Ellie Report post Posted July 7, 2010 Posted earlier that I was selling a house I inherited. Original advice (four months ago) was to put it on at £190. Didn't sell. Dropped to £185 didn't sell. Phoned EA and said (I* told him) only chance of selling is to get infront of the curve. Now on for 165K. One viewing.HPC is well and truly on, every house in my area (Bristol) has dropped in price. And is dropping fast. Lke a effing stone in fact. So don't tell me HPC is off, it is still on here at any rate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Masked Tulip Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Posted earlier that I was selling a house I inherited. Original advice (four months ago) was to put it on at £190. Didn't sell. Dropped to £185 didn't sell. Phoned EA and said (I* told him) only chance of selling is to get infront of the curve. Now on for 165K. One viewing.HPC is well and truly on, every house in my area (Bristol) has dropped in price. And is dropping fast. Lke a effing stone in fact. So don't tell me HPC is off, it is still on here at any rate. Hope you get it sold - what part of Bristol? There is a big MOD place there isn't there which I guess will see lots of job cuts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustYield Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Dutch auctions coming atcha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frank Hovis Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Good luck with selling it. It may sound trite but do all the nonsense you see in these TV programmes - magnolia walls, throws, bundles of twigs in a jar, nice cooking smells. Amazingly it seems to work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ingermany Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Good luck with selling it. It may sound trite but do all the nonsense you see in these TV programmes - magnolia walls, throws, bundles of twigs in a jar, nice cooking smells. Amazingly it seems to work. Oh, not the fighting dogs and sex toys then? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
expatowner Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Why chase the market down? Keep it, rent it out and start your own little BTL empire. simples Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pent Up Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Why chase the market down? Keep it, rent it out and start your own little BTL empire. simples Or just take it off the Market if no one will pay you what it's worth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lulu Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Posted earlier that I was selling a house I inherited. Original advice (four months ago) was to put it on at £190. Didn't sell. Dropped to £185 didn't sell. Phoned EA and said (I* told him) only chance of selling is to get infront of the curve. Now on for 165K. One viewing.HPC is well and truly on, every house in my area (Bristol) has dropped in price. And is dropping fast. Lke a effing stone in fact. So don't tell me HPC is off, it is still on here at any rate. No, you are not doing it right. If it does not sell you need to increase the price not cut it.. That is what I am seeing on Property Bee quite alot. We all know that prices simply cannot ever fall. You need to ensure you get what your house is worth. After all prices are going up 8% a year, by cutting the price people will think there is something wrong with it.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bloo Loo Report post Posted July 8, 2010 try putting the price up £40K and handing that pack to the buyer as the deposit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shiningliao Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Or just take it off the Market if no one will pay you what it's worth. this sums up what happen in last 12 month. few sellers who doesn't need to sell urgently. fewer buyer wants to buy asap. result: price up with low volume. when will this situation change? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reluctant Heretic Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Put it up £40k for 6 weeks then put it down £40k for 6 weeks and advertised as 'PRICE REDUCED!' and 'FEATURE PROPERTY' etc. Then put it up £40k then reduce it again. A few in this area are doing that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bomberbrown Report post Posted July 8, 2010 try putting the price up £40K and handing that pack to the buyer as the deposit. You are Permisson/Berkley/Bovis/insert UK house builder here/ and I claim my £5. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pent Up Report post Posted July 8, 2010 this sums up what happen in last 12 month. few sellers who doesn't need to sell urgently. fewer buyer wants to buy asap. result: price up with low volume. when will this situation change? Now it seems. Those who did this over the last three years see to be rushing back in. People will still do it now but the pent up supply can't last forever and they too will be forced to return at a later date and lower price. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foxy Report post Posted July 8, 2010 the pent up supply can't last forever and they too will be forced to return at a later date and lower price. Persimmon agree: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jul/06/housebuilders-cautious-double-dip-fears How can there possibly be a slum pn demand? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pent Up Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Persimmon agree: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jul/06/housebuilders-cautious-double-dip-fears How can there possibly be a slum pn demand? It's becoming more clear for those who were unwilling to see it previously. The thing is if someone takes their home off the Market now because they can't achieve what it's 'worth' then in a years time the desire to move will be stronger and as they start to see houses that they are interested in moving too at a lower price they will start to see that accepting a lower price for their own house isn't so bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efdemin Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Hope you get it sold - what part of Bristol? There is a big MOD place there isn't there which I guess will see lots of job cuts. Know a friend at the MOD, no big changes yet. I think there is a big defence review happening soon (it's been constantly delayed by the Labour gov over the last 10 years), so I wouldn't expect any big changes until that happens. It's more likely that there are layoffs in the finance industry, which is v.big in Bristol. Also, Holby City or Casualty (not sure which, don't watch it) is moving to BBC Wales from Bristol. There is also a lot of choice in Bristol e.g. many new houses/flats that are all similar, and old terraces that are similar so it's easier to compare two houses on price alone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stu531 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 I posted this on the regional forum, but it tells its own story anyway... House 1 and House 2 The houses are 3 doors apart and have the same footprint. House 2 has been on the market for, I think, 3 years. House 1 came on the market this week. Granted, it needs updating, but it is a 4 bedroom house - one of the bedrooms is huge in a 3-bedroom arrangement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Topher Bear Report post Posted July 8, 2010 I've been watching my local market just down the road in chippenham for 18 months. Its possibly begining to spread out from bristol. Last few weeks I have been seeing a lot of properties switching agents and a few price drops, small at the moment, but volumes have been steadily increasing since february. Last year volumes were steadily decreasing. Some places have gone and come back. Lots of new to the market houses are coming on at very high prices, but I don't think much is moving at all. It does look as though its gearing up for some real price movement. I think I am seeing what you guys in south east were seeing a few months ago, problems are a spreading. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AvidFan Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Watching my local market in the W.Mids too. Flats: 1 bedders dropped from 79 to 69 to 59K. Two bedders dropped frop 89K to 79K to 69K. Houses off from 155K down to 145K (semis) or down to 112K from 139K (3 bed terrace). It's happening folks. Check your local markets - it'll be all over in the next 12 months. Then what for HPC? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stu531 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 That was kinda my point too, up here in Yorkshire. I do a general query on Right move to see how many properties are on the market. At the start of this year there were around 500 houses for sales. Now there are over 700. I reckon a simple supply & demand thing will see prices reduced - not necessarily outside factors (interest rates, unemployment etc). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SarahBell Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Posted earlier that I was selling a house I inherited. Original advice (four months ago) was to put it on at £190. Didn't sell. Dropped to £185 didn't sell. Phoned EA and said (I* told him) only chance of selling is to get infront of the curve. Now on for 165K. One viewing.HPC is well and truly on, every house in my area (Bristol) has dropped in price. And is dropping fast. Lke a effing stone in fact. So don't tell me HPC is off, it is still on here at any rate. Ah you want to sell though. There's SO many people out there who don't want to sell.... how else can they explain their house being unsold after 2-3 years Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ellie Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Know a friend at the MOD, no big changes yet. I think there is a big defence review happening soon (it's been constantly delayed by the Labour gov over the last 10 years), so I wouldn't expect any big changes until that happens. It's more likely that there are layoffs in the finance industry, which is v.big in Bristol. Also, Holby City or Casualty (not sure which, don't watch it) is moving to BBC Wales from Bristol. There is also a lot of choice in Bristol e.g. many new houses/flats that are all similar, and old terraces that are similar so it's easier to compare two houses on price alone. It's in East Bristol. Yes, the finance sector accounts for at least 20% of the workforce, there are also a lot of call centres and so on. But I don't think what is happening here is much different to anywhere else outside of London and the south east, the latter staying buoyant (for now) is skewing the figures. Its a lot more than 0.6% drop quoted by Halifax this morning that's for sure. If it doesn't sell at this price we will take it off the market and hunker down, at least its paid for so we'll all have somewhere to live when TSHTF! But I wanted to show that out here in the real world the HPC is already gathering pace. The figures will catch up eventually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xux42 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 But I wanted to show that out here in the real world the HPC is already gathering pace. The figures will catch up eventually. These were £200K 3 years ago: Pittville 2 bed top floor flat THE best location for a flat in Cheltenham - equivalent to being on the edge of Richmond Park in London terms. A friend who spent £120K 4 years ago to buy a 2 bed flat near the roughest part of Chelt would weep if I showed him this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maddog21 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 My LL put his 4 BTL's on market the day after the budget (SE near Windsor) including mine, had 2 viewings so far. All of a sudden there are 40 properties for sale on Rightmove (all overpriced) in the village, where there was 15-20 beginning of the year and not one rental.(which doesn't help me) But times they are a changin' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
concerned_money Report post Posted July 8, 2010 try putting the price up £40K and handing that pack to the buyer as the deposit. like this one +40K in 9 months, no one ever lives in that house for more than 3 years (it's on the main A road through the village) Lindene, Manchester Road, Tideswell, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 8LL £182,000 Terraced Freehold Not New Build 21-Sep-2009 Map (SK17 8LL) http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-16463409.html ps I forgot to mention the underground river Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
