I know how annoying it is when people don't update so..... without being too identifying.
We moved yesterday, finally. Tried holding out against the CFers but they were really ready to let the chain collapse, they were in rental and able to extend their lease so had the upper hand.
yes, expensive £1m + houses near to London, but I was downsizing from a large family farmhouse type property (with land) to release capital to help out my 4 DC. all of whom need a cash injection right now - and we talked about it, splitting the £30k loss 5 ways (including me), we each take a £6k hit, which was better than not selling at this point in time. My property was big, old, victorian, in need of MAJOR work (all the windows and one major section of roof that I was aware of). I don't have the capital or income to do the work. The couple who have bought it are onto their 7th or 8th house - they are brilliant at doing up and selling on, which is what it needed. I know they will get PP to build on the orchard, I let go of that emotionally, it took a while. They will make money, but that's fine. I pretty much got the value of the house at the time of my divorce 10yrs ago, but as I say, a lot of deterioration over that time. I did what I could afford to, but not enough. Never enough with a house like that.
Talking to my buyers yesterday (they arrived as I was leaving) this was not the only thing the CFers had done - they had been a nightmare.
I'm surrounded by boxes, but relieved to have done it, waking up in my modern new home, it feels good.
So, buyers who are renting seem like a great buyer, ready to move, no chain etc, but beware, they hold so much power - if they want to use it and are unscrupulous you can be fucked.
sorry to let you all down and not hold out - but I just had to be pragmatic!