Mr Tickle Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Not posted on here for a long old time, just been renting and getting on with life whilst the madness continues all around Anways to the point, in feb of this year I offered on a property up the road at 15% less than the asking (45K saving) ..I was promply told to get on my bike ...... got a message on voice mail a couple of days ago saying we could have it at our offer price ........ so far I've not even bothered to ring em back to give em the bad news ... that I'm no longer interested ..... I hope they squeal with the pain Mr T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzMosiz Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Nice one Do you think the lady of the house is a "Desperate Housewife" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Bunny Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Anways to the point, in feb of this year I offered on a property up the road at 15% less than the asking (45K saving) ..I was promply told to get on my bike ...... got a message on voice mail a couple of days ago saying we could have it at our offer price ........ so far I've not even bothered to ring em back to give em the bad news ... that I'm no longer interested ..... I hope they squeal with the pain Mr T Offer a further 15% deduction... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatowner Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Not posted on here for a long old time, just been renting and getting on with life whilst the madness continues all around Anways to the point, in feb of this year I offered on a property up the road at 15% less than the asking (45K saving) ..I was promply told to get on my bike ...... got a message on voice mail a couple of days ago saying we could have it at our offer price ........ so far I've not even bothered to ring em back to give em the bad news ... that I'm no longer interested ..... I hope they squeal with the pain Mr T Have they chased you again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Have they chased you again? If I might ask - which part of the country is this house in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tickle Posted August 25, 2006 Author Share Posted August 25, 2006 Its in the East Midlands, and I've bought it I've got a 20% reduction on the original asking price .... from late November last year (2005). Could have waited for more, but have other considerations such as schooling etc and not wanting to screw the kids arund more than need be, all being well will have completed in a couple of weeks or so. Also the property fits our needs exactly, I just hope others that have waited for so long also get what they want, If I was single/no kids I'd be waiting and till late 2007 I think And whatever happens to rates I'll be fine due to my financial position ........ but I'v still saved 130K over the next 25 years Besides that when i leave I'm planning to be wearing my wooden overcoat ... yep I merelywant the property to LIVE in ..how bizarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandWagon Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Besides that when i leave I'm planning to be wearing my wooden overcoat ... yep I merelywant the property to LIVE in ..how bizarre You crazy man. You need to pop down to your local MFI, and buy some of that excellent laminate and magnolia paint. Slap on a couple of layers (the laminate goes on the floor).The magnolia paint will make the property unique! You could make a fortune. Well whatever you do, all the best with the new place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtallic Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 It just goes to show! I sold a place in Loughborough in Nov '04 for about 3% less than the asking price (which was at the lower end of the range it was valued at), but far above what I paid for it. If the lady buying it had haggled a bit, I would have gone lower, probably up to 10% lower. But she didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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