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Postby chrisuk » Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:45 pm

2 more UK sleeps and Im on me way, another 2~3 on the road should do well and am I jumping for joy, gonna have to throw a party and boy can I party, I hope you all can do too, none of this "Im over the hills" nonsense at such a young age, or is it the sun

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Postby Lion » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:13 pm

I have two more sleeps before I am on my way back to UK, will pass you on the way :lol:

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Postby Steve&Yvonne » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:26 pm

Thats life I guess.

Did you manage to sell Lion - last time I heard you were finding the market very sluggish and then - did you say you had a thunderstorm and powercut when you had a buyer.
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Postby Lion » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:29 pm

Nope, haven't sold up, can't give our house away, it wasn't a buyer when we had a power cut, just a viewing.

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Postby Steve&Yvonne » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:54 pm

Why not? - Is it the place or the type of property. I would have thought with all the people going to/coming to Andalucia the market would be very good.

Where is the house - perhaps we should come and see it if it still there in the summer.
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Postby Lorraine - Mijas » Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:19 pm

Steve&Yvonne, it's probably neither the property or the location, I too was in a similar position to Lion for a long time and he/she has my every sympathy, the market generally is pants (despite what agents would wish you to believe).

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Postby oliveview01 » Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:21 pm

If the agents are anything like one of the agents we have our house for sale with ... they have put almost 12% on top of the asking price! They have bought quite a few folk up to view, but as I have told them, they have priced the house off the market. Surely they are better to reduce their commission and sell then hang on to a house on their books and spend time taking folk to a house they have made too expensive?

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Postby Lion » Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:59 pm

Sorry for bumping an old thread guys, but I tried this forum about a year ago and it was down and presumed it had shut down! - Anyway, we finally sold up in August 2006, it took over two years to sell, I understand the market out there is similar if not worse now though, with the euro at €1.19 to the £1 you are not going to be getting many brits buying either.

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Postby Cassandra » Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:21 pm

Pleased you managed to sell eventually Lion. Hope everything's going well for you in the UK :)

The market is worse if anything now, we've been advised to put our house on the market below valuation and warned still not to expect a quick sale :? The estate agents, even long established ones, are closing down or downsizing with frightening speed here in eastern Almeria. Don't know what it's like on the CDS.

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Postby frog » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:33 am

certainly in fuengirola there are many empty agents offices including 2 that had my house for sale before i put it on the market and as i was the only owner having bought off plans they had no exuse for that type of marketing

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Postby pkates » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:25 am

oliveview01 wrote:If the agents are anything like one of the agents we have our house for sale with ... they have put almost 12% on top of the asking price! They have bought quite a few folk up to view, but as I have told them, they have priced the house off the market. Surely they are better to reduce their commission and sell then hang on to a house on their books and spend time taking folk to a house they have made too expensive?
I don't think it's the commission that's making it not sell - - just a depressed market as well spoken about on here.

If the agent gets a sale for you, but makes his 12%, will that be so bad for you?

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Postby Troglodyfae » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:42 am

Sorry a bit off topic but nice to see another night owl it was getting a tad lonely :lol:

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Postby pkates » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:45 am

haha - - yeah, no sleep yet.

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Postby Raquel » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:14 pm

Lion...did you used to post on digital spy? I recognise the username....

anyway well done on selling up, are you enjoying life away from spain?

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Postby Lion » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:04 am

Yep, same user name on Digital Spy.


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