HIPs are selling sellers short
So the day has finally arrived and passed – April 6 2009. It wasn’t only a landmark because it was my birthday (thanks for all the cards) but because now anyone selling a house must possess a Home...
View ArticleGreen shoots aren’t helping my flat sale
Spring is in the air in the property market – or so the papers have been saying this week. London’s house-price slump is at the bottom now, according to several estate agents I’ve spoken to. “Demand in...
View ArticleShould I take the money and run?
Twice this week, the estate agents selling my flat surprised me. The first time was on Saturday morning when they turned up 20 minutes early for a viewing. Apparently, it was to “check everything was...
View ArticleTo sell, or not to sell
An investor has been poking around our flat this week. Naturally, the thought of someone else making money out of it has made me question whether it is a good idea to sell. Another week of trawling the...
View ArticleWhy women are driving the property market
Perhaps the only reason I’m eager to sell my flat and buy something larger is because I’m a girl. Everyone doing anything property-wise at the moment seems to be female. The estate agent selling our...
View ArticleIt’s only estate agents who see green shoots
The estate agent selling our flat is on holiday this week. Clearly all this talk of green shoots in the housing market has gone to her head. If the press releases I’ve been receiving this week are to...
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Word on the street
An estate agent stood me up this week. It was particularly frustrating as I’d taken along David, a building developer friend, for a second opinion on the flat I was viewing. The office assured us she...
View ArticleHIPS corruption?
After reading the article about estate agents making profits from Home Information Packs , I phoned a contact who owns a HIP company. He told me that his company sells HIPS to estate agents for £225...
View ArticleNationwide’s house price rise is a blip
House prices rose by 1.2 per cent in May, according to the Nationwide index released today. Why then did my estate agent persuade me yesterday to reduce the asking price of my flat? She says this is...
View ArticleIs Halifax’s house price rise a positive sign?
When will we be able to say for sure that the property market downturn is over? Today’s Halifax house price index showed a 2.6 per cent increase in May, following three months of consecutive falls. The...
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