To think this is a cheeky offer?

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My husband and I went to see a house which is on the market for £140k. My husband wants to offer £110k because it's been on the market about a year and the guy is keen to sell. I think this is too low and a bit cheeky. I think starting at £120k is more realistic. AIBU or is he?

Nothing ventured nothing gained!!!

You may as well try. Cheeky or not.

I'd agree with trinity, offer and see what reaction you get.

Give it a go. You can always go up.

Definitely try, we've made cheeky offers on at least three houses in the past and got them all!

Be cheeky. He'll say no, you can meet in the middle and everyone will be happy.

Try it. I have my eye on a property that went up for sale at £210 000 a couple of years ago and is now down to £140 000. If I had any money, I'd make a cheeky bid.

Apparently your first offer should be a figure you're embarrassed to offer, according to Kirsty and Phil

Be cheeky!

Definitely make a very low offer to start. If you offer 120 and he says yes immediately you'll always wonder if he would have taken 110...

When we bought our house it was on at £145k and we got it for £125k. No harm in trying the lower offer but for us we made one offer only.

Ours was on the market for £375k and we got it for £345k.
You can only go up, if you start higher you can't go lower. The worst that can happen is they say no, the best, you save lots of money! Go for it!

He's being sensible. Start lower than you mean to pay, it'll give you leverage to go higher plus you never know the seller might accept!

Id disagree!! I've always put in a cheeky offer and my DH has been embarrassed

One was 125k and we got it for 108k

Next was 325k and we offered and got 290k

Keep your cool you need to negotiate - there's plenty of houses for sale at the moment

Both times I have had cheeky offers made to me, I have said no, held out for the asking price and got it. Both times any requests for extras (garden furniture, curtains) were refused or quoted a high price, and we have stuck very firmly to the exit/entry date that suited us best.Whereas the time I sold to a person who spoke to me in person first and stuck to the fair offer we agreed in person just got everything he asked for thrown in. He was welcome round before he moved in for a cups and to measure up. He came round with a teddy for the kids before we left and we left behind champagne and chocolates for them. Much less tressful process for all involved.

definitely do it-its done all the time its not insulting its just the way it goes u go in low then go up gradually till u meet somewhere which is acceptable for both

Yes go low, he can only say no and if it's been on the market for ages it's not likely you'll lose it by putting in a low offer

The seller may be cheeky to be asking £140k, if you don't ask you don't get. What's the worst he can say?! Just go for it!

This attitude is why the country is going to the dogs...

We took the advice that if you aren't embarrassed by your first offer its not low enough. Go for £110k. Why not! They can only say no.

Absolutely go in at the lower price.

The house has been on the market for over a year at £140k and hasn't sold even though the housing market has been very good. There has been a major dampening in the housing market in the last month and the market now looks uncertain at best. The seller is bound to be getting nervous at this stage.

We put in a cheeky offer and after a bit of argy bargy agreed on a figure about 70k below the asking price. We moved in to find shit in all the toilets, every lightbulb smashed and a heap of charred furniture in the garden!

We tell ourselves that they were just twats and would have done it anyway

It's not a 'cheeky' offer if the house was over priced in the first place.