New Posts For Thread: House Priceshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31442225/house-pricesAs rule of thumb is it fair to say on average the buying/selling price is normally 10% of the asking price?As you say..timing is everything.Had we put our house on the market a year earlier we would have sold at 420k within days.Just before Christmas last year prices in this area (Essex) began to level off and by the end of January were on the decline.Thehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31442225/house-prices?post_id=555402091#555402091As you say..timing is everything.Had we put our house on the market a year earlier we would have sold at 420k within days.Just before Christmas last year prices in this area (Essex) began to level off and by the end of January were on the decline.TheMon, 27 Aug 2018 14:18:05 -0500At the beginning of 2017 I had a brief look at buying a second property in Durham as a student rental. I can recall trawling through Zoopla and the like looking at every property for sale or rent on and off for a month, and sale prices of sold propehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31442225/house-prices?post_id=555401955#555401955At the beginning of 2017 I had a brief look at buying a second property in Durham as a student rental. I can recall trawling through Zoopla and the like looking at every property for sale or rent on and off for a month, and sale prices of sold propeMon, 27 Aug 2018 14:06:59 -0500Current house we purchased was on the market for £250k. We asked for a 2nd viewing and bought with us a surveyor, whom the estate agent knew, and showed we were very serious buyers. We offered £240k and it was rejected. The house was vacant andhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31442225/house-prices?post_id=555401763#555401763Current house we purchased was on the market for £250k. We asked for a 2nd viewing and bought with us a surveyor, whom the estate agent knew, and showed we were very serious buyers. We offered £240k and it was rejected. The house was vacant andMon, 27 Aug 2018 13:51:52 -0500Going back a bit but every time I've bought or sold a property (5 times) it's been within 1-2% of the asking price if not the asking price. Who the feck accepts 10% under? Have to be on the market for ages and stupidly over priced.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31442225/house-prices?post_id=555401681#555401681Going back a bit but every time I've bought or sold a property (5 times) it's been within 1-2% of the asking price if not the asking price. Who the feck accepts 10% under? Have to be on the market for ages and stupidly over priced.Mon, 27 Aug 2018 13:36:26 -0500Ours was priced up by 3 different estate agents at 420kSold at 384 so in our case the 10% is about righthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31442225/house-prices?post_id=555397353#555397353Ours was priced up by 3 different estate agents at 420kSold at 384 so in our case the 10% is about rightMon, 27 Aug 2018 07:52:50 -0500and you think vendors,fellow buyers,BTL,ERS, property speculators don't use zoopla or only you in the whole house buying business spotted a bargin, well doneI've heard a rumour that others do but they're obviously as smart as the idiot posing as myhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31442225/house-prices?post_id=555397297#555397297and you think vendors,fellow buyers,BTL,ERS, property speculators don't use zoopla or only you in the whole house buying business spotted a bargin, well doneI've heard a rumour that others do but they're obviously as smart as the idiot posing as myMon, 27 Aug 2018 07:48:56 -0500Must of been an very attractive Granhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31442225/house-prices?post_id=555397103#555397103Must of been an very attractive GranMon, 27 Aug 2018 07:27:53 -0500first flat I bought - knocked on wrong doorgran " it's the door opposite that's selling , shes want to sell quickly because of attempted burglary "me " thx"offered below fixed price nice area accepted the same dayhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31442225/house-prices?post_id=555397093#555397093first flat I bought - knocked on wrong doorgran " it's the door opposite that's selling , shes want to sell quickly because of attempted burglary "me " thx"offered below fixed price nice area accepted the same dayMon, 27 Aug 2018 07:26:34 -0500Last 2 houses we sold we knocked 2% off the asking price but only because they were chain freehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31442225/house-prices?post_id=555397011#555397011Last 2 houses we sold we knocked 2% off the asking price but only because they were chain freeMon, 27 Aug 2018 07:12:28 -0500and you think vendors,fellow buyers,BTL,ERS, property speculators don't use zoopla or only you in the whole house buying business spotted a bargin, well donehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31442225/house-prices?post_id=555396897#555396897and you think vendors,fellow buyers,BTL,ERS, property speculators don't use zoopla or only you in the whole house buying business spotted a bargin, well doneMon, 27 Aug 2018 07:00:02 -0500