Dumb arsed question about price of a house.

[Dave Spring]

It's in Swindon - you never know.

If its in Swindon probably worth what was paid in Feb 07 - but still falling!

Anyway why would you want to live in Swindon - its horrid (and yes I do live near by and work there so I do know what I'm talking about!!).

Cheers

[minestrone]

http://212.50.188.106/cgi-win/vebra..../YENTO/19580/1

http://www.mouseprice.com/HouseDetai...Registry=false

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/property/yen...6-7bj/22101014


I'm thinking £750K is way over the top!

Looks like a council house from the outside!

[DimPrawn]

Looks like a council house from the outside!

Worth 3/4 of a million pounds and near to Swindon????

[ace00]

Worth 3/4 of a million pounds and near to Swindon????

Look - do you want it or not? Time wasters Probably just wanted to pretend you could afford to live in a house with 2 toilets.

[DimPrawn]

Look - do you want it or not? Time wasters Probably just wanted to pretend you could afford to live in a house with 2 toilets.

I'm just trying to come to terms with a house sold for £570K in 07 being priced now at £745K. It's like the house price crash thing hasn't happened in estate agents minds....

[ace00]

..... in estate agents minds....

You see where you went wrong there?

Seriousley though I always look at (investment) property like any other investment - what's the yield?

[TimberWolf]

I'm just trying to come to terms with a house sold for £570K in 07 being priced now at £745K. It's like the house price crash thing hasn't happened in estate agents minds....

Ask them for a valuation for your current house then.

[rootsnall]

I'm just trying to come to terms with a house sold for £570K in 07 being priced now at £745K. It's like the house price crash thing hasn't happened in estate agents minds....

Does the land have any development potential ? The house itself isn't that big so unless you can bang a few houses in the garden then 750K looks a rip off.
If 570K was the right price in early 07 and they've given it a lick of paint then they require a mug to get the 570K back never mind what they've spent on it.

There are plenty deluded sarah beeney wannabes out there, a couple of examples near me where house that might of got 500K in mid 2007 are on the market for 700K. I'm guessing some of them have made money in the boom so can afford to stay deluded for a while longer.

[DimPrawn]

Does the land have any development potential ? The house itself isn't that big so unless you can bang a few houses in the garden then 750K looks a rip off.
If 570K was the right price in early 07 and they've given it a lick of paint then they require a mug to get the 570K back never mind what they've spent on it.

There are plenty deluded sarah beeney wannabes out there, a couple of examples near me where house that might of got 500K in mid 2007 are on the market for 700K. I'm guessing some of them have made money in the boom so can afford to stay deluded for a while longer.

There is no development potential. It is NOT in Swindon, it is 5 miles from the outskirts. It is in a conservation area and planning permission for an extension on that house was turned down in 2007 due to the area being a special conservation area.

http://ww2.swindon.gov.uk/moderngov/...neBlunsdon.pdf

[TimberWolf]

There is no development potential. It is NOT in Swindon, it is 5 miles from the outskirts. It is in a conservation area and planning permission for an extension on that house was turned down in 2007 due to the area being a special conservation area.

http://ww2.swindon.gov.uk/moderngov/...neBlunsdon.pdf

There's no way your are going to be able to sell your current house, so why continue with this house buying fantasy?