My First House
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My house is also on the market with limited success so far, I too like the idea of breaking the chain and renting/moving back in with parents but it's just not feasible with a 6 month old baby.
Is there a way to rent for say 3/6 months without having to pay the letting agent fees for checks etc?
Is there a way to rent for say 3/6 months without having to pay the letting agent fees for checks etc?
Hi there, I work in estate agency in Bedford if you need any advice feel free to ask happy to help out a fellow forum user
Do you do houses that aren't near Bedford?
(no offence.. lol).
You could perhaps rent directly from a landlord rather than going through an agency, but it certainly won't be as easy.
I wonder whether there are any "holiday-park" style static caravans that could be rented short-term?
Do you do houses that aren't near Bedford?
Hi there,
I'm afraid I don't!
But if you want any advice I'm happy to help
Cheers
My girlfriend and i have agreed that we won't view anymore houses at all until we've found a buyer for the flat, there's just no point. She got quite upset when we lost the other house, she got excited and furnished it all in her head.
Will be interesting to see if you can stick to your guns
Chances are you will still keep an eye on the market and spot something ZOMGAMAZING! online and find yourselves itching to give it a viewing.
I think it is a sound idea though, I remember viewing a property once but when we told the agent our house wasn't on the market yet (we wanted to complete some remedial work first before having it valued) they seemed to lose interest and assumed we weren't serious.
Right, have 2 people interested in our flat, just waiting for a holding fee before we can view/offer on a place.
I have a question I hope someone can help me with a potential issue. There's a house we're interested in a cul de sac which has field behind that has future plans for house development.
What I want to know is, how will this effect the value of the houses near by? If anything that is.
I have a question I hope someone can help me with a potential issue. There's a house we're interested in a cul de sac which has field behind that has future plans for house development.
What I want to know is, how will this effect the value of the houses near by? If anything that is.
I doubt anyone can accurately answer that, it depends if it would be an annoyance or issue to you and if you would be happy to live there.
I accepted an offer on my house yesterday, 3% the asking price which was a result but I'm not as happy as I thought I would be when things were slow a few weeks back.
Now I need to figure out whether to buy or rent in the short term. There isn't much for sale of any real quality at the moment so there are only 2/3 houses we want to take a second look at.
I accepted an offer on my house yesterday, 3% the asking price which was a result but I'm not as happy as I thought I would be when things were slow a few weeks back.
Now I need to figure out whether to buy or rent in the short term. There isn't much for sale of any real quality at the moment so there are only 2/3 houses we want to take a second look at.
To me it would depend on the number of houses being built.
If a planning application been submitted, you should be able to view the application on your council planning site, or pop in to planning office & view application.
If a planning application been submitted, you should be able to view the application on your council planning site, or pop in to planning office & view application.
It's 20 something residential. I'm not bothered by the work that would be done and the access to it wouldn't be near me but the house woul most probably back on to houses/other gardens instead of fields.
I assume if anything it would be negative slightly.
I assume if anything it would be negative slightly.
By looking the application, you'll see if your your house over looked, could screen the development with a hedge at the bottom of your garden if needed.
Attempt number 3 failed.
Another house came up for sale on Friday, just round the corner from where i used to live as a kid (mum still lives there).
Went to view it on Saturday, we were 1 of 8 viewings that day.... We loved it so rang up first thing Monday and put an offer on at asking price due to all the interest.
We failed. There were 5 offers at asking price. I've gone up £5K on top of the that and waiting to hear back form the vendor but i very much doubt it's going to stick..
That's the 3rd house we've lost out on and we're starting to get stressed and slightly upset.
Buying houses is a pain in the balls.
Another house came up for sale on Friday, just round the corner from where i used to live as a kid (mum still lives there).
Went to view it on Saturday, we were 1 of 8 viewings that day.... We loved it so rang up first thing Monday and put an offer on at asking price due to all the interest.
We failed. There were 5 offers at asking price. I've gone up £5K on top of the that and waiting to hear back form the vendor but i very much doubt it's going to stick..
That's the 3rd house we've lost out on and we're starting to get stressed and slightly upset.
Buying houses is a pain in the balls.
It is, you are right, but it sounds like you can't do much more than you are doing. To me it sounds like it was valued incorrectly and the demand outstripped the supply resulting in the price being higher than the asking price. What more could you have done if you could do it all over again? Not a lot I'd say.
Try not to be too reactive.
How can you be sure that there have been 5 offers at asking price? Is this just what the selling solicitors are telling you?
Why do you say 'we failed' and then that you've 'gone up by 5k'? It doesn't sound like any particular offer has been accepted yet, and so it's surely likely that the selling agents are trying to get the best price for the property. In which case, they will likely exaggerate the amount of rival interest and any offers to anyone who's actually interested.
Try not to panic. Talk to your solicitor and discuss how you want to proceed. But I would be taking the claims of '5 offers at asking price, from 8 viewings' with a pinch of salt. How does the asking price compare with the valuation?
How can you be sure that there have been 5 offers at asking price? Is this just what the selling solicitors are telling you?
Why do you say 'we failed' and then that you've 'gone up by 5k'? It doesn't sound like any particular offer has been accepted yet, and so it's surely likely that the selling agents are trying to get the best price for the property. In which case, they will likely exaggerate the amount of rival interest and any offers to anyone who's actually interested.
Try not to panic. Talk to your solicitor and discuss how you want to proceed. But I would be taking the claims of '5 offers at asking price, from 8 viewings' with a pinch of salt. How does the asking price compare with the valuation?
£5K on top failed also.
I can be sure as much as anyone can be sure in this position, by going on what the vendor and estate agents are telling me.
Also, we saw 3 of the other viewers when we went to view, it may as well of been one of those open house viewing days they were so close together.
The vendor has accepted the first time buyer's offer of the asking price. House went up Friday and is STC as of yesterday evening.
As for solicitor, there is no solicitor involved at this point.
So on to the 4th property, whenever one appears on the market.
I can be sure as much as anyone can be sure in this position, by going on what the vendor and estate agents are telling me.
Also, we saw 3 of the other viewers when we went to view, it may as well of been one of those open house viewing days they were so close together.
The vendor has accepted the first time buyer's offer of the asking price. House went up Friday and is STC as of yesterday evening.
As for solicitor, there is no solicitor involved at this point.
So on to the 4th property, whenever one appears on the market.
Best of luck with the next one.
Unfortunately things like this sometimes happen and there's not much you can do to stop other people being interested.
It's still a good time to buy, but if there are first-time buyers (or people who aren't in a chain), then they will always be more attractive to the person selling. If you can get yourself in a similar position, by selling yours first, then it would probably help - but obviously that's not an option for everyone.
Unfortunately things like this sometimes happen and there's not much you can do to stop other people being interested.
It's still a good time to buy, but if there are first-time buyers (or people who aren't in a chain), then they will always be more attractive to the person selling. If you can get yourself in a similar position, by selling yours first, then it would probably help - but obviously that's not an option for everyone.
