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How long did your house take to sell?

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99percentchocolate · 04/02/2023 22:06

Listed mine for sale a few days before Xmas. We’ve had circa 50 viewings and 5 offers. 2 we have accepted before they’ve been withdrawn (one because they thought we were going to redecorate the house for them before they moved in, the other we have no idea why).
We’ve had an offer accepted on a house we want but need to sell for a certain amount in order to get it.

Please reassure me that this is normal? How long did yours take to sell?

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RosesAndHellebores · 04/02/2023 22:08

1986: 24 hours
1992: 48 hours
2015: before it hit the market

Baconand · 04/02/2023 22:13

3 days for one (Feb 2018), 8 days for another (Dec 2021).
First one sold to first viewing over asking price, two people saw it in total. Second sold to the first people that viewed but they made 2 offers (final was asking price) and 3 people saw it in total.

We were lucky I think. Between the two made £180k profit and hadn’t even lifted a paintbrush.

Baconand · 04/02/2023 22:13

Oh and the second one was a discreet listing so no photos online and limited listing.

NicLondon1 · 04/02/2023 23:54

An estate agent today told me the market is slow now and people are taking time to make offers.. he said average is 6-8 weeks so don’t panic

QueenWenceslas · 04/02/2023 23:55

48 hours

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99percentchocolate · 05/02/2023 09:06

Thanks all. 6-8 weeks is reassuring.

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JesusInTheCabbageVan · 05/02/2023 09:23

There's a thread on here for people buying and selling, which you'll find reassuring! Also very supportive for anyone going through the nightmare.

milkmonitor20 · 05/02/2023 09:30

We sold in 2020 and it took four weeks but we'd had a few offers along the way before we got what we wanted.

Our current neighbours have been up four weeks and nothing yet.

quietnightmare · 05/02/2023 09:33

Put up on the Tuesday
Viewings in the Saturday
15 viewings
12 offers - all over asking
Sold that day
This was the first week the market opened after Covid and my house was the only one for sale and a lovely home within quite a large area.
Didn't sell as couldn't find anything we liked to move to due to shortages of properties

Hiddendoor · 05/02/2023 10:40

We went on the market end of June last year, got an offer beginning of September. We weren't impressed with our estate agents though, they were ineffective and lazy.

paddingtonbear1 · 05/02/2023 11:11

The last time (in 2015) it took 5 months. This time, we've been on the market since last November. Hardly any viewings and no offers. Market is extremely slow here. We are trying to downsize but haven't viewed anything yet. We'll probably reduce the price next week.

oiltrader · 05/02/2023 12:15

it is always the price x

GreyPaw · 05/02/2023 12:24

Last time I sold (2021) it took 4 months to get an offer. Lowered the price and got two offers almost straight away.

Karmatime · 05/02/2023 12:50

I got 3 offers after 10 viewings on the first day back in October. However I’m on the waiting to exchange thread as the sale has not yet gone through!
I also sold a flat in London last year. 3 months and 2 big price reductions to get an offer. I was badly advised by the agents who put it on too high in the beginning despite my reservations.

ACynicalDad · 05/02/2023 13:27

I think people will be cautious at the moment due to the wider economy. Might take a while but that’s barely a month.

CellophaneFlower · 05/02/2023 14:03

one because they thought we were going to redecorate the house for them before they moved in,

Wait, there are actually people like this in real life?! I thought MN posters who insist they wouldn't buy a house that isn't decorated entirely to their taste were just trolls!

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99percentchocolate · 05/02/2023 21:21

CellophaneFlower · 05/02/2023 14:03

one because they thought we were going to redecorate the house for them before they moved in,

Wait, there are actually people like this in real life?! I thought MN posters who insist they wouldn't buy a house that isn't decorated entirely to their taste were just trolls!

Yep! Even the agent was shocked!

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99percentchocolate · 05/02/2023 21:23

Thanks for all the reassurance. I think the market is very slow here too. Hardly anything coming on sale. I don’t think it’s the price as it’s a 4 bed and priced as a 3 bed for a quick sale. Houses much smaller than ours on for higher nearby, but looking at Zoopla it seems as though most people are struggling to sell around here at the moment.

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HangerLaneGyratorySystem · 05/02/2023 21:24

I've poured over all the listings for a 3 bed semi type house within a mile radius of my house, all were sold within 2 months so things are still moving - there's nothing listed older than December. However, anything painted entirely grey and white (possibly with a little silver diamanté thrown in for good measure) and containing only furniture and a bunch of flowers (so no actual belongings whatsoever) flies off Rightmove. So yes, I'd say that there are lots of people who want the house to be entirely decorated to their grey and white taste and in mint condition before they put an offer in!!

Lcb123 · 05/02/2023 21:33

It took us 8 months last year

Noshowlomo · 05/02/2023 21:34

5 hours 🤯 but that was in 2021 when houses were going fast and I was in a street that was great for a commute into a city so the first people who saw it made an offer and we accepted. Things are slowing down massively now, but that’s normal. It was too fast before !

Sweetpea84 · 05/02/2023 21:37

On market end of last October sold within a week moving in next week.

RoseBucket · 05/02/2023 21:38

@99percentchocolate you're probably better asking the question and limiting it to the market in the last 4 months post rate rises otherwise most of the answers will be irrelevant…

Eatentoomanyroses · 05/02/2023 21:40

6 months. We did drop the price slightly but then got asking price. Stressful time

Lenor · 05/02/2023 23:05

We went on just before Christmas, and sold just this weekend. I didn’t feel like that was a long time given the time of year.

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