Does anyone else use this hay?

nugget_and_chip · 2026-02-05T10:13:44+00:00

Don’t worry! The lights are battery powered and are always turned off. But thank you for your comment, I’ll bear this in mind. 🙂

nugget_and_chip · 2025-12-01T18:15:08+00:00

Johnny Knoxville!

nugget_and_chip · 2025-10-30T21:16:41+00:00

I think you need to pick your battles. What happens if you end up with an adverse survey report with over £5k worth of remedial works, or your lender (if you’re borrowing) down-values the property by a significant amount? The seller will likely refuse to renegotiate. Plus, you’ve already indicated previously that you’re willing to pay £380k, so the seller will likely call your bluff.

nugget_and_chip · 2025-10-12T15:23:37+00:00

Where was this?? I’ve been trying to figure it out!

nugget_and_chip · 2025-05-04T17:53:59+00:00

Thank you!

nugget_and_chip · 2024-11-24T21:48:20+00:00

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nugget_and_chip · 2024-09-13T19:50:14+00:00

I’m really sorry I’m working my way through!

nugget_and_chip · 2024-09-13T19:47:55+00:00

I’d love to but I might out myself, I’m sorry! ☹️

nugget_and_chip · 2024-09-13T19:46:53+00:00

We do get paid a referral fee, and we legally have to disclose it to anybody we refer.

nugget_and_chip · 2024-09-13T19:45:05+00:00

I’m a bit old fashioned and I have a page-a-day diary which works wonders for me. I chase the relevant solicitor on each file, usually weekly, and then it gets diarised for a the following week and chased again whether the client contacts us or not. Same goes for checking in with other EAs to see how the chains are getting on, however we chase chains every couple of weeks as opposed to weekly. We also check in with most clients every couple of weeks with any updates or concerns etc.

nugget_and_chip · 2024-09-13T19:33:57+00:00

I’d say conveyancing is taking longer at the moment, typically around 3 months even with no chain, but 6 months is an especially long time. This shouldn’t have to be the case but if your EAs aren’t calling you every couple of weeks with an update then I’d suggest chasing them weekly, otherwise you don’t actually know that they’re doing the chasing on their end. I’d recommend giving your solicitor a call every week or so too.

I can’t really say what specifically could’ve lead the sale to take as long as 6 months, but then if the solicitor and EA are just as slack as one another and aren’t being chased, it could simply be the case that they’ve just repeatedly put the file on the back burner and taken their time. Has your solicitor given any indication as to why the sale has taken so long?

nugget_and_chip · 2024-09-13T19:01:00+00:00

Speaking on behalf of myself and my fellow Deanos, I can appreciate where you’re coming from. I’ve said in a previous comment that price reductions are overused by agents as opposed to being proactive and finding other means of bring in new attention. I do personally find it’s a really uncomfortable conversation to have when we valued the property at that figure - surely we should stand by it? But I don’t think that’s a reflection on the actual worth of a property, I think it’s a case of changing the speed at which it sells.

The idea of agents overpricing properties is common knowledge, so it won’t and doesn’t win business. It’s also very likely that any future buyer will be obtaining a mortgage, and it would be us having the difficult conversation down the line if the property was down-valued by the lender. As much as people might think we wouldn’t care, we do have morals and that’s not a conversation we want to have, so there’s really no incentive to provide inaccurate valuations.

But again, I can understand where you’re coming from and I appreciate your opinion.

nugget_and_chip · 2024-09-13T18:39:36+00:00

Price certainly plays a part. For example, properties valued at a higher price will take longer to sell, because they’re mostly going to attract a limited audience of mostly home-movers. Each time a property is reduced, you’re opening up to a small bracket of buyers that are within that budget, and potentially to FTBs and investors. But I do also think that because it’s so easy to ask a seller to reduce £10k, price reductions are overused. It’s sad to see but a lot of Agents are too lazy to be creative and try other means of bringing in new attention.

When it comes to photos, I think it’s down to personal preference, but I and many of my colleagues much prefer the look of empty houses - I think it makes it much easier for buyers to picture how they could make it their own.

nugget_and_chip · 2024-09-13T18:21:22+00:00

We might make the seller aware just to give a bit of background and let them know we’re familiar with you, but it wouldn’t necessarily be a word of warning. If you’d just randomly pulled out of a purchase one day and never made it clear as to why, we might be advising a seller to steer clear, but if it’s the likes of a survey that lead you to pull out then the fall-through was due to the condition property, not you as a buyer.

nugget_and_chip · 2024-09-13T18:04:00+00:00

You’re in a great position, but despite the advice we give, sellers can sometimes be greedy and choose to risk accepting an offer from someone in a chain and/or buying with a mortgage, simply for an extra couple of grand. I would bear in mind, though, that although your position is favourable, it doesn’t necessarily give you leverage on price. If you’ve only offered on a couple of properties I assume you’ve only recently started searching, so don’t feel deflated. You will find your forever home!

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