Skyliner

Regarding the fear - the missus tells me that the Spending Review is the talk of the playground, alongside the CB cut of course. I am in the SE, so not public sector dominated compared with some, yet many people are feeling extremely anxious, public sector particularly, but also many of those who are private sector, contracted to the public. Loads of them down here fearing for their few days in the sun every couple of months and wondering if they might have to cut back on the Waitrose treats. In my work place, people also jittery. Interestingly, not just about what might happen for them personally, but in terms of the wider implications for society if the Spending Review shows things to be as f<cked as they think it might be. Interesting times we are living in. No one is talking about houses, though things still seem to be shifting round here. Go figure.

Hi Long time lurker. Been following the Brighton market for quite some time, wanting to upsize, but not over-extend myself. I thought it might be informative to tell you my recent experience of trying to sell my place and buy another. I put mine on the market with C&W (as above - cowboys) and got four viewings for that weekend. Two of these turned into offers - one at the guide price, one just below. In the meantime, the house I was after went to a full price offer. To give you an idea, the price bracket we are talking about (both selling and buying) was around the 300k mark. I was surprised how quickly we got interest as i thought things were slowing down. Having said that, most of the stuff on my RM watching list has gone at least SSTC. Family homes are certainly not slumping yet in the areas I am looking at (catchments of the good secondary schools of course). I see some changes in Brighton, but not the crash that it needs for sanilty to be restored. I would welcome any other views on things on the ground. Skyliner