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21 Apr 23
@yo-its-me saidnah I am on my 4th house at the moment plus a buy to let never had a chain break or mortgage problems.
It's so much more straight forward in Scotland.
We've just had our offer accepted on a house. For the third time we start the long journey of fees, anxiety and stress wondering if the sale will end with contracts signed or not.
Anyone else had this with the housing in England?
21 Apr 23
@badradger saidReally? Lucky you.
nah I am on my 4th house at the moment plus a buy to let never had a chain break or mortgage problems.
Or maybe I've just been unlucky.
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@yo-its-me saiddunno what part of england are u buying in all mine are in the tees valley.
Really? Lucky you.
Or maybe I've just been unlucky.
21 Apr 23
@badradger saidHartlepool is apparently the cheapest place to buy in England. I'm south of you in Suffolk
dunno what part of england are u buying in all mine are in the tees valley.
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21 Apr 23
@yo-its-me saidis it a busy marketplace? round here they tend to be slow to sell unless its a bungalow and they are flying.
Hartlepool is apparently the cheapest place to buy in England. I'm south of you in Suffolk
21 Apr 23
@badradger saidI don't really know, maybe it is. All the houses we've been to have had lot of other viewings booked. The one we've had accepted this time we're paying £5k over asking, but the agent said they were expecting £10 over asking. I find that really backwards! Why not say what you're hoping for. Apparently it was on advice to get more viewings.
is it a busy marketplace? round here they tend to be slow to sell unless its a bungalow and they are flying.
The two we were buying before are both sold completed. We've been at this for a year now.
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@yo-its-me saidonly once paid the asking price not including our first which was a new buildthe bungalow we are in now i got 15K under still think i could have got more off.that was 5 years back, my son had issuse with the two he bought near northampton one last year the chain snapped twice.
I don't really know, maybe it is. All the houses we've been to have had lot of other viewings booked. The one we've had accepted this time we're paying £5k over asking, but the agent said they were expecting £10 over asking. I find that really backwards! Why not say what you're hoping for. Apparently it was on advice to get more viewings.
The two we were buying before are both sold completed. We've been at this for a year now.
21 Apr 23
@badradger saidWas he stressed? I feel like I've had enough stress with this!
only once paid the asking price not including our first which was a new buildthe bungalow we are in now i got 15K under still think i could have got more off.that was 5 years back, my son had issuse with the two he bought near northampton one last year the chain snapped twice.
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@yo-its-me saidoh yes they were both fed up they lost the first house because their buyer dropped out, the one they ended up with the owners were dragging their heels about a moving date dragging it out while they waited for their new build to be ready,obviouly michael was getting hassled by his buyers to move out.they lost a lot in survey fees and estate agency costs.
Was he stressed? I feel like I've had enough stress with this!
21 Apr 23
@badradger saidI know his pains well.
oh yes they were both fed up they lost the first house because their buyer dropped out, the one they ended up with the owners were dragging their heels about a moving date dragging it out while they waited for their new build to be ready,obviouly michael was getting hassled by his buyers to move out.they lost a lot in survey fees and estate agency costs.
