Price drops
Property report01/08
No surprises after the keys.
01
What are you buying?
The listing read like a buyer’s agent: strengths, question marks, clauses.
02
Is the price realistic?
Our own valuation with a range beside the asking price. And: overbid or not?
03
What is living here like?
Scores for family, quiet, greenery and getting around, per address.
04
What shape is it in?
What the condition means for costs and your bid, your impression weighed in.
05
What is round the corner?
How good the schools are, and shops and transit in actual metres.
06
What could go wrong?
From the foundation to building plans: the risks around the home, lined up.
07
Much competition?
Comparable sales, time on market and your room to negotiate.
08
Buy it or not?
A verdict on the purchase, and what to check and ask before you bid.
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