Anyone else totally despondent with this bloody frenetic market?

[Onandoff]

Sold ages ago now renting as purchases x 2 both fell through due to things coming up last minute during enquiries.

Lots are coming on and selling within a couple of days. Viewed something this afternoon and when came home it was marked as sold on rightmove. We’re in a funny price point between high end and mid range.

Debating whether to take on a rebuild property on a good plot but it will take a good year to do and by then DD will be at university. Gah. Just wanted to rant.

*Don’t rely on Rightmove.
Register directly with the EAs in the area and let them know exactly what you want, budget, and specifically that you are chain free.

Go on a viewing with them and ask them to call you if they get anything coming in to their books.*

Tried this but they just say keep checking RM. I think they let their buddies know first!

Yes, me it’s taken a year to get an offer on our house, one pulled out after most of the conveyancing was done, this time the buyer seems keen but we are having a few frustrating teething problems (waiting for docs etc).

The house we are buying is perfect for us and I’m so hoping we don’t lose it. I just can’t get excited until it’s exchanged because the system is so precarious.

Wondermule
'the system is so precarious.'

The Times newspaper is currently running a campaign to improve the house buying/selling process. Currently 28% of agreed sales (in England) never complete, in the first two months of 2021, that was equivalent to 56,500 house sales.