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That's what we thought... but we've been with Foxtons for 3 months (stupid move, but we fell for the highest valuation trick) and we've only had a handful of viewings. We even lowered the price halfway and that didn't have an effect.


As our contract is finishing we're now looking to start again with a different agent but not sure who to go with...

Strange you haven't had much interest.

My recommendation would be to speak to Winkworth and get an idea of what a realistic valuation might be.

The main guy in sales, Oliver, has always come across as genuine and knowledgable about the current market.

Worth ringing him or popping by for a chat...assuming there's nothing in the Foxton's contract to prevent you from doing this!

One of the more open agents informed me that, while it seems prices are rocketing, actually, only a very few props are changing hands. Ie there are about five buyers around in the entire market. This is fine as there are only around five sellers too, according to him. That all means to say: the purported rises could easily go the other way as it would only take those five buyers to be absorbed elsewhere for there to be zero interest and commensurate price drops.


His view not mine necessarily!

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