> At what stage did people put there house on market in UK?
>
> Going to need to sell before we leave from a financial point of view -
> obviously there is no timeline for house sales, Propertys worth approx
> £150k and should sell no problem in the area that we live.
> If you do get a buyer can you specify when you will vacate?
>
> Any tips of your experiences would be most welcome!
Hi there,
We are in the process of applying for my Hubby;s spouse visa, but after
joining this forum and seeing some hard luck stories, we put our house
on the market back in June 2005. We didn't have many viewers but we did
sell for £2K under asking price in September, exchanged and completed
quickly and moved into rented accomodation in November (when i was 38
weeks pregnant!!).
I have to say, we have found renting useful for a number of reasons - we
got rid of lots of junk and our buyers did buy a lot of our furniture
which was good. We also chose a house closer to family and friends which
has made our last few months here easier (so far!) as we've seen my
hubby's family much more than we would have had we still be in our old
place and also we live in a totally different style house which has
helped us decide likes and dislikes for our new place in Australia. We
also now know we can go as soon as hubby's visa is granted and he works
his notice and we don't watch the news nightly for any horror
predictions about the housing market, which was one of the stressful
things about having the house on the market.
One thing to bear in mind about renting is that in most cases you need
to take on a 6 month lease.
Good luck with the sale and visa process!
Michelle
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