[NSC] Life Choices- Moving From Brighton

Zeberdi said:

The point I was making is you don’t make an offer straight to the seller (unless he’s selling privately) - you make enquiries whether the seller might accept a lower offer through their estate agent - that way you can find out before making a formal offer whether a lower one would be accepted for this or that reason ( and then make the offer formally through your solicitor obviously) .

Asking the agents if the seller might go lower for a cash sale, or other valid reason, doesn’t make you not look serious, it makes you look serious and sensible (and sellers will expect you to reduce your offer if there’s a £20,000 maintenance works planned or the property needs a new boiler)

I have been dead serious about all the properties I have bought over the years and only paid the full asking price on one of them for legitimate reasons.

But as you say, it’s your choice and a property is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.

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BN9 BHA said:

This. But he would be saying “ Buy in Hove as Eastbourne is dull and hasn’t got the quality coffee shops and bakeries as Church Rd”

I’m currently enjoying his regular posts in the Argus comments section.

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Herr Tubthumper said:

Quite. He was, I believe, unintentionally funny. I presume he posts under the same name?

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Herr Tubthumper said:

You’re taking my words too literally when I said “tell the seller”. As I said, no one is right or wrong. When I’m involved in the buying or selling of anything I can’t be arsed with people trying to haggle me down, and likewise I always offer the asking price. I guess I’m viewing this purely through my eyes. I should have mentioned the caveat of offering the asking price if it’s fair. I did once offer below because I thought the seller had over priced. I offered a fair price with an explanation, with evidence, and said if they wanted to sell at this price they had a deal. I bought the place.

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Eeyore said:

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If anyone knows Eastbourne and has buying experience it would be nice to chat.

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Eeyore said:

I had a look at the accounts in company house. Looks like the Freehold surplus is £19,000 at present. I'd need to check if they are expecting significant works.

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Zeberdi said:

I was making an important point ( not literally either btw) and not necessarily related to your own post but sort of. The benefit of getting the seller8s agent onside is you can find out a great deal about what the seller is likely to agree with before you make an offer.

I have to say HT, I think you are probably in a minority group of people that immediately offers a full price on a property despite being a cash buyer and therefore very advantageous to a seller wanting a quick sale.

Imo - When selling, you start high and go lower, when buying, you start low and go higher - basic bartering.

As for Live by the Sea, I only knew of his posts because of the disgraceful comments he made on the Gaza thread which eventually got him banned (at least from the thread) - I haven’t seen any of his posts since. Is he an Estate Agent?

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Weststander said:

A very, very wealthy realtor who operates in Manhattan and Hove.

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bluenitsuj said:

Which road is the property in?

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Weststander said:

A very, very wealthy realtor who operates in Manhattan and Hove.

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Sussax said:

One recommendation I can give you regardless of where you move to is to use this map. https://data.cdrc.ac.uk/dataset/index-multiple-deprivation-imd

Always better to get a house/flat in a nicer area, than a nicer house in a worst one.

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Bakero said:

You know the world's not fair when a bloke that simple is very wealthy

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Bakero said:

You know the world's not fair when a bloke that simple is very wealthy

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BN9 BHA said:

This. But he would be saying “ Buy in Hove as Eastbourne is dull and hasn’t got the quality coffee shops and bakeries as Church Rd”

I’m currently enjoying his regular posts in the Argus comments section.

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Sussex seaside town 'brimming with arts and crafts' among best downsizing spots

Eastbourne in Sussex has been named as one of the best seaside towns in the UK to downsize to

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BN9 BHA said:

The gift that keeps on giving

Sussex seaside town 'brimming with arts and crafts' among best downsizing spots

Eastbourne in Sussex has been named as one of the best seaside towns in the UK to downsize to

www.theargus.co.uk

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BadFish said:

Come to Australia (you might accidentally get killed)

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Zeberdi said:

I have to say HT, I think you are probably in a minority group of people that immediately offers a full price on a property despite being a cash buyer and therefore very advantageous to a seller wanting a quick sale.

Imo - When selling, you start high and go lower, when buying, you start low and go higher - basic bartering.

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Herr Tubthumper said:

Fair enough. For me though, I can’t be arsed with bartering.

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Sid and the Sharknados said:

I can't be bothered with that either.
As far as I'm concerned, somebody's either offering what I want at a fair price or they're not. I'm not interested in wasting time doing some weird dance around what everybody involved already knows the price should be.

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