Anyone in Cornwall seeing house prices going up?

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Georgi5 · 14/04/2023 19:52

I started looking to buy in Truro, live further down the county, about 2 months ago houses that were typically being listed at about 385-400 are now being listed at 520+ houses with tiny gardens and no parking! It seems crazy like all the estate agents have agreed to this massive raise of price, is anyone else down here seeing this? I don’t understand what has caused the raise.

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PinkFootstool · 01/05/2023 22:39

rainingsnoring · 01/05/2023 21:26

It's a pretty silly tactic, pricing at ridiculous levels and then reducing and reducing over months and months. The likelihood is you get a significantly lower price in the end and end up looking desperate or as if there is something wrong with the house.
Keep an eye out. If you consider the average Cornish wage, house prices are way out of kilter!

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Yup. DH and I are on very decent wages by local standards (approx. £80k/Yr between us gross), with £100k equity in this house and we STILL can't afford to move home if we want a garage (absolutely necessary for DHs motorbikes) and a garden for the dog, which is another non-negotiable.

rainingsnoring · 02/05/2023 07:40

PinkFootstool · 01/05/2023 22:39

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If a couple like you with household income well above national average, let alone Cornwall's average, can't afford a house with a garden and a garage, goodness knows what most people are doing!
The housing situation in the UK has been so messed up by government after government. It's really sad.

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