Yorkshire Lad Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I've looked into buying this house: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-108...=1&tr_t=buy But for this area its still miles too much money. in the past 18 months or so its been on with 4 different estate agents. In this time the price hasnt moved at all (maybe 10 grand or so). Why do people think that moving EAs will magically make the house sell. Most people (80% I'm told) use the Internet to search using Vebra or Rightmove. The only thing that the EA seems to do is take the initial pictures and knock up the listing for Rightmove. Begs the question why they really need an office. Their days are numbered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpw Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I think its Fred Wests old house! Is it a symptom of my age that 170 grand seems cheap for that? It doesn't look terribly overpriced to me, are we sure there isn't something wrong with the house that's stopping it selling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AteMoose Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 (edited) Is it a symptom of my age that 170 grand seems cheap for that? It doesn't look terribly overpriced to me, are we sure there isn't something wrong with the house that's stopping it selling? its in Bridlington, its in the north east, although for the size I would have thought it would be a little more... Weren't modern 2BR sea front flats selling for similar amounts in similar NE coastal towns? Edited August 29, 2008 by moosetea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Lad Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 (edited) Is it a symptom of my age that 170 grand seems cheap for that? It doesn't look terribly overpriced to me, are we sure there isn't something wrong with the house that's stopping it selling? Quite a lot of the original features have been removed during renovation including ceiling roses, picture rails, sash windows. If it was sympathetically restored then maybe it would have sold by now. The other problem is that the typical Brid income is quite low. Money does come into the town from West and South Yorkshire when people retire, but these people are typically looking for something smaller like a bungalow. An EA said the other day to me that since money comes into the town from the retiring people from elsewhere Brid should escape a massive price crash - we'll have to wait and see. Edited August 29, 2008 by Yorkshire Lad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearback Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Becareful Yorkshire lad, that is too close to trinity rd for my liking, thats where all the druggies live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mon-keyhanger Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Is it a symptom of my age that 170 grand seems cheap for that? It doesn't look terribly overpriced to me, are we sure there isn't something wrong with the house that's stopping it selling? GAWD! What's the matter with people? Am I the only person that thinks 170k is a bluddy fortune for ANYTHING? IT"S 170,000 frixinpounds for crips sake man! No wonder it was easy to create a mind numbing BUBBLE (not seen that word for a bit-how things are mitigated eh?) as we have seen over last decade. Get real man. Bet you don't whinge at 40% sneaky price increases at the supermarket either. You deserve to pay top whack because you accept it easily "dontcha"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 GAWD! What's the matter with people? Am I the only person that thinks 170k is a bluddy fortune for ANYTHING? IT"S 170,000 frixinpounds for crips sake man!No wonder it was easy to create a mind numbing BUBBLE (not seen that word for a bit-how things are mitigated eh?) as we have seen over last decade. Get real man. Bet you don't whinge at 40% sneaky price increases at the supermarket either. You deserve to pay top whack because you accept it easily "dontcha"? Exactly. I feel like a lunatic when I say I don't want to pay more than 40-80k for a solid range of semi's in the north west. And even then I think it's too much. But EA's are contacting me now that prices are falling into my range, mainly repo's I might add not actual OO sellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Lad Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 Becareful Yorkshire lad, that is too close to trinity rd for my liking, thats where all the druggies live. Druggies are everywhere in Brid. A few months back we went to view a place on Wellington Road, and in every room you could smell the weed. Like any other town of this size its got a fair few problems. Recently there were murders in Wellington Road, Moorfield Road (by a 16 year old with a knife) and at least one drug related death. Sounds like the wild west, maybe thats why some houses arent selling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concrete Jungle Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 GAWD! What's the matter with people? Am I the only person that thinks 170k is a bluddy fortune for ANYTHING? IT"S 170,000 frixinpounds for crips sake man!No wonder it was easy to create a mind numbing BUBBLE (not seen that word for a bit-how things are mitigated eh?) as we have seen over last decade. Get real man. Bet you don't whinge at 40% sneaky price increases at the supermarket either. You deserve to pay top whack because you accept it easily "dontcha"? No I remember my dad paying £150k for our house in 1999, I was amazed at that amount of money. Imagine 150,000 pound coins lined up or 300,000 50 pences. Now people just reel off figures 175,000, 200,000, 250,000 like it is nothing. Its a quarter of a million pounds for a crappy new build shoehorned inbetween 2 other crappy new builds on an estate where 75% of the residents are probably 1 pay day away from defaulting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearback Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Druggies are everywhere in Brid. A few months back we went to view a place on Wellington Road, and in every room you could smell the weed. Like any other town of this size its got a fair few problems. Recently there were murders in Wellington Road, Moorfield Road (by a 16 year old with a knife) and at least one drug related death. Sounds like the wild west, maybe thats why some houses arent selling. I lived in Brid for about 6 months, I stayed in a guest house on Marshall ave for about 10 weeks, then moved onto Trinity rd. I told my work colleuges at my work place in Brid that i had moved to trinty rd and they all bowed their heads and said OMG, thats the worst street in brid, full of druggies. TBH though it wasnt that bad though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concrete Jungle Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Exactly. I feel like a lunatic when I say I don't want to pay more than 40-80k for a solid range of semi's in the north west. And even then I think it's too much. My thoughts exactly, I can't believe people think its normal to pay £110 - £130k for a 2/3 bed terrace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs02rm0 Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Very overpriced. Perhaps the 5th EA will be able to sell it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y-QUERK Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 The walls in the kitchen are all wonky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mon-keyhanger Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 My sincerest apologies. 170k is an absolute bloody fortune for anything, my point is that this house is has 6 bedrooms, 3 receptions rooms and 2 bathrooms. You will have to forgive the fact that I'm Irish and have therefore lived with the bubble for longer, my family sold a 3 and a half bed council house in a crappy area, a good 45 mins (more in rush hour) from Dublin city centre for 100k 10 years ago. And before we get into an argument about currency conversion rates, I'd like to point out that the brittish pound is now worth less compared to the Euro than the Irish pound was when the exchange rate was set (which I think was about the same time my family sold this house). Point taken. Maybe I was a bit harsh, but I work pretty hard for the relative pittance I can put away for my future. I see silly figures people are paying for homes and I get pitlled off not just a bit. I sometimes think the major part of the population are so busy counting their eyelashes they don't have the capacity or timing to control a wet fahhht. I was never the one to shout 'fuxin sheeple' now I wonder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Hatred Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 When Will Sellers Get It? When the property is prised from their cold, dead hands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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