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May 1, 2024 · I put in an offer on a house last week at 10% under the 'offers over' price. It had been on the market for a year and was reduced in price six months ago. It really needs a new …

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Reasonable Offer On £170k House? - MoneySavingExpert Forum

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Feb 12, 2009 · Hi, We've had our house on the market for a while, about 9 months, and just dropped it from £122,500 to £100,000 with a view of offers around £90,000. we've previously …

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What To Offer On A House — MoneySavingExpert Forum

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Dec 21, 2024 · Offer £700,000 with the expectation that this first offer will be rejected - then aim to settle on £712,500 following counter-offers. Coincidentally 5% below asking AND what the …

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Offer On House But Confused — MoneySavingExpert Forum

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Jul 30, 2024 · So, I've had an offer made on my house...the guide price is £140-£150k & off is £146k but the buyers have said they will increase ut to £150k for all the white goods. The EA …

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Help With Offering On Property — MoneySavingExpert Forum

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5 days ago · After our negotiations for another property fell through in December, we decided to offer £990k (10% less) last Thursday. EA came back on Saturday morning, saying the offer in …

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Sensible Offer On A House — MoneySavingExpert Forum

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Mar 11, 2010 · It's been on the market a long time and the price hasn't been reduced, so I'd definatly make the offer of £1.05. However,given the length of time it's been on the market and …

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1 day ago · The property I've had an offer accepted on didn't attract a single other offer and was never going to sell at £545,000, so initially I was happy with £514,000. Now starting to have …

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Is It Reasonable To Offer £10k Less Than Guide Price?

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Aug 11, 2018 · Hi all, I am thinking of making an offer on a property which will need some work. Some smaller but more necessary things e.g. dodgy door handles, old/tatty carpet in one …

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Buying A House — MoneySavingExpert Forum

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Nov 19, 2023 · I certainly remember about 20 years ago offering over 20% under the "offers over" price. Can't recall exact amount, maybe 28%…? Got the most brutal rude response ever via …

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1 day ago · So £420k home at the higher rate stamp duty = £29,500 (if you sold the £155k house first or at the same time as trying to buy the £420k home then the stamp duty would not be …

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Can anyone make an offer on a house?

Anyone can offer, your offer probably won't be accepted if your not proceedable. You exchange contracts and 10% deposit, and buy building insurance, normally complete 2 weeks later and you pay the final 90%. When did you last buy/sell? ...

Do you offer a property based on what it is worth?

You offer what it is worth to you and the vendor either accepts it or they don't. This seems a common response but isn't that practical - I've made offers on two properties recently based on what I felt those properties were worth to me, but was outbid, so am trying to get a more grounded perspective on what to offer. It's all relative. ...

Should I mention house prices in my MoneySaving account?

While we understand that mentioning house prices may sometimes be relevant to a user's specific MoneySaving situation, we ask that you please avoid veering into broad, general debates about the market, the economy and politics, as these can unfortunately lead to abusive or hateful behaviour. ...