Nevertheless, I do wonder about the estate agents sometimes, certainly over here. I think they inflate prices too readily - our neighbour opposite has decided to move and on the agents advice, put it on the market at £350k. What?? IMHO, that's £30-40K overpriced (not that we'd say anything to him, of course). I don't care if it is in pristine condition, it's nothing more than a tiny Bovis out-of-a-box-house, just like ours. Needless to say, 5 months on, it's unsold. He has "justified" the price by saying that other similar properties on the estate are being marketed around that price. But guess what - they're not selling either! He is now talking about dropping the price a bit .... I think, seeing as we're coming into winter, he'd be better off removing it and trying again fresh next year.
That's t'other thing - I don't know if it applies in your neck of the woods, Ton - the house selling trade can be quite seasonal. Here, we are in a "good schools catchment area". So house hunting tends to start in the early spring and peaks in August! Do you have a similar season your way? Is it better in the winter when all the fed-up northern Europeans are looking to move to a more congenial climate?
