Foxilady

I have now rented my property and moved from the area of CB. But check this out http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/13713057 on the market at £349.950 and this house only sold just over a year ago at £270,000! I now really do not understand what is happening in the area. I know this property as I have valued it in the past twice! Hopefully they do find a cash buyer as there will be a huge shortfall on valuation if they do not. Very cheek/greedy sellers as from the photographs this house has not been touched in years! No ch in conservatory so extremely cold in the winter and in estate agents language very very tired! So anyone looking to buy in this area I would stronly suggest putting flyers into letter boxes asking if anyone is trying to sell. I do believe the agents are giving prospective sellers false hope often now.

I see it has been sometime since anyone posted on here regarding house prices in Carshalton. I do agree that house prices still seem to be somewhat inflated as at this month March/April 2010, compared to other local areas. The main reason being stock is just not coming onto the market, therefore prices are actually rising now! I am a surveyor and not an EA and I have had the task of valuing properties in the area, by using my local knowledge and comparable evidence. The estate agents in this instance have not been lying. It is a bouyant market for familes desperate to get into the area. With not much coming onto the market, these families are snapping up properties that do come on. Contrary to popular belief on this site, properties in good condition are fetching very close to asking price. However some properties not in such good condition, with sellers keen to move are taking lower offers. Just to clarify some eroneous comments. It is a beautiful area to live in and up until around 1990 was a hidden gem to a large extent.