The decluttering, cleaning, vacating, pandering, nailbiting antics of the stressed out house sellers

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Starting a new thread, since our old one was almost full!

Anyone suffering the stresses of trying to sell a house is welcome to join us; anyone here to tell us our houses are crap and/or overpriced is not.

Yes, the big garden would do it for me too. I don't mind the renovation side.

Well loved the house more than I should. Yes it needs a lot of work as I don't think they have done anything since it was built, probably sixities. I just see us living there. The village is gorgeous and Julian Fellows lives around the corner in a slightly larger pile than this.

The garden is amazing and ds would love it. The lady living there is finding all too much so hence the move. It has an open fire aswell. I booked a second viewing and am taking along a friend who works in planning so hopefully she will give me sensible advice as I feel my heart is ruling my head and I feel quite emotional today.

The house has an offer on it already but they are unable to sell their house so we are in a good position. There are more viewings next week. Should I put in an offer today???

Oh my! Go for it. I might consider raising my offer but husband isn't keen. It's all very frustrating. Looked at a rental today and it was truly hideous.

Well I put in an offer but willing to go a bit higher. DH is coming around to the idea and is already planning what we will do with it. Am trying to calm myself down.

Cuddymum sorry to hear about the rental.

Well apart from it being awful I'd be dealing with the guy directly, who quite frankly, was weird and I wouldn't want to be home alone and he just appear. He was like the poet guy off the undateables but more sinister! The kids really want the house we offered on and I'm sure we could do a lot of work ourselves. Let us know if your offer is accepted.

Well I got up to find the husband looking at range cookers and kitchens on the Internet... Maybe he's coming round to the idea of upping our offer!

I've been in a couple of houses this week with range cookers and we are definitely having one.

Cuddymum I have just emailed the estate agent and upped our offer. I don't want to lose it for the sake of £5,000. DH has been looking at extensions this morning.

We're getting there Sailorsgal!

Have just upped the offer...

Exciting Stuff!!!

Wow Sailorsgal, sounds very exciting! The house we've had an offer accepted on is a bit of a project too - should keep us going for the next 20 years!

Well after a frantic morning decluttering and cleaning on Thursday our viewing cancelled with an hour to go, but at least the photos look good. It went online yesterday, and we had a viewing yesterday afternoon. No feedback yet, but they wanted to be in the catchment for the local school so you never know.

Rather disappointingly the vendors are not interested our latest offer despite indicating to the EA the price they were looking for. They are not at all motivated to move and infact have even turned down viewings. The vendor seems to think that property prices are on the way up blah, blah, blah. Sound like timewasters to me who have got cold feet. Back to square one with nothing to buy at all.

Feeling very of those further down the line to me!
How long have you gone between viewings? I am four weeks in and have signed up sole agency with a very reputable local EA. Had 13 viewings in the first few weeks a couple of 2nd viewings and one very poor offer but nothing since. Is this usual? My house is all dressed up with nowhere to go!
This is the first time on the proper property market for us as we've previously bought and sold within the family.
How long did you wait before reducing your price, if you did? I'm wondering if I reduced to just below £350,000 I might increase the range of prospects. Although my present price is well reasonable for 4/5 beds in a London suburb and with nothing needing doing to it!!!

Thats a shame Cuddymum.

springlamb I wouldn't reduce your price yet. Sounds like you are getting plenty of viewings. I know there is a house on the market near us who have dramatically reduced their price but its still not selling though I thought it was nicer than ours.

I do wish they'd been a bit more spread out though! But I'm tempering my frustration by remembering that ideally I don't want to complete a sale till late July so DD and I can avoid a spell camping out till the school year ends, so an accepted offer now might be to early.
And although I'm living on rightmove and zoopla, I have vowed not to enter any properties until I have an accepted offer on ours - I know myself too well and I will end up in a megatantrum if I then lost it.
I am not at all suited to this, am I.

I'm having a mega sulk! I'm not sure why I keep checking Rightmove because nothing has changed and am registered with every agent! I really thought that we would have had our offer accepted today!

You have to have nerves of steel thats for sure.

I think there will be lots of properties coming on the market in the coming weeks. I am still viewing this week, I was going to cancel but thought just in case.

I hope there will be lots of properties coming on :)

I have spent the day (aside from sulking) sorting out my kitchen and utility room cupboards, so another 5 bin bags put out in addition to the 7 bags of shredding from when I sorted my study out earlier in the week!

Is there anything you are discounting on rightmove that maybe you should go and have a look at? I just say that as the house I have offered on is not very inspiring on rightmove and also vice versa, have loved some then they have been very dull on viewing.

The problem is that there's nothing on Rightmove other than the house I've offered on. The other house I liked went under offer before I could view it and it's all progressing nicely.

Can I join ? Just read through. The thread to check if it l

To check if it looked like anyone was in my area!! Getting very disheartened and bothered by trying to sell....feel like we're living in stasis. Can't decorate or do much , have to keep getting laundry done when I'm certain we've no viewings, waiting fof phone calls, getting rubbish feedback, tidying endlessly...please can someone just buy it !

Augusta that's exactly what I was like! I've recently accepted what I think is a low offer on our property. I thought buying a property would be easier but apparently not :)

Welcome, Augusta. Since mine went under offer my cleaning standards have dropped.

There are more houses on market since Christmas but that hasn't given ours much competition but there has been more interest lately. Hugely annoyed to see our nearest 'competition ' sold. It was on for much more than we are....