Falling prices will hit a very small amount of people that have bought in the last year or so, and even they won't be affected that much if they can keep servicing the debt for a few years compared to renting. The constant rising prices outstripping wage inflation has been causing misery.Really interesting thread. I’m hoping to move back to the UK in December after several years abroad and hoping purchasing my first house early next year.. I really hope house prices drop (sorry for anyone who might be selling) but it’s just so damn difficult to try and buy a decent house in a nice area. UK salaries just don’t equate with house prices at all! It’s insane.
Are you stuck in a time warp?Prices won’t drop. The best thing is to buy straight away. They are expecting the economy to recover quick and also VAT will be slashed. It is difficult to predict housinf crashes and if everybody waited then you’d never end up buying anything. Rather pull the trigger on a house you love
I completely disagree. By the end of the year the economy will be going full steam.Are you stuck in a time warp?
The wishful thinking 3 months ago of a V shaped recession and prices not falling is dead in the water. Even the most biased opinions are predicting a deep recession and double digit falling prices this year.
I think to might be jokingI completely disagree. By the end of the year the economy will be going full steam.
Let’s revisit this conversation on 11 Nov 2020, set your calendar . I might end up eating a hat!
I think to might be joking
Economics rarely agree on anything but at the moment they're arguing that it will either be a deep recession or very deep recession
Keep plugging away at it took just over a year get good mortgage even with 22% deposit.Yeah we were planning to buy this summer if we found anything but we're most likely going to play the waiting game now, unless something magically undervalued comes up and ticks most the boxes! We have 25% deposit (of the house prices we are looking at) and are first time buyers but unfortunately, our income isn't as high as it needs to be right now to qualify for the mortgage we want, partly because of Covid but also because I'm doing my masters so part time. I doubt many banks will be lending us much now either as our mortgage in principle expires in a month.
September 2021, I'll get back on it then.
We're thinking of going to an individual mortgage broker and seeing what they can find us but waiting until next year so we can maximise the amount we can borrow on both incomes and we would (hopefully!) have a larger deposit than we have now too. We're looking for a home for the long haul; something we would start a family in so schools, garden size, crime rate, driveway, etc are all big deciding factors. We have a few areas in mind but we love the area we were bought up in but its too far out of our budget.Keep plugging away at it took just over a year get good mortgage even with 22% deposit.
We also changed mortgage broker
Brought on 1 income
Were reasonably flexible on area.
When the 1st house fell through we were gutted the old couple just changed their mind.
It took over a month find house we live in now and when we went back the 2nd house was cheaper and the mortgage rate slightly better plus 1k cashback from halifax.
The only thing I’d say about that is let’s see where they’re at in 6 weeks time. They may have had an offer accepted, but that doesn’t mean they’ve completed. My offer was accepted back at the start of the year and it’s just been a mess since thenHouses around me are still selling within a week of going on the market. Everything that was left on from just before lockdown has now sold.
We were told this as well! I had my eye on a property that needed to be gutted but otherwise ticked all the boxes with area, land surrounding, schools and was decently priced. It went for massively over what it was worth but they haven't changed it to SSTC yet so I phoned estate agents to see if it fell through and if we could slide in but they've said that its still in the process a month later and will get back to us if it does fall through. They said a lot of property sales are falling through as most were first time buyers who had 5%-10% mortgages which cant be processed anymore. I imagine a lot of mortgage in principles won't be valid much longer.The only thing I’d say about that is let’s see where they’re at in 6 weeks time. They may have had an offer accepted, but that doesn’t mean they’ve completed. My offer was accepted back at the start of the year and it’s just been a mess since then