[NZ Hopeful]

Good luck Woodies :)

Does anyone know roughly how long EA's take to get a property on Right Move, it's been 5 days now and I would have thought it should be on there?

[JayBee]

Good luck Woodies :)

Does anyone know roughly how long EA's take to get a property on Right Move, it's been 5 days now and I would have thought it should be on there?

I think it's pretty instant - should be on already!!

[cathgates]

Hi Jaybee, your property should be on Rightmove within 24 hours. I would go back to the estate agent, and tell them, and sit in the office whilst they update their system. Have you checked your estate agents own website to see if you are on there?

Cath X

[NZ Hopeful]

Thanks guys, not a good start is it with the estate agents?! Will get on to them on Monday and find out what is going on. :uhoh

[Hejwitch_uk]

Fingers crossed for you woodies. I bit the bullet yesterday and we instructed estate agent to reduce from Offers Over £139,950 to a fixed price of £129,950. If that doesn't get someone shifting, we're up the creek without a canoe, never mind the paddle! Can't afford to drop lower. Hope it works.

[NZ Hopeful]

Hope it works for you Hejwitch, posivibes coming your way!

[IanR]

im sure we had the same discussion last quarter so the time lag is taken care of as you poo pooed land reg then!

Well, lets see what the LR says in 15 weeks time... as for the market right at this moment, todays an article in todys Sunday Times says...

"......“We’re anticipating a 25% fall over 2008 and 2009, of which about 10% has already occurred,” says Lucian Cook, director of residential research at agents Savills. He expects the market to overcorrect next year: in the same way that values went higher than were sustainable last year before falling back; they will probably drop lower before things pick up.

Researchers at agents Knight Frank see a drop of another 5% this year as the most optimistic scenario, but believe prices could even fall 15% between now and the end of December. Capital Economics, a research consultancy, also expects a further 15% decline this year. Inevitably, areas of the market will perform differently ....."


http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/buying_and_selling/article4673068.ece

[victoria24]

someone once said that badgers cant do handstands but the land registry figures that take all data into account still state 2% over their last quarter...
everyone is entitled to their opinion, after all we live in a democracy but the facts are the facts and cant really be challenged with predictions. what i do know is that if opinion is collective then it will become a self fulfilling prophecy which is the worst kind of progress.

[IanR]

Good news for those moving to NZ...


NZ house prices down 7% in 7 months, says QV

Residential property prices dropped almost 7% from their peak in January and are expected to decline further, says a report from government owned valuer Quotable Value (QV).
http://www.interest.co.nz/ratesblog/index.php/2008/09/07/nz-house-prices-down-7-in-7-months-says-qv/

[Mickstim]

Good news for those moving to NZ...


NZ house prices down 7% in 7 months, says QV

Residential property prices dropped almost 7% from their peak in January and are expected to decline further, says a report from government owned valuer Quotable Value (QV).
http://www.interest.co.nz/ratesblog/index.php/2008/09/07/nz-house-prices-down-7-in-7-months-says-qv/

A bit tough to hear when we have only just bought, but probably true. Our neighbours have just sold after a year on the market and took an offer of 20% under their asking price.

Bx

[Hejwitch_uk]

Following my £10,000 drop on asking price and a change from offers over to fixed price - new viewer on Saturday :D Keep 'em crossed! Would be lovely to add some good news to this thread.....

[victoria24]

bring on the good news!

[NZ Hopeful]

Be thinking of you on Saturday Hejwitch, our agent has 3 people who are 'thinking' about coming to view our house.... I don't get why they have to 'think' about it?! It doesn't cost anything!!

[Hejwitch_uk]

As a point of hope, the EA told me they have arranged 15 viewings today AND sold a house this afternoon, more than they've done in one day for ages.... a glimmer of hope for the market perhaps?? Thanks NZ Hopeful, totally agree with you, what a wierd thing to do without just coming out and viewing!

[JandL]

Another viewing on Monday!

[victoria24]

get in!

[NZ Hopeful]

Yay! Good luck JandL!

Ours finally went on right move yesterday - it took almost 2 weeks, trying very hard to bite my tongue with the agent, not sure how long I will be able to keep that up though if they continue to be so laid back about doing things!

Anyone know where the fairy is?

[tea drinker]

Everything crossed JandL

haven't seen the fairy (s)

[IanR]

Yay! Good luck JandL!

Ours finally went on right move yesterday - it took almost 2 weeks, trying very hard to bite my tongue with the agent, not sure how long I will be able to keep that up though if they continue to be so laid back about doing things!

Anyone know where the fairy is?

Let's face it agents aren't overworked at the moment and the only reason I can think of for that length of delay, that makes sense, is that they hadn't paid their Rightmove bill !!

Good luck with your sale.

[IanR]

Just as well that it's a women who wrote this in yesterdays FT!!

From Merryn Somerset Webb .. (a noted housing bear and editor of MoneyWeek)..

..Apparently, 81 per cent of women questioned said that they would “consider buying a house in the current environment” whereas a mere 30 per cent of men would do the same. The irritating bit? The use of the word “brave”.

This is an environment in which the prices of houses sold at auction – the only place where prices are really clear – have fallen 23 per cent in the last year; one in which the number of new mortgage approvals constantly hits new lows; in which mortgage offers to those without a 20 per cent deposit and a proper income have all but dried up; in which real incomes are falling and unemployment is rising; and one in which there is a consensus (among all but those running property investment companies) that prices have a good 10-15 per cent still to fall.

If I had written the press release I would have replaced the word “brave” with “stupid”. And I’d do the same all over the financial press...........

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ea204026-80ed-11dd-82dd-000077b07658.html

I think the message is clear... don't bother with Rightmove or the local paper to advertise your house for sale, instead think of putting an ad in Women's Own or Cosmopolitan...

[Hejwitch_uk]

We've had 7 viewers over the last 3 months, and all have been women! Saturday's should have been number 6, but we had an unexpected viewer who turned up at the door an hour before the arranged one. We await feedback tomorrow. Best of luck JandL will have fingers crossed for you tomorrow! Still no sign of the fairy anyone?

[catt]

kiwibles (NZ fairy) is currently on the way to Macuser.........i know there is a waiting list. :nice1

We had one viewer who had the money in the bank the day after kiwibles arrived as yet she has not made any decisions except to keep her money in the bank and sit and wait for house prices to get even lower.......oh well......i would probably do the same in her position.

Good luck for everyone in the same boat as me ........:cheers heres to some house sales soon.

[victoria24]

we have the fairy here! have been waiting for a new owner to make a request.
pm me your details and ill get her over to you.

[Hejwitch_uk]

Have PM'd :clap

[thewoodies]

We had a viewng on saturday - they liked our house - our garden is small - but it has four double bedrooms - one each for there kids (Fingers crossed) they are key workers so have to buy soon as the government are stopping this scheme very soon. I didnt even know they were coming until our other agent told me?? Trouble is even if this agent does sell they are so useless they will probably muck it up!!!!

We have another viewing next saturday with our better agent.:bluebanana

By the way whats the difference between a blue banana and a yellow one????

[Mickstim]

By the way whats the difference between a blue banana and a yellow one????

It's all to do with colour :laugh

[JandL]

Well, we had our viewing.... well actually no we didn't. They didn't turn up... great...

[Hejwitch_uk]

Oh no, you must be gutted, so sorry to hear that. I've got all depressed as I haven't heard anything about our viewers from Saturday. Awful situation at the moment with trying to sell. Best wishes.

[JandL]

Still no idea where our viewing went, but we got another one (cash buyer!) on Wednesday. I've run out of fingers!

[thewoodies]

Chased estate agent for viewing that happened Saturday - she had to ring me back COS????? she was Soooooo busy!!:confused:

Anyway viewing went well they loved the house but garden not big enough:wah

However they are going to approach a neighbour who might sell them a bit of theirs??? I Need that fairy please:D

[JandL]

Garden fairy heading your way!

[catt]

my understanding on the blue bananas is they are for blue stickers in your passport.......but whatever the mood takes you is all good in my book :bluebanana:raebanana:bluebanana:raebanana

[macuser]

Good Luck to all with viewings, seems the buyers may be out & about again.

None for us since July. Trying to keep positive.

Still waging war against the slugs in the garden. Do they start disappearing for the winter soon?

Helen

[NZ Hopeful]

Surely they have to wait until we've had a summer?! :wah

[cathgates]

Well, just to say we still haven't had any viewings - about 7 or 8 weeks again now. Not expecting any sometime soon after the latest doom and gloom on wall street thanks to the greedy banks although saying that a friend phoned earlier to say He has a viewing tonight. His Dad is living in Thailand and He wants to go and join Him, He went for about 4 months earlier this year, came back and put the house on the market so I wish Him good luck:cheers

Heres hoping the latest doom and gloom doesn't drag on too long within the money markets:yes

Cath X

[victoria24]

i might raffle mine...

[macuser]

Kiwi Fairy arrived safely today. Thank you Catt. She seems in fine spirits and is relaxing on the sofa with a glass of wine, watching me tidy round before Holby City, (which I shall have to watch upstairs as the football's on...Boo!).

Helen

[Andy-Dee]

Kiwi Fairy arrived safely today. Thank you Catt. She seems in fine spirits and is relaxing on the sofa with a glass of wine, watching me tidy round before Holby City, (which I shall have to watch upstairs as the football's on...Boo!).

Helen

She's quite the alkie - lock up the spirits you don't want her running amok just before the viewers start flooding in.

[Andy-Dee]

i might raffle mine...

We might give ours away with a gallon of petrol - they are gonna be worth the same soon anyway!!!

[cathgates]

Maybe I should stock up on a tin of Andrews ready for when She comes to visit me then Helen!!!!!

Cath X

[macuser]

I think I'd better leave her to sleep in tomorrow whilst I go to work. I'll leave some anadin and a pint of water by her bed.

Helen

[Hejwitch_uk]

Just received a call from EA. The couple that viewed on Saturday have a shortlist of 2 properties and one of them is ours!! Bizzarely the other is the house that my parents rented in the village until they moved to France!! If we weren't emigrating, my parents wouldn't have moved and that house wouldn't be up for sale. Don't you just love irony? Hoping to hear within the next couple of days.... (ours is the more expensive of the 2 and we can't match the price of the other, but ours is bigger and in much better condition....) Keep 'em crossed.. :roll

[thewoodies]

Just had a surprise viewing with estate agent, one booked for saturday and one for the following saturday!! Things seem to be moving again. Im sure that fairy must be here somewhere:D

[NZ Hopeful]

Oh Hejwitch! What are the chances of that happening! :uhoh If only you had known, you could have kept it a secret from your parents! Fingers crossed for you.

Yay Woodies, good luck for both viewings :clap

[victoria24]

best of luck! ours is in the paper with a double ad this week so everything crossed!

[catt]

We are taking out a half page advert in the local sunday freebie this week see what comes of that. Fingers crossed for us please and we will cross everything for everybody else on the market :nice1

[Mickstim]

I hope that will bring them in for you Catt!

Bx

[Hejwitch_uk]

Good luck woodies and catt

[NZ Hopeful]

Sounds good Catt, good luck!

[thewoodies]

Had another surprise viewing yesterday - had 10 minutes to tidy up!
Still got a viewing on Saturday the one for the 27th has just put in a pre ,'very cheeky' offer which we have turned down. As OH has just pointed out we dont need to give our house away - with the rental we could get for this it could pay for our rental in NZ . Still hoping to sell though.

Really hope you get a viewing CATT:D

[cathgates]

Had a call from our estate agent earlier, a couple want to view our house:clap they're in rented - on the same street as us!!!!! Haven't got a time fixed though - their phone went straight to answer machine when the estate agent called them back:( Didn't stop me running round with the hoover and my best cushion plumping hands in overdrive!!!:exit

Cath X

[macuser]

Good Luck Woodies Cath & Catt.

Helen

[Hejwitch_uk]

:clap It's brilliant to hear that viewings are happening! I'm still waiting for the last viewers to choose between ours and another in my village (my mum used to rent it). Shortlist of 2 feels infinitely better that a straight out 'no'. Good luck to everyone for the next few day's viewings..:nice1:nice1:D

[macuser]

Who was after Rusty for Kiwi fairy? As he's in NZ now, he has said to post on to the next person. You know who you are!!!!!!!!!!! Just pm me your address and at the same time I shall search this thread for clues.

We are still waiting for another viewing.........nothing since July 18th.

Fingers crossed for us all.

Helen

[catt]

Hi Helen........it was Cathgates she was up after Rusty......hope you have fairy dusted everything.......i did.

cheers Anni

[catt]

ok our half page went out in the Sunday freeby but as yet the agents we put it in with have not said that they are in undated with lots of people who want to come look and buy it.

What has happened though is that our other agent contacted us today and have told us that someone has contacted them to find out more info about our place. He has been told that there will be very little likely hood that we will reduce the house any more as we have already reduced it by £25k and nearly ready to take it off the market until the market picks up again if it doesnt sell by the end of October. (i did say that too so it wasnt a lie). The guy who was asking about our house has indicated that he has had an offer £13k less than he has it on the market for but hasnt accepted it yet and was putting out feelers. Our agent stood firm and the guy has asked to come see it on Thursday afternoon. Fingers crossed again i guess but truth is i am not going to make a fuss about getting everything just so. Got blase about this viewing business they will either like it or they wont. Will let you know what happens. :exit

[NZ Hopeful]

. Fingers crossed again i guess but truth is i am not going to make a fuss about getting everything just so. Got blase about this viewing business they will either like it or they wont. Will let you know what happens.

I've mentioned this previously on this thread, the last house I sold we had loads of viewers and all seemed to be timewatsters, we were on the verge of losing the house of our dreams so I was ready to throw in the towel and take it of the market. We agreed to one last viewer before I took it off and didn't do anything in the house and was downright rude to them if I'm honest :o but 5 mins later they had offered full asking price :clap

Soooo if I can just get a viewer now that is what I am going to do!! :eek: :laugh

[macuser]

Good Luck Catt. Hope it all goes well.

Helen

[Hejwitch_uk]

Will have them crossed for you catt. Nothing further from the couple who 'shortlisted' our house. I really think they'll go for the other one, but a 'mystery' person (neither us or the EA recognise the name' has lodged an expression of interest with EA through their Scottish lawyer, and are apparently waiting to exchange contracts on their own house. Allegedly they're coming to view (possibly re-view if they HAVE already been) in the next week or so.

I'm not holding my breath.....:confused:

[catt]

everything crossed for you hejwitch ;)

[nickydwuk]

I really feel for you catt. Hope it works out.

[NZ Hopeful]

Still nothing here, anyone got anything good to report?

The fairy is now here so really hoping she will work her magic, the pics and messages are really lovely, great to put faces to names, quite heartening too looking through them thinking 'she's gone, he's gone' etc it's quite a high percentage of people who have had her have made the move so she must be doing something right!

I'll hang on to her for a few days if thats ok, anyone who wants her next PM me your address and she will wing her way to you. :)

[catt]

Had a viewing on Thursday afternoon and vibes were good the couple have had an offer on their house £13k less than asking price and were quizzing my EA as to the possibilities of us lowering our price....he told them we had already dropped £25k in total and that there was very little movement that was before they came to view so fingers crossed still. Initial reaction from my EA is that they liked it but he would give them a few days to think things through before pressing them again.

[NZ Hopeful]

Fingers crossed for you catt, here's hoping they make an offer. :)

[Hejwitch_uk]

Sounds promising Catt, everything crossed.....

[JandL]

Had the viewing Wednesday before last, and still waiting for a decision. Investment buyer wants to take his time.

[NZ Hopeful]

Had the viewing Wednesday before last, and still waiting for a decision. Investment buyer wants to take his time.

Probably wants you to think he's not interested so you will bite his hand off when he makes you a cr**py offer! :uhoh

Will keep my fingers crossed for you though. :yes

[catt]

everything crossed for a good offer JandL :nice1

[D&J]

Hi to everyone,
We have been watching this thread daily after originally posting regarding the housing market.

We are leaving the UK in Jan 2009 flights booked and paid for. We have secured a beautiful rental property in Papamoa for when we arrive and had some postive replies from potential employers, so that side of the move seems to be moving along in the right direction.

Unfortunately things here aren't going as smooth. Along with alot of people we have not sold our house it has been on the market since late Feb. We had 3 viewings when it first went up and they all loved it but they too had property to sell, nothing since. We have advertised it for part exchange, posted fliers through doors of any houses in our px price bracket, offered a £10,000 cash back on completion, and have now dropped the price £20,000. If the house doesn't sell we will have to rent which is plan 'C'.

As time is moving on I wondered if the fairy was available for a visit? We feel we have tried everything else and after reading the post's from people who have had a visit we wondered if she would be able to bring us some luck!

D&J.:wah

[peebles16]

There are two fairies now doing the rounds so best look back to see who has them and send a PM :yes Best wishes and posivibes to all trying to sell as ever :)

Karenx

[cathgates]

Hi D & J, I am due the Kiwi fairy next, after Shehas finished visiting with Helen, I'm not sure who is after me - need to look back, but if no one is waiting I'll happily send Her on after She has spent a few days with us.

Cath XX

[D&J]

Thank you,
I hope she brings you some luck first. You hang on to her as long as you need to, we still have a bit of time before we need to really start panicking.

Good luck to everyone who is trying to sell their house, before making the move.
D&J.:uhoh

[Andy-Dee]

We had a viewing yesterday which was soooooooo dire I felt I had to share.

We have a 4 bed cottage on a busy road (which is always the problem) and it is obvious the estate agents are so despreate they are sending anyone to view.

Turns out, the couple are retired and quite dodery, took them 10 minutes to get out of the car (after collecting cardies from the boot, handbag from the back seat etc). Fairly deaf so had to shout. Came in - tutted at my daughter's 'pink' bedroom, liked our antique desk in the study - spent most of their time in the downstairs cloakroom which is quite large - oooohhh good size, very useful etc etc (you have 4 bedrooms, 3 reception rooms, a utility room and a car port previously used for coaches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) storage will not be a problem!

Spent ages talking about their daughter, grand kids - how great it was where they lived, which is fairly close ... ggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :mad:

Then as I was waving goodbye - 4 motorbikes on a superbike, can we beat the land speed record roared past in a blur.

I just shut the door, poured myself a brandy and then ........ 'b*&%/* it' had another one.

Kiweebles where are you when I need you......... :wah

[Andy-Dee]

..... also, find out afterwards. They havent even put their house on the market yet :mad::mad::mad:

[NZ Hopeful]

Oh Dee, what a nightmare :uhoh