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

[CuddyMum]

Thought I'd better start a new thread... :)

Hang in their Dog - it will happen. Keep in regular contact with your agent too.

We have a viewer tomorrow!

Also, apparently the reason we haven't had viewers yet is because we are about £10 grand over the price the viewers he had lined up for us. Surely he would have known that when he said he had viewers lined up?!

We may have found a house!......But no buyer for ours yet

The house is up for £535, but we can't go over £500. We're already stretching to go to that.
Are we unlikely to be able to pull this off? It's only just gone on. So considering the position we are in, do we wait and hope nobody else gets in there first? Or go straight in £35,000 under and risk being turned down flat?
Ahhhh!

Turnip, I don't think you are in a position to offer too low - it. Would be different if you had a sale on yours, so were a better bet? Hard if it is definitely the one you want, though...

Cat, that sounds like crap. If it was only 10k he'd be showing it anyway, as they would just offer under asking.

How's the cleaning going WireCat?! I've got the day off from viewings.... Agent is closed today and nothing booked in. I know I should be disappointed but DD and I are planning to get the paints out, eat in the dining room and have biscuits on the sofa.

I'll pay for it tomorrow mind......

Turnip, I personally wouldn't offer until you've sold. If you are saying to them '£500k on basis I have sold and can move in 8 weeks time' they might accept because if they've found somewhere they love it will may mean they can secure their house.

Always, I know you're right and I'm just hoping that we may get an offer from the couple who viewed on Saturday.
The house isn't perfect and there's a fair bit we'd want/need to do to it, but it does have a lovely feel and I'd be happy to live in it as it is for a few years while we wait to get enough money together to sort it out.
It's the damned stamp duty that is keeping our offer limited and I do wonder if they've priced it just above, knowing that people will want to come in under the threshold.

Cat, that sounds like a crap excuse!
God this moving house malarkey is all mind games isn't it!

Turnip I'd say you were very interested but not talk figures. I'd say they'd be hoping to achieve 500k.

I have not stopped all bloody day!

Viewer due at 4.

Husband has taken the boys out. Dd has stayed home.

This viewer had bloody well turn up. and buy

Think we've found a place. So need to get rid if this place!

Sorry,I got distracted & posted too soon.

Turnip, you're offer will probably get turned down till yours has sold.

I wouldn't Ruby. I would say that I would accept their offer if it was fair but that I'd still want the lady who was booked for Friday to see it and I'd hope you'd offer more

This happened to me last time I sold.

Ruby if it were me, I'd wait for all the viewings before I considered any offers.

Wirecat, I think we will just let the EA know we are very interested but won't be making any offers until we've sold. We can't to be honest, as we don't know what offers we will get ourselves.
We still have a few things to look into regarding the area and transport links to schools/railways so can get on with that and hope we sell soon.
We just got excited as its the only house we've seen in 2 months of looking that we could actually see ourselves living in.

How did it go Wirecat? Turnip - good plan.

Dining furniture was collected today (I sold it on eBay as we are buying the vendor's) so the dining room is completely empty and will house our boxes as we fill them. Dining room stuff is all in boxes and I plan on packing up the study next!

Just hope that the surveyors re-visit goes ok. I've no idea how we are going to complete in 4 weeks! Arrrrrrghhhhhh!!!!!

Good to hear, CM! I'm sure you'll be fine

Cuddy when are you moving? You sound so organised!

Viewing was good.
Only negative for her was lack of downstairs loo. But she had ideas of where to put one.

Fingers crossed!

Cuddymum, are you at the gin & Valium stage yet?!

Wirecat - still at nailbiting stage. Jane - We have to be out of our house by 23/24th May (that was the condition of sale) so need to complete on the new house by then. Am still at the searches stage and of course the bloody mortgage with the purchase and every bugger I deal with is sooooo slow.

Oo nearly there Cuddy!

Ooh Cuddy, I'd be nagging everyone on a daily basis in your position!

One of our viewers from the weekend has expressed a serious interest and apparently they're speaking with their mortgage advisor! Gulp!

Estate agent just called.
Viewer from yesterday was very positive. She wants to do a 2nd viewing later in the week when her husband is back from business.

Squee.

Oh Turnip, good luck!

Sounds like good news is on its way for you Wirecat and Turnip!

The surveyor has been out to re-inspect the property this afternoon. He will be resubmitting the report by about 5pm today and then I have to ring the Nationwide to ensure they have received it and will unsuspend (or rather reactivate) my mortgage application.

I've chased my solicitor too as he told me he was sending out the initial contract paperwork for my purchase last week but I have received nothing. I know the searches are happening but other than that it all seems to be in limbo. I'm not sure what is happening with my sale either now.

One child definitely has a place for September in school (Year 9) and my other daughter (currently Year 9) is going to meet the Deputy in two weeks. Although it is likely she will get in they don't seem to want to actually commit until they have seen us as they are oversubscribed. We have to go with a list of questions. I asked my daughter what she thought she would like to ask and she said, "What are the dinners like?". Hmm. So my younger daughter is going to prepare a list for her so she doesn't look like a complete numpty!

Hi all, thought I'd poke my nose back in here. We've been on the market for almost three weeks now, had a steady trickle of viewings (two more tonight), but no offers or repeat viewings yet. Think maybe we overpriced ourselves, but a bit nervous of the message that'd be sent by dropping the price so soon.

Also rethinking where we'll be looking for somewhere new, after DP decided not to be too impressed by Ewell despite it's practical benefits. Reigate is our next target, so.. we'll see. Given we want to be moved by the end of summer due to new arrival due in October, need to hurry things along a bit!

HereWeGo - I think it's very realistic of you to be reducing your price. Perhaps have a chat with your agent and see what they think. It sounds like you are still getting viewings so you must be doing something right. Is Reigate far from where you are now? In other words, is it close enough to stalk day and night? :)

Our EA are emailing the last people who made us an offer to see if they will increase it. They're not very hopeful but at least we'll have tried our best. Dh is still holding out for what he feels is a fair price - I do understand his view but still feel that, in the current climate, we're unlikely to achieve 'his' figure.

I'm still obsessing about everything which isn't helpful and is driving him slightly mad!

Unfortunately, the property we hope to buy is owned by an acrimoniously-divorced couple who are refusing to budge much from the guide price so we have very little room for manouvere financially.