I wanted to run this by you guys....am I mad to think of trying to move before the Stamp Duty holiday ends?
I know I'm a bit late to the party but it's been complicated!
Situation - currently live in my own flat in North London. Need to live near elderly mum in Essex - would be a 2 bed flat hopefully. I had been holding out, mostly because of the hassle of moving, but now really want to move back to Essex anyway - Essex born and bred!
One thing I think is skewing my view of the market - most places are so overpriced! Everyone I know who has sold up round here has to drop their expectations, which were too high. So what I can buy is influenced by what I think I can get for my current place - the estate agent told me "you'd be giving it away at a silly price" but I think they're just trying to squeeze more out of it.
on the buying front I'm seeing "offers in excess of" which I hate - it's basically a competition.
I'm not sure whether to start with finding somewhere I want or putting my flat on first - are people still unfriendly if you don't have an offer or are they more accepting of people busting a gut to meet the deadline for not paying stamp duty?
I can get my place photo ready within a week so I suppose that's the place to start.
Just really interested to hear thoughts and especially from anyone trying to move in this particular time - are solicitors and estate agents slower because of restrictions etc? If I can get my place on by the end of this month, is it realistic to meet the deadline?
I've been lurking for a while but wanted to join for moral support! Hope all the movers are finding things going well.
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Can I move to beat Stamp Duty?
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AcornAutumn · 15/10/2020 09:30
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