The Masked Tulip Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 http://www.moneyhospital.co.uk/blog/house-prices/do-holidays-really-kill-the-property-market-20406 Interesting article about whether house prices do fall in August due to people going on hols - asks for comments. My local EAs are claiming that Spetember will be a boom with people wanting to be in their new home by Christmas - yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikthe20 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 My local EAs are claiming that Spetember will be a boom with people wanting to be in their new home by Christmas - yeah! No doubt EAs will be very busy in September - I know several people who are planning to put their houses on the market then! Also know a few who plan on doing so in the spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 I love the way they try and make out that the start of the Autumn wind-down is the best time for them... days drawing in... I suspect they give sellers the same guff so come the end of Sept I guess there will be many peeved off sellers wondering why they get so few viewings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realistbear Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 http://www.moneyhospital.co.uk/blog/house-prices/do-holidays-really-kill-the-property-market-20406 Interesting article about whether house prices do fall in August due to people going on hols - asks for comments. My local EAs are claiming that Spetember will be a boom with people wanting to be in their new home by Christmas - yeah! Vast numbers of houses are (were) SOLD when sheeple go on hols. Pick up that quaint £500k bijou cottage in Palpero, or on the Sunny Costa etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AteMoose Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) Just drop the word London into Home.co.uk to see the variations in the number of properties sold each month: London: Birmingham: In essence the crash made it a little more confusing, before the crash you can see the spring bounce, and no autumn bounce (except when the market was mega booming after an IR drop) Edited August 20, 2010 by AteMoose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantnrave Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Love the reference to Cheryl Cole in the comments! Spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pent Up Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 No doubt EAs will be very busy in September - I know several people who are planning to put their houses on the market then! Also know a few who plan on doing so in the spring. I heard of a couple of people who plan to put their house on the Market in September ready for 'when the Market picks up' so we could see a resurgence of supply next month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custard Insurance Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 House prices do traditionally go down in August as only buyers can go on holiday during august. It's illegal for anyone who is selling a house to leave the country or take time off work, hence the lowering of prices. I thought everyone knew that. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Sellers, of course, never go on holiday during August. Only buyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I blame the snow....oh noes...that was February, March and April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profitofdoom Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 House prices do traditionally go down in August as only buyers can go on holiday during august. It's illegal for anyone who is selling a house to leave the country or take time off work, hence the lowering of prices. I thought everyone knew that. ;-) Crap post,great name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custard Insurance Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Crap post,great name. Can i have more of a critique pls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Melchett Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Can i have more of a critique pls. Great post, crap name* * Don't worry, this is place is full of Angry People. It's a bit like Shawshank Penitentiary. If you survive all the baiting on your first night, you'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custard Insurance Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Great post, crap name* * Don't worry, this is place is full of Angry People. It's a bit like Shawshank Penitentiary. If you survive all the baiting on your first night, you'll be fine. Thanks for the tip Melchie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Can i have more of a critique pls. Yes, cr*p handle... not impressed with the avatar either. Do you have any inner anger towards Women, Public Sector employees, Polish builders... Have you ever posted on Mumsnet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Thanks for the tip Melchie. A bit informal isn't it? You have only just met. Next thing you two will be sharing soap in the showers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmandu Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Given that there was no spring bounce of any description, I see no chance of a Sept boom given that the economic fundamentals are, if anything, worse than spring time. Can't blame the EAs for trying to encourage the people, problem is the people cannot borrow money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Given that there was no spring bounce of any description, I see no chance of a Sept boom given that the economic fundamentals are, if anything, worse than spring time. Can't blame the EAs for trying to encourage the people, problem is the people cannot borrow money. I totally agree. Alas, it allows both EAs and sellers to continue the denial phase... and for EAs to convince sellers that the house they have had on the market since Easter with little or no viewings is suddenly going to get a flood of viewers and buyers come Sept/Oct.... and then it will be "Oh, well, the market goes quiet before Christmas but will pick up again in January" nonsense... Slow, slow, slow declines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fellow Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I don't know many people who go on holiday in August. In fact I don't know many people who have booked a holiday at all this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custard Insurance Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Yes, cr*p handle... not impressed with the avatar either. Do you have any inner anger towards Women, Public Sector employees, Polish builders... Have you ever posted on Mumsnet? Thats all u can come with, i didnt once mention women, public sector employees,polish builders or mumsnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEO72 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Thats all u can come with, i didnt once mention women, public sector employees,polish builders or mumsnet. Don't stress - I think (hope) tongues have been in cheeks - and your post was no worse than the vast majority on here. Welcome btw (and fwiw I like the avatar) and remember to take other comments with a very large pinch of salt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Thats all u can come with, i didnt once mention women, public sector employees,polish builders or mumsnet. everyone knows newbies MUST make a statement about all these issues IF they Join In August and they are attacked by a Troll weilding a fake Orange Tan. TMT knows this and has issued a RUNE on your soul against further attacks. Welcome to the rufty tufty world of HPC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profitofdoom Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 (edited) Perusing the graph it strikes me that house buying is in sync with second hand car buying throughout the year.Maybe there are things like Xmas and summer holiday expenses that deter committment to big ticket items. Custard old bean,tongue firmly in cheek. Edited August 21, 2010 by profitofdoom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custard Insurance Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Perusing the graph it strikes me that house buying is in sync with second hand car buying throughout the year.Maybe there are things like Xmas and summer holiday expenses that deter committment to big ticket items. Custard old bean,tongue firmly in cheek. I get it, u and tulip dish out some abuse and then pretend ure joking. You 2 are awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I get it, u and tulip dish out some abuse and then pretend ure joking. You 2 are awesome. just for your information, POD is on my ignore list....persistantly whatever it was he was doing to annoy. Add him to yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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