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By: - 29th July 2012 at 17:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
she's not willing to budge on price i'd guess !! i may be wrong but if it has been on the market for so long and in that area others will have tried cheeky bids
it also depends on what you are willing to pay as an individual i myself for anything in the blackpool area would only be willing to pay 30,000 but that's personal as i don't like blackpool !!
vacant possesion with no chain is a bonus to you but not an issue for them as they are already living somewhere !!
i'd personaly try 140,000 if it is refused give it a bit then try later to test how much they want to get rid !!
selling houses is a stagnant market presently nothing to loose it'll probably be around for a while yet if it isn't others will follow
By: - 29th July 2012 at 18:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Blackpool
First thing you need to know is that Cleveleys is not in Blackpool it's a few miles north and a nice place to live, so don't take any notice of people who think that Cleveleys, Fleetwood, St Annes or Lytham are in blackpool because
they are not. If you Pm the name of the road to me I will give my mate a ring and ask him what its like there.
By: - 29th July 2012 at 18:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
fair enough it doesn't have the golden mile , piers , or tower but blackpool it is just the quieter areas a little to the side !!
i do know as i live pretty much where the op does !! and have been there many times
cleveleys is directly next to blackpool with fleetwood shortly after
By: - 29th July 2012 at 18:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Try zoopla,it will give you the last sale price of the property,what their estimate is and look on there for resent sale prices in the street.
Also if you do some digging on the net and as you say the owner has several property's,they might have a business in letting them and be struggling.
Ive recently sold a property,id seen it up for a while,firstly for 170k then over several months dropping to 160k,it was empty,i asked around the area and found out it was a rental property,one nice lady gave me the owners name,i checked him out,he had 6 other property's.3 of which where empty too and had been for a while.
Having checked out his wife (facebook) she posted her divorce had came through and was waiting for settlement....
I paid 100k for the property 2 weeks later.
By: - 29th July 2012 at 18:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
blackpool
fair enough it doesn't have the golden mile , piers , or tower but blackpool it is just the quieter areas a little to the side !!i do know as i live pretty much where the op does !! and have been there many times
cleveleys is directly next to blackpool with fleetwood shortly after
A half hour drive from Blackpool center to Fleetwood is not a little to the side.
By: - 29th July 2012 at 19:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
it is 4 miles with no break in buit up areas to cleveleys but in reality as they are next door neighbours it is zero miles north blackpool to south cleveleys !! it's blackpool !! if you take that long on the coast rd to reach fleetwood from blackpool i'd book your car into a garage !! even fleetwood is only about 15 - 20 mins drive taking it easy !!
By: - 29th July 2012 at 20:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Blackpool
Tell you what you go to Fleetwood and tell em they live in the Blackpool area
and I'll send you some flowers to the ward you end up in at Blackpool Vic Hospital. I know how long it takes to get there from Blackpool it's 7.4 miles and it takes longer at rush hour, in fact go to St Annes an see what they think of your ill thought out statment, Oh and as for the silly statment of £30.000, that wont buy you a shed in Lytham. It's zero miles north, are you taking the p%%ss.
By: - 29th July 2012 at 23:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Thanks for all the advice folks. :)
By: - 30th July 2012 at 01:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Sounds like it might have been bought to let with the garage being converted and she has been caught out with the slump, go in low and she can always say no, you can always increase your offer if refused. Agree with the see what the others went for. But remember these days it is a buyers market, not a sellers, so still go in lower. I would think offering way lower than you suggest, 130-140 ish as suggested by Tornado
By: - 30th July 2012 at 12:19 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
if you take that long on the coast rd to reach fleetwood from blackpool i'd book your car into a garage !!
I LOL'ed at this comment ! :D
By: - 30th July 2012 at 14:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Blackpool
You won't be laughing if you move there and you try and do the trip in the rush hour, as I said before it takes longer than 15 mins, but hey if you want to listen to a sgsmfi then crack on, I've done that trip hundreds of times, trust me I know.
By: - 30th July 2012 at 15:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
it is 4 miles with no break in buit up areas to cleveleys but in reality as they are next door neighbours it is zero miles north blackpool to south cleveleys !! it's blackpool !! if you take that long on the coast rd to reach fleetwood from blackpool i'd book your car into a garage !! even fleetwood is only about 15 - 20 mins drive taking it easy !!
Are you allowed to go that fast on L plates?:D
By: - 30th July 2012 at 16:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
LOL
Don't you have to be able to fill in a D1 form to get a provisional licence in this country:D
By: - 30th July 2012 at 21:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I wish I had that 'smiley' that pours a beer :D
It is good to have the 'Expert' around LOL
By: - 31st July 2012 at 21:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I'd offer 10% less...or about 153.
The worse they can do is say no...then if you still want it you up your bid.
By: - 31st July 2012 at 23:10 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
You won't be laughing if you move there and you try and do the trip in the rush hour, as I said before it takes longer than 15 mins, but hey if you want to listen to a sgsmfi then crack on, I've done that trip hundreds of times, trust me I know.
I'm not moving up there and my missus doesn't need to drive in rush hour.
However you are right - it does take a while to get up to Fleetwood from Cleveleys and longer to St Annes especially if you do the prom route.
I should know this as my parents live in Cleveleys.
By: - 1st August 2012 at 00:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Blackpool
Keep us posted as to how you get on with the house, as for St Annes keep away from there, it's not the place it used to be unless you've got up to half a million to spend:D
By: - 1st August 2012 at 08:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
sgsmfi?
PM if necessary. :)
By: - 1st August 2012 at 18:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Eh ? Not sure what you mean.
By: - 3rd August 2012 at 20:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Tell you what you go to Fleetwood and tell em they live in the Blackpool area
and I'll send you some flowers to the ward you end up in at Blackpool Vic Hospital. I know how long it takes to get there from Blackpool it's 7.4 miles and it takes longer at rush hour, in fact go to St Annes an see what they think of your ill thought out statment, Oh and as for the silly statment of £30.000, that wont buy you a shed in Lytham. It's zero miles north, are you taking the p%%ss.
30.000 was my personal value not what bozo's actualy pay !!
no fleetwood is not blackpool but blackpools entertainments and hotels extend into cleveleys , cleveleys is blackpool i have just come back from there today from being with a client for work for 5 days , cleveleys is blackpool in everything but name !! granted it is the slightly quieter side of blackpool but blackpool none the less !!
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By: Culpano - 29th July 2012 at 16:59
House is in Cleveleys just north of Blackpool and near the sea front.
House has been on market for quite a few months and it's now with second estate agent.
No chain as it's vacant possession (the woman selling owns 3 house - she slipped up telling us that I think).
It's a very nice house, 3 bed detached with extension and conservatory.
Quiet area but right near sea and shops.
It's on for £169k and my missus is ready to make an offer tomorrow.
What is a too low a bid ? £160k ??? or lower ??? Don't want to upset anyone but no harm in trying a low bid I assume.
The attached garage has been converted to a room but it's like a building site that needs some work.
Bathroom needs doing and carpets replacing - other than that it's in top condition and house is only 12 years old.