Remember that there is a general housing shortage in the UK, so there are a lot of people who do want to buy.
But the problem is that they either don't have a hefty deposit that the banks now need, or they can't get a mortgage, perhaps because they're self-employed.
So what I'm doing with my property in Birmingham, is I'm just asking for £5000 now and £882 per month to sell my property on instalment.
So the buyer would pay me like they would pay a bank, until they can get a bank mortgage in a couple of years.
It does mean I've still got cash tied up in the property, but there is enough money coming in every month to cover the mortgage, and no maintenance hassles cos we've already exchanged with the solicitors and they've bought the property.
I'm leaving tomorrow morning for a recce trip to Melbourne, but I'm happy to answer any questions here or by PM.