If you look at zoopla and houser.co.uk you get very different views on your flat- prices are coming down though- zoopla reckons mine is down £10 over a year and stuff used to shift in a day- now it's taking weeks/months.In fairness the same could be said about NYC, or Monaco... though it's especially true of Chinese hotspots
Jippy is Christian Grey confirmed.
It's also probably the size of your fecking garage. The second bedroom seriously isn't liveable as a bedroom if you are over the age of maybe 7, hence it's Zibby, our cat's room.
EDIT: The estate agent lied about the medieval sec dungeon. It's clearly Jacobean.
It's better, too - but don't tell them that down south. They'll all want to come and our house prices will get silly, too.
That is cheap. I'm looking for a place in one of the nicer parts of Oldham and you would be looking £350k for a house like that round here.
Jesus. That'd be like £600k here.
Aha, you're not wrong. We're trying a combination of 1. and 5.
Jesus, that would be well in six figures down here.
£213k is well in six figures as well.
What area of Warrington is that pal?
That article should be renamed
I think you've misunderstood the tone.
I think I take something different to it than you.
Affordable housing is the new name for social/council housing.
Do you live in the south east / london? Putting in an offer after one short viewing is the norm, the market is completely mental. Some people put offers in at the property during the viewing.
If you know feck all about houses then you should take a builder or someone in the construction game to let you know if there are any telltale problem signs because it can cost you big time.
Oh I misunderstood it to be affordable to buy not to rent.
£213k is well in six figures as well.
Thanks - i know.
£213k is well in six figures as well.
Ah, yeah. Meant seven- maths was never my strong point.Isnt that what your surveyor is for?
Tbh, the bank won't lend the mortgage without a survey, so you can withdraw your offer it shows up any nasties.
The mortgage survey is just to assess the value of the house because if you are paying more than the house is deemed worth by the mortgage surveyor it can affect your LTV and ability to get a mortgage. It doesn't detail any problems with the house specifically.
Yeah I was on about a home buyer survey not mortgage firms survey, when we last put an offer in (before we pulled out) it was conditional on it passing this.
What if you don't know a builder?
Pay one, or just read up about it. Like @Smores said, recognising problems is not that difficult.
I can't remember tbh, was a while ago. I remember there were three levels of survey and we went for the middle on. Surely the lender would at least check for subsidence in the area?
They won't tell you if the windows need replacing in the next five years, if the electrics are inadequate, if the boiler needs replacing or if the upstairs ceiling will come down if you try and pull off those shitty polystyrene tiles off etc etc.
Thanks. I mean I honestly don't have a clue right now.
Maybe not, but those nasty ceiling tiles should be a red flag. You know they are hiding something bad.
Have a good look online for checklists, apologies can't quite remember where i found the one I used.
WA9. It's Sutton rather than Warrington tbf, but I'll be damned if I'm telling anyone I'm in Merseyside. There's a bit more to it than just being cheap, it's a divorcing couple wanting rid pronto, was listed at £249k and then £220k before they accepted my £213k. Needs some TLC, been rented out for 18 months.
I like that second one. Where's the listing for the one you bought?
Yeah it's lovely but it needs *so* much doing to it. It's damp everywhere, from the roof and the walls, layout is terrible but lots of land etc.
Thats cheap. What area is it though? We've just bought 4 bed detatched (1970's build) with garage, back extension, decent sized garden thats pretty private, also in cul-de-sac in woolston for just under 230k. And that was run down, needing quite bit of work.
