

whoever said this process was easy is a big fat fibber!

Good luck!

Michelle

NTH SHARMAN · 22-07-2007, 07:03 PM

Yes, Michelle, I think the HIP is part of the problem as well. The market was flooded before the end of May with people (us included) who put their houses up hoping to avoid the fees and hassle of HIP. Then the sodding thing never happened!!! So a flooded market, rise in interest rates, peak time for holidays and endless rain are all contributing. We've only had one viewing. They loved it and want to put an offer in, but same old story, they have one to sell. GGggrrrrrrr

I work at a Solicitors and we have an Estate Agent next door to us. One of the staff there was saying that the weekend before last was the first time ever in their history that no offer was made on any property. The agency is the oldest one in our town. That says a lot I think.

I'm sure things will all work out in the end, one way or the other. It helps to know you're not alone. You get a bit paranoid after a bit that there's something wrong with your house.

Best of luck everyone

MarkandTrace · 22-07-2007, 07:41 PM

Hi I think your all right in what you say...
But we still wanna sell now cause we all wanna be going.

He he he ..I know be patient will try really we will

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Thanks for all your threads I really appreciate them thank you.
TRACE....

Rachel&Stu · 22-07-2007, 07:47 PM

Hi guys

We're also trying to sell, without much luck. Ok, without any luck. Been on since end of May too, had 4 viewings since then. I think you've all given the reasons for why the market seems to have come to a standstill. We have dropped by £5K and will drop again in a few weeks.

I feel for you guys who've got your visas, but just waiting on your house sale before you can go. We're not able to go before next June, but I am still stressing so can only imagine what it's like for you who are chomping at the bit

Best of luck, hang in there folks.

Rachel x

a&s · 22-07-2007, 07:51 PM

GOOD LUCK to everyone with your houses.We have decided to put our house on the market very soon(hubby doing sanding as i speak !) even though we haven't been accepted yet,and then rent a property.And i know you are all going to say it's dead money and i totally agree with you, but we thought if we do get accepted then we don't want our house to hold us back from living the dream.

NTH SHARMAN · 22-07-2007, 08:13 PM

Alex, its probably a wise move you're making. We only moved two years ago and we stupidly and naively thought we'd have no problems selling again. We had people begging us to sell the house to them at that time. If only that would happen again.....

Good luck and I hope you sell soon.

Tracey x