The nervous wait to exchange....

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Adam said:
I accepted an offer on my house in October 2024 and still haven’t moved, it’s 1 step forward and 2 back. So frustrating with no end in sight!
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I'm almost in the same position as you. I accepted an offer Dec 2024 and still haven't moved. We were supposed to get the docs from the solicitor today for exchange tomorrow and we still have nothing in our hands to sign. Guess we're not exchanging tomorrow as planned then.
 
Adam said:
I accepted an offer on my house in October 2024 and still haven’t moved, it’s 1 step forward and 2 back. So frustrating with no end in sight!
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I'm almost in the same position as you. I accepted an offer Dec 2024 and still haven't moved. We were supposed to get the docs from the solicitor today for exchange tomorrow and we still have nothing in our hands to sign. Guess we're not exchanging tomorrow as planned then.

Know the feeling bit later here, February, dropped out of 1 that we were buying due to not being informed of right of way through garden, problems with the boundaries, sellers solicitor's were terrible about giving any info replying to emails etc but in all fairness it seems to be a common problem. Back in 1998 we sold, bought and completed in 2 weeks!
 
Andybtsn said:
How long did it take to sell?

We have been waiting 9 months now. Started at 450k, no viewers, lowered to 425k, and a fair few came in, but no offers. Thinking whilst it's summer and the house and garden looking it's best, a last push at selling this year, lowered to 400k and not one viewing! We're getting a tad disillusioned with it. We know it's a village out in the sticks, so it's not like selling a townhouse, but it's frustrating. Especially when it's a sought-after village. That said, even if we sold tomorrow, there is nothing on the market we want; it feels dead. No idea if/when it'll pick up. I think someone will get a very good deal when we eventually sell.
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Put on market originally with Purplebricks end-March - waste of time. Switched to estate agent mid-April so around 4-months.
 
How long are people actually willing to wait before they put their house back on the market? I wouldn't be waiting 8 months. Then again, I assume you are just being constantly strung along. The market seems to have fallen a bit around where I am so I wouldn't be surprised to see some chains break down soon if they have been going that long.
 
fez said:
How long are people actually willing to wait before they put their house back on the market? I wouldn't be waiting 8 months. Then again, I assume you are just being constantly strung along. The market seems to have fallen a bit around where I am so I wouldn't be surprised to see some chains break down soon if they have been going that long.
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There is a cash buyer for my current house that is willing to wait. We found somewhere and have been trying to get it moving as quickly as possible.

It's not been helped by the fact that the solicitor I originally used got removed from the lender's panel and I had to find another solicitor whilst on holiday. It's not been fun.
 
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Do wish the housing market would pick up, we have found a place been on the market for a couple of months and had 4 viewings, one of those viewing came back 3 times, then said was too much work and were going to offer a stupid low price so my estate agent did not pass it on to me.

Though the market in our area is being rubbish at the moment, hopfully will pick up and we can get the house we want before it goes off the market.
 
Nikumba said:
Do wish the housing market would pick up, we have found a place been on the market for a couple of months and had 4 viewings, one of those viewing came back 3 times, then said was too much work and were going to offer a stupid low price so my estate agent did not pass it on to me.

Though the market in our area is being rubbish at the moment, hopfully will pick up and we can get the house we want before it goes off the market.
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Yeah, the market is pretty crap at the moment coupled with the summer holidays killing any life it did have. We are going to be on the market around the end of the month hopefully. Stuff is coming up occasionally but 90% of it is massively overpriced crap.
 
Lot of them around my way all having 5% reductions, the stamp duty change didn't help, but will have to keep fingers crossed.

Though a question been on the market with local estate agent used them all my previous house purchases, but last time we moved 5 years ago online house hunting was not as prevalent than it is now.

So is there any point try listing with another estate agent? As everyone seems to look on Rightmove?
 
Nikumba said:
Lot of them around my way all having 5% reductions, the stamp duty change didn't help, but will have to keep fingers crossed.

Though a question been on the market with local estate agent used them all my previous house purchases, but last time we moved 5 years ago online house hunting was not as prevalent than it is now.

So is there any point try listing with another estate agent? As everyone seems to look on Rightmove?
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I would suggest that the right photos and price are basically 90% of getting people to actually view your house. As you say, most people look on Zoopla and rightmove.

Then its how good a salesperson the estate agent is within reason. No ones going to buy a house they don't like but a good estate agent who can answer all someones questions and get them excited about your house is worth their weight in gold.

Things I look at in order are:

Exterior photos and check for an actual garden
Floorplan
Interior photos
Location

Then I know if we would want to view it. Estate agent has literally only contributed the quality of photos to it at that point.
 
kinger8938 said:
We have accepted an offer on our house :) full asking price after 2 and a bit weeks on the market. Chuffed. First time buyers too so hopefully that works out.

Now we have to sort solicitors and find a place to buy ourselves.

Don't want to rush it, but also feels very real now and suddenly feeling the pressure :D
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Aaannnnd buyers have pulled out :) good start!

Changed their mind about the location or something. Meh. Better they mess about now, than several months from now.

We got the ball rolling with solicitors etc too but doesn't matter, at least we know who we want to use for next time

I now see why everyone hates this process
 
Just in case people didn't dislike dealing with estate agents enough, they have now started to use generative AI to 'tweak' the appearance and even layout of properties in adverts:

www.theregister.com

Estate agents' AI pics vs the real house

Feature: Lightsockets lovingly hooked up to power supply by passionate, vivacious owners. Would suit professional who wants to read after dark
www.theregister.com www.theregister.com

Dressing an empty room to give prospective buyers ideas as to what they could do with them is one thing, but I think that some of that stuff goes a bit too far, which is more or less what the article concludes :p
 
arty said:
Just in case people didn't dislike dealing with estate agents enough, they have now started to use generative AI to 'tweak' the appearance and even layout of properties in adverts:

www.theregister.com

Estate agents' AI pics vs the real house

Feature: Lightsockets lovingly hooked up to power supply by passionate, vivacious owners. Would suit professional who wants to read after dark
www.theregister.com www.theregister.com

Dressing an empty room to give prospective buyers ideas as to what they could do with them is one thing, but I think that some of that stuff goes a bit too far, which is more or less what the article concludes :p
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I can't see what they have issue with in that listing.

Going on streetview suggests they haven't changed anything unless I am missing something. Have they changed the photos since that went up?
 
fez said:
I can't see what they have issue with in that listing.

Going on streetview suggests they haven't changed anything unless I am missing something. Have they changed the photos since that went up?
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I suspect they've removed them. The Register's article originally had various comparison photos in.
 
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