Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. Flexible and made to last.

Meet the Other Phone.
Flexible and made to last.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Property/DIY

Join our Property forum for renovation, DIY, and house selling advice.

Original poster

Ahh we're on the market! Anyone else?

399 replies

jamtart30 · 09/04/2019 19:43

Well, we've had photos and floor plan done today so fingers crossed we'll be online tomorrow. We had a wide spread of valuations spanning £75k so have taken an average; hope we've not made a mistake. Anyone else in the same boat? We've found a house we love so fingers crossed we'll be in a position soon to offer. This will be our third rung of the ladder. Be great to chat through with others in the same boat.

OP posts:
Original poster
jamtart30 · 04/05/2019 11:23

Right I've cleaned so much even polished the bin fgs. We've got a second viewing this afternoon so making myself scarce by looking at three properties ourselves including our dream house which hasn't sold yet either. Fingers crossed.

OP posts:
Trippedupagain · 04/05/2019 14:08

Jamtart - polishing the bin! You should sell your place now, with that attention to detail. I've rearranged the flowers and changed the quilt cover to something more modern, sanded down the kitchen table to stop it looking so shabby, and have rearranged the garden pots. Off to polish the bin now...

CheekyWeeGobshite · 04/05/2019 16:24

Can I join too?! We have spent the past few months gearing up to sell but were really unsure as to how much we should list it for - valuations ranged from £350 to £600k but looking at similar stuff on the market we decided to go for £395.

Well, our house went on the market yesterday lunchtime and we've already had 3 viewings and a fourth booked! One of the morning viewings has said that they are considering a second viewing later this week and the viewing from this afternoon knocked on our door a few minutes ago to ask about council tax banding and to say that they're seriously interested. I know it's early days, but I'm wondering whether we pitched too low - we're in an area where prices are falling a bit and agents all said the market is very difficult.

On the down side, the house we viewed on Tuesday and were planning to offer on has just been taken off the market. We don't know why, but they've been on the market over a year and we were told that they needed to sell because they were divorcing. Gutted is not the word!

Original poster
jamtart30 · 04/05/2019 16:46

We've sold!!!

OP posts:
Trippedupagain · 04/05/2019 17:06

@jamtart30 congratulations!!! Well done. So the polished bin did it then! Excellent! Hope it all goes well and you are in your dream home soon x

Original poster
jamtart30 · 04/05/2019 17:34

@Trippedupagain it's all about the polished bin!!

OP posts:
Original poster
jamtart30 · 04/05/2019 17:56

We've been on for 24 days so I'm chuffed to bits. Fingers crossed for everyone else too.

OP posts:
Menarefrommarsitwouldseem · 04/05/2019 18:38

Well done OP

I'm joining in, house went on the market yesterday. The EA has advised that in this area for the price bracket they're slow to move but I already have a horrible feeling we won't sell. Not sure why.
I've my eye on a house but can't do anything not being proceedable eurhhh.

Ellieboolou27 · 04/05/2019 19:06

Well done jamtart amazing news!!!
You can have a lovely relaxing weekend, let the bin overflow to celebrate Grin
No viewings for us today Sad dh went to check the flat and said the blinds were pulled up so completely exposed it’s empty, kitchen lights left on and front door not double locked - will be speaking with agents Monday morning.

Hawkmoth · 04/05/2019 19:49

Congratulations.

We've got a viewing either Monday or Tuesday. As expected, DH has fallen for a property so if we don't get an offer next week we will recalculate and go for a quick sale.

Our bin is plastic, but I will definitely be going over it with a cloth.

SaffaQueen · 04/05/2019 20:01

What areas are posters selling in?

We are hoping to put our place on the market, but before then I’m trying to do a massive declutter.
Already looking at property on RM in our desired location.

Ellieboolou27 · 04/05/2019 21:03

@SaffaQueen we are selling in North London

LivingOnAPear · 04/05/2019 21:10

Congrats @jamtart30!

We had photos taken on Thursday and went on the market today. We have 4 viewings booked in for next week, 1 at 9 in the morning on tues. Eek! I had a mad clean and declutter (shoving things in cupboards and the car) for photos but was hoping to have some child free time to do more bits before the first viewing and fix a few things and now I haven’t really got that. The agent wanted to show someone around today but dd was up all night puking and on the sofa all day with a sick bucket.

Any advice on keeping the house clean and de cluttered with a small child? Or are most people doing block viewings?

Also we’ve put our place on for £375k which I think is the realistic value based on what has sold and what we want but I’m wondering if we should have put it on for higher as not many people offer full amount.

LivingOnAPear · 04/05/2019 21:11

@saffaqueen we are in the Brighton area.

paleimitation · 05/05/2019 12:05

We're in the Brighton area too, are you getting much interest @LivingOnAPear ?

LivingOnAPear · 05/05/2019 13:22

@paleimitation we only went on the market yesterday and we have 5 viewings booked in so far for next week. Whether or not they show up is another matter.
There’s not many 3 bed houses on the market in our price range (£375k) so I was expecting it to get a bit of interest but my friends selling a similar house in the same area (Portslade) really struggled to get offers so I have no idea what to expect.
The other issue is that there’s not much around to buy. We’ve only looked online so far. Have you found anything?

CheekyWeeGobshite · 05/05/2019 16:13

We're in the Midlands

paleimitation · 05/05/2019 16:17

5 viewings is fantastic @LivingOnAPear good luck! Our house is a 2 bed and there are a few similar that have been on the market for ages, but we're cheaper than them though and if we don't get more interest soon, I will reduce again. We're moving out of Brighton, but the haven't found anything we love, like you say there isn't much coming on to the market.

Hawkmoth · 05/05/2019 22:39

We're Manchester. Good turnover as we're in the cheap bit!

RonBurgundyspanpipe · 06/05/2019 08:15

Congrats OP and good luck to everyone else.

It's been two weeks since our offer and all going well, starting to pack and getting excited. Also had an offer accepted on a house in a great area, hopefully in by end of June.

Original poster
jamtart30 · 06/05/2019 08:25

So we sacked off "dream" house. Turns out it's not so dreamy after all. But we've found one incredible house... with an incredible price tag. Wwyd? It's on at £1.225m but has been for sale since June. What would be an acceptable offer? (Nb: we can't afford the asking price).

OP posts:
Original poster
jamtart30 · 06/05/2019 08:26

Oh and a close second is on at £1.050m but the house next door is so ugly. Would you be put off by that? The instant kerb appeal is definitely negatively affected.

OP posts:
sandybayley · 06/05/2019 09:33

@jamtart30 - you need to do a bit of research on recently sold similar properties to work out what a reasonable asking price would be. You can't just deduct, for instance 10%, from asking price. Unfortunately people don't price consistently.

A 'reasonable' offer is one which can be backed up with evidence. My DH had a spreadsheet (he is an accountant) which he used to compare properties that we looked at. He then used this to justify the offers we made (condition, sq metres, location, garden size etc). You can also adjust your offer if you can exchange quickly.

Good luck!

Trippedupagain · 07/05/2019 14:37

I haven't posted on here for a little while as I didn't want to jinx it, but we have now sold to ftb at 10k over the asking price. In the end we had 4 offers to choose from, including some cash buyers that came along right at the last minute and offered full asking.

We have been blown away after all that stress and desperation - it was almost as if it all clicked up a gear once viewers knew there were some offers in already. So, still early days yet, sale only just agreed, but such a relief. I should add that we reduced the price by 25k after 4 weeks, so the 10k over was made by people who knew we had reduced, though I don't know if that made a difference.

We had 24 viewings over 6 weeks. Totally exhausted now and happy to let the house get dirty and untidy again!

Hawkmoth · 09/05/2019 23:20

How's everyone doing? We had a great viewing but the couple were seeing more properties so we won't know until next week. They appreciated the space and location and are, apparently, ready to go.

I just hate the waiting.

Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.

Join Mumsnet Log In

This thread is closed and is no longer accepting replies. Click here to start a new thread.