I want money for my house. I ain't selling it for free!
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Sell your home for free - Yorkshire offer details (normally £995) @ House simple
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Start Date: 00:01 am on 17.12.18 (the “Start Date”).
Closing Date: 11:59pm on 02.04.19 (the “Closing Date”).
To qualify for this promotion:
(i) The property you are seeking to sell must be in one of the following postcode areas - DN, HD, HG, HU, HX, LN, LS, S, WF, YO; or in one of the following postcode districts BD1 - BD23, NG18 - NG24, NG34, OL14, PE10 - PE12, PE20 - PE25; and
(ii) You must put your property for sale on the market with Housesimple between the Start Date and the Closing Date.
If any of the above conditions are not met, then you will not qualify for this promotion.
This is what you’ll get for free as part of the promotion. The usual price for these services is £995:-
Advertising on Rightmove/Zoopla + hundreds of other sites for a period of 6 months from the date your property "goes live";
Professional photos and floorplan;
Negotiations and sales progression;
Dedicated agent;
Local expert valuation;
Easy to use online dashboard; and
a ‘For Sale’ board.
If you wish to purchase any additional third-party products, for example (but not limited to), an EPC, conveyancing, mortgage broking, hosted viewings or premium listings in connection with the sale of your property then additional fees will apply for the purchase of those products.
By signing up to this promotion you agree to our standard selling terms which can be found at housesimple.com/sel…ons. You will be required to sign up to our selling Terms and Conditions as part of this promotion.
This promotion exempts you from having to pay our selling fee of £995 inc. VAT if the conditions of this promotion are met. Please note that there is no time period during which your property must exchange or complete as part of this promotion however your property will only be marketed by us for a period of 6 months from the date your first advert goes live.
By signing up to this promotion you agree, at all times during which we are providing you with services, to have a for sale board erected at the property (unless explicitly prohibited by the relevant local authority).
Start Date: 00:01 am on 17.12.18 (the “Start Date”).
Closing Date: 11:59pm on 02.04.19 (the “Closing Date”).
To qualify for this promotion:
(i) The property you are seeking to sell must be in one of the following postcode areas - DN, HD, HG, HU, HX, LN, LS, S, WF, YO; or in one of the following postcode districts BD1 - BD23, NG18 - NG24, NG34, OL14, PE10 - PE12, PE20 - PE25; and
(ii) You must put your property for sale on the market with Housesimple between the Start Date and the Closing Date.
If any of the above conditions are not met, then you will not qualify for this promotion.
This is what you’ll get for free as part of the promotion. The usual price for these services is £995:-
Advertising on Rightmove/Zoopla + hundreds of other sites for a period of 6 months from the date your property "goes live";
Professional photos and floorplan;
Negotiations and sales progression;
Dedicated agent;
Local expert valuation;
Easy to use online dashboard; and
a ‘For Sale’ board.
If you wish to purchase any additional third-party products, for example (but not limited to), an EPC, conveyancing, mortgage broking, hosted viewings or premium listings in connection with the sale of your property then additional fees will apply for the purchase of those products.
By signing up to this promotion you agree to our standard selling terms which can be found at housesimple.com/sel…ons. You will be required to sign up to our selling Terms and Conditions as part of this promotion.
This promotion exempts you from having to pay our selling fee of £995 inc. VAT if the conditions of this promotion are met. Please note that there is no time period during which your property must exchange or complete as part of this promotion however your property will only be marketed by us for a period of 6 months from the date your first advert goes live.
By signing up to this promotion you agree, at all times during which we are providing you with services, to have a for sale board erected at the property (unless explicitly prohibited by the relevant local authority).
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***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***
Sell while it's worth something! The market has already contracted by 5-10%
Post brexit (3 months away!), the entire market will fall by a minimum of 1/3, and in places where it's been overheated (outer boroughs of London, faraway places like Norwich that have had a 400% increase in 5 years) probably a lot more
compound that with the approx 10% decrease in the pound vs Euro (1 to 1 parity is forecast by most exchange houses and banks), and the drop in the Euro vs US Dollar (maybe 5%-10% over 2019, as brexit hits the eurozone economy, and sends it back to the #2 economy in the world, with USA regaining top spot), that means an extra 10-20% loss in the short term (less than 5 years)
Can you afford to lose about 50% of the value of your home? Will you have negative equity (you owe more to the bank than you can sell it for) in your home if you do?
THEN SELL NOW
***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***
pimpchez02/01/2019 14:33
No wonder , aint they known for being tight in Yorkshire
Only the men are tight.
The women are loose
No wonder , aint they known for being tight in Yorkshire
pimpchez02/01/2019 14:33
No wonder , aint they known for being tight in Yorkshire
Yes, tighter than a ducks ar*e apparently!
You generally get what you pay for. We looked at House Simple but came away very unimpressed - very vague valuations, photographer came after sunset, took all the photos and then suggested we have more done (at our expense) during daylight (why not suggest this upfront so we could reschedule?). Local 'expert' claimed there were lots of experts in our area (Cambridge) but when we checked Right Move, there were only 3 houses up. She also declared that she was a professional photographer but the photos looked pretty bog standard. They don't double check any listings and only provide bare-bones Right Move descriptions - all the House Simple listings in a wide area around us had clearly been written by the owners and not proof read/spell checked by House Simple making the adverts look very unprofessional. They give you the real hard sell after the valuation - the day afterwards I got a call saying they would halve their fee if we agreed to go live that day (a 'limited time offer') - unsurprisingly I got this offer over 2-3 days to try and pressure me into agreeing. Also heard bad things that once you sell, the buyers agent/solicitors can never get hold of the same House Simple agent twice leading to delays.
Not saying regular estate agents are worth the money they charge, but don't be swayed by the free price-tag. After all, they have zero incentive to actually sell the house - if it doesn't sell in 6 months they will charge you again!xybp902/01/2019 17:12
***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***Sell while it's …***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***Sell while it's worth something! The market has already contracted by 5-10%Post brexit (3 months away!), the entire market will fall by a minimum of 1/3, and in places where it's been overheated (outer boroughs of London, faraway places like Norwich that have had a 400% increase in 5 years) probably a lot morecompound that with the approx 10% decrease in the pound vs Euro (1 to 1 parity is forecast by most exchange houses and banks), and the drop in the Euro vs US Dollar (maybe 5%-10% over 2019, as brexit hits the eurozone economy, and sends it back to the #2 economy in the world, with USA regaining top spot), that means an extra 10-20% loss in the short term (less than 5 years)Can you afford to lose about 50% of the value of your home? Will you have negative equity (you owe more to the bank than you can sell it for) in your home if you do? THEN SELL NOW***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***
People spouting rubbish like this is why we end up with financial issues in the first place. Fine if that is your opinion but please keep it to yourself because a lot of people actually believe what they read and start panicking. Northern Rock went bump because of this. Everyone got scared and starting playing sheep, running to the bank to withdraw all their money. What's the average person going to do sell their home and go live with a relative till Brexit is done ? Lmao I actually cannot believe some peoples logic. (edited)
If any spare free homes are going I'll have themdeleted127020302/01/2019 15:34
I'm not selling my house for free... No way.
I'll go you a quid, more than anyone else is offering, take or or leave it
This is the best offer yer' gonna' get
xybp902/01/2019 17:12
***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***Sell while it's …***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***Sell while it's worth something! The market has already contracted by 5-10%Post brexit (3 months away!), the entire market will fall by a minimum of 1/3, and in places where it's been overheated (outer boroughs of London, faraway places like Norwich that have had a 400% increase in 5 years) probably a lot morecompound that with the approx 10% decrease in the pound vs Euro (1 to 1 parity is forecast by most exchange houses and banks), and the drop in the Euro vs US Dollar (maybe 5%-10% over 2019, as brexit hits the eurozone economy, and sends it back to the #2 economy in the world, with USA regaining top spot), that means an extra 10-20% loss in the short term (less than 5 years)Can you afford to lose about 50% of the value of your home? Will you have negative equity (you owe more to the bank than you can sell it for) in your home if you do? THEN SELL NOW***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***
Parliament will block a no deal Brexit, so worst case is Mays deal which means the status quo for another x amount of years
selling your house in less than 3 months is rare, especially of you are in a chain, there is no reason to panic sell at all, even you you do go negative equity just sit, it is only because people are impatientxybp902/01/2019 17:12
***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***Sell while it's …***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***Sell while it's worth something! The market has already contracted by 5-10%Post brexit (3 months away!), the entire market will fall by a minimum of 1/3, and in places where it's been overheated (outer boroughs of London, faraway places like Norwich that have had a 400% increase in 5 years) probably a lot morecompound that with the approx 10% decrease in the pound vs Euro (1 to 1 parity is forecast by most exchange houses and banks), and the drop in the Euro vs US Dollar (maybe 5%-10% over 2019, as brexit hits the eurozone economy, and sends it back to the #2 economy in the world, with USA regaining top spot), that means an extra 10-20% loss in the short term (less than 5 years)Can you afford to lose about 50% of the value of your home? Will you have negative equity (you owe more to the bank than you can sell it for) in your home if you do? THEN SELL NOW***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***
1/3 decrease? Yes I hope so, houses should be cheap and affordable
It's not good for owners but it sounds great for future buyers
Though I doubt it, stop listening to Project Fear
Let's not forget the classics, planes will disappear, you won't be able to leave or enter the UK, everyone will die of starvation, they'll be no products entering the country, giant lizards and dinosaurs with laser eyes will destroy Londonxybp902/01/2019 17:12
***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***Sell while it's …***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***Sell while it's worth something! The market has already contracted by 5-10%Post brexit (3 months away!), the entire market will fall by a minimum of 1/3, and in places where it's been overheated (outer boroughs of London, faraway places like Norwich that have had a 400% increase in 5 years) probably a lot morecompound that with the approx 10% decrease in the pound vs Euro (1 to 1 parity is forecast by most exchange houses and banks), and the drop in the Euro vs US Dollar (maybe 5%-10% over 2019, as brexit hits the eurozone economy, and sends it back to the #2 economy in the world, with USA regaining top spot), that means an extra 10-20% loss in the short term (less than 5 years)Can you afford to lose about 50% of the value of your home? Will you have negative equity (you owe more to the bank than you can sell it for) in your home if you do? THEN SELL NOW***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***
Keep your political claptrap rubbish to yourself, just another scaremongering remainer.xybp902/01/2019 17:12
***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***Sell while it's …***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***Sell while it's worth something! The market has already contracted by 5-10%Post brexit (3 months away!), the entire market will fall by a minimum of 1/3, and in places where it's been overheated (outer boroughs of London, faraway places like Norwich that have had a 400% increase in 5 years) probably a lot morecompound that with the approx 10% decrease in the pound vs Euro (1 to 1 parity is forecast by most exchange houses and banks), and the drop in the Euro vs US Dollar (maybe 5%-10% over 2019, as brexit hits the eurozone economy, and sends it back to the #2 economy in the world, with USA regaining top spot), that means an extra 10-20% loss in the short term (less than 5 years)Can you afford to lose about 50% of the value of your home? Will you have negative equity (you owe more to the bank than you can sell it for) in your home if you do? THEN SELL NOW***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***
What a load of crap. So your saying hurry up and sell your house then do what? Not buy another and live in the gutter? Or bugger off to another country? Yeah because that's easy...
If you sell your house you've got to buy another one somewhere so by your theory the new house will just lose money aswell.
Honestly all this brexit talk is complete bollocks. What does people buying a house and selling another in the UK have to do with leaving the European union?
People still need a house to live in unless the government is gonna start building tower blocks everywhere that have like a thousand flats in each like dredd.
Your post is complete and utter tripe. Also one last thing if you have negative equity then you don't have to do anything with your house just keep hold of it and don't sell it until prices go back up which they obviously would. (edited)
Only selected postcodes. A large part of North Yorkshire has DL postcodes which isn't on the list.phillyboy17 m ago
Only the men are tight.The women are loose
I want to make a joke here but I better not, it's very edgy- I'm not selling my house for free... No way.
fabsaver55 s ago
Only selected postcodes. A large part of North Yorkshire has DL postcodes …Only selected postcodes. A large part of North Yorkshire has DL postcodes which isn't on the list.
I wonder why..
Gentrification?
What a load of Bullocks ....Gentrification ...Tight..Ya southern Jessies ...deleted186398902/01/2019 15:46
I'll go you a quid, more than anyone else is offering, take or or leave it …I'll go you a quid, more than anyone else is offering, take or or leave it This is the best offer yer' gonna' get
You can take it if you find it
rosscopark1 h, 11 m ago
Yes, tighter than a ducks ar*e apparently!
Whoever found that out, most have done some extreme testing- In a tough market a quality local agent will save you their fee and more besides. Managing the sale after it has been agreed it a skill that most outside the industry don’t understand.
£995 Is that the price of the house?
YORKSHIRE HAS FALLEN. IT BELONGS TO THEM NOW.xybp902/01/2019 17:12
***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***Sell while it's …***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***Sell while it's worth something! The market has already contracted by 5-10%Post brexit (3 months away!), the entire market will fall by a minimum of 1/3, and in places where it's been overheated (outer boroughs of London, faraway places like Norwich that have had a 400% increase in 5 years) probably a lot morecompound that with the approx 10% decrease in the pound vs Euro (1 to 1 parity is forecast by most exchange houses and banks), and the drop in the Euro vs US Dollar (maybe 5%-10% over 2019, as brexit hits the eurozone economy, and sends it back to the #2 economy in the world, with USA regaining top spot), that means an extra 10-20% loss in the short term (less than 5 years)Can you afford to lose about 50% of the value of your home? Will you have negative equity (you owe more to the bank than you can sell it for) in your home if you do? THEN SELL NOW***this is personal opinion, and not financial advice***
Sounds like a self fulfilling profecy that.
Looks like a great deal. I have relatives who have sold this way and it worked well as long as you know what you are doing, and you direct the photographer, and stage your own house etc.fabsaver02/01/2019 15:28
Only selected postcodes. A large part of North Yorkshire has DL postcodes …Only selected postcodes. A large part of North Yorkshire has DL postcodes which isn't on the list.
South Yorkshire too. No Sheffield s code which covers Sheffield and Rotherham, it also covers chesterfield so probably excluded us for being partly Derbyshire.
deleted39205802/01/2019 16:30
In a tough market a quality local agent will save you their fee and more be …In a tough market a quality local agent will save you their fee and more besides. Managing the sale after it has been agreed it a skill that most outside the industry don’t understand.
It's not rocket science though, is it? It's about the same level of skill you need in any customer service role. But, I agree in that a local one who depends on their good reputation to get business will probably be a better bet, in most circumstances.M_z18 m ago
It's not rocket science though, is it? It's about the same level of skill …It's not rocket science though, is it? It's about the same level of skill you need in any customer service role. But, I agree in that a local one who depends on their good reputation to get business will probably be a better bet, in most circumstances.
It’s sales - if it were that easy sales person wouldnt be a job.
deleted153822103/01/2019 01:21
South Yorkshire too. No Sheffield s code which covers Sheffield and …South Yorkshire too. No Sheffield s code which covers Sheffield and Rotherham, it also covers chesterfield so probably excluded us for being partly Derbyshire.
Where you looking? The map has S covered and it says so in the op (edited)
So absolutely no incentive to sell, get the best price or help you through the whole transaction leaving you stressed. Great!- If house prices do fall by 1/3 it's good news for a lot people as although their house is now worth less, the house they would buy next will also have fallen by 1/3. for example my flat cost £185k when bought and a house in the area cost £275k - a gap of £90k. Last year my flat was worth £300k but houses that would be the next step on the ladder had gone up to £450-500k - a gap of £150-200k! The main people who loose out are people who have bought houses for profit (landlords etc) and people who are going to downsize.
deleted148299403/01/2019 12:19
What a load of crap. So your saying hurry up and sell your house then do wh …What a load of crap. So your saying hurry up and sell your house then do what? Not buy another and live in the gutter? Or bugger off to another country? Yeah because that's easy...If you sell your house you've got to buy another one somewhere so by your theory the new house will just lose money aswell. Honestly all this brexit talk is complete bollocks. What does people buying a house and selling another in the UK have to do with leaving the European union?People still need a house to live in unless the government is gonna start building tower blocks everywhere that have like a thousand flats in each like dredd. Your post is complete and utter tripe. Also one last thing if you have negative equity then you don't have to do anything with your house just keep hold of it and don't sell it until prices go back up which they obviously would.
I'm just gonna leave this here
amp.theguardian.com/bus…ide
I guess nationwide, other banks, estate agents, and numbers are all part of the remoaning project fearxybp904/01/2019 09:51
I'm just gonna leave this …I'm just gonna leave this herehttps://amp.theguardian.com/business/2019/jan/04/uk-house-prices-take-pre-brexit-hit-says-nationwideI guess nationwide, other banks, estate agents, and numbers are all part of the remoaning project fear
Yes and that article says it expects prices to RISE albeit slowly. Ooh watch out better get my house sold quickly as it's not gaining much value.
kiranmk22nd Jan
You generally get what you pay for. We looked at House Simple but came …You generally get what you pay for. We looked at House Simple but came away very unimpressed - very vague valuations, photographer came after sunset, took all the photos and then suggested we have more done (at our expense) during daylight (why not suggest this upfront so we could reschedule?). Local 'expert' claimed there were lots of experts in our area (Cambridge) but when we checked Right Move, there were only 3 houses up. She also declared that she was a professional photographer but the photos looked pretty bog standard. They don't double check any listings and only provide bare-bones Right Move descriptions - all the House Simple listings in a wide area around us had clearly been written by the owners and not proof read/spell checked by House Simple making the adverts look very unprofessional. They give you the real hard sell after the valuation - the day afterwards I got a call saying they would halve their fee if we agreed to go live that day (a 'limited time offer') - unsurprisingly I got this offer over 2-3 days to try and pressure me into agreeing. Also heard bad things that once you sell, the buyers agent/solicitors can never get hold of the same House Simple agent twice leading to delays. Not saying regular estate agents are worth the money they charge, but don't be swayed by the free price-tag. After all, they have zero incentive to actually sell the house - if it doesn't sell in 6 months they will charge you again!
Basically you just described pretty much every single estate agent.
90% of them overexpose photos so they look like taken in Chernobyl. Grass looks like Hi vis vest etc.
Descriptions are wrong all the time. Basically all of them just use ctrl+c ctrl+v.
"Door leading to the garden" in the second floor flat description are pretty much standard.
Tried to book viewing on few cheaper then average houses - been told that they can't book any more viewings at the moment due to extremely high volume of viewers. I've managed to get hold with one of the house owners. She was worried that so far they had only one viewing. What it means is that one of the agents was trying to make money on the property by pushing away buyers, then suggesting customer to lower the price so he can buy it through some friend for much lower price. It's well know agents scam.
Renting through them is even worst.
I can only use those words to describe estate agents, especially local ones in Cambridgeshire.
Greedy, lazy, dodgy scammers.
What's the catch here? I'm looking to move now (in Leeds) and this seems like a no-brainer but I'm worried I'm missing something. Why are they doing this? Is it just a brand awareness exercise?
housesimple.com/yor…ons