Cool house!
14 September 2006, 06:11 PM
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Must say, the flooring was my main point of concern. Garish to say the least, spoiling an otherwise dream property in an idyllic setting.
14 September 2006, 06:38 PM
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Highly unlikely....those heady days are more or less gone. Tend to find the margin will be 10-20% above asking price.
Stupid ******* scottish system 
14 September 2006, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by rossyboy
Not around here they haven't. I recently bid on flat that went for 60% above its asking price Stupid ******* scottish system
Stupid ******* scottish system The English system is this : set a asking price ABOVE or close to what you expect to get, and negotiate from there.
The Scottish system is this : set an asking price way BELOW what you expect to get, and let the highest bidder win.
There are pros and cons to both. Think of the it from the other angle when you are the seller
If a property looks like it has a bargain asking price, then it probably does, and you need to be prepared to either splash the cash, or realise it is not within your budget. After a while, you'll get a feel for what offers certain properties will require to be in a winning position. Lots and lots of free data on the web to help with these decisions in terms of historical price data etc.
14 September 2006, 10:56 PM
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As for Bridgeness Tower in Bo'ness, my take is this.
a) If the schedule has no pictures of the immediate surrounding area at ground level, the alarm bells start ringing. Looking at the price data, there's a lot of cheap houses in the vicinity, so it could be a really nice house in the middle of a less desirable locality.
b) Bo'ness, as others have pointed out, is not the most fashionable locale. The lovely Grangemouth oil refinery is just along the road, and with a westerly wind, there's only one place all these lovely chemical smells go
c) Saying that, it's a unique property, and I could see it going for a fair bit over the asking price if (a) above is not too disastorous. Unique properties are ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS marketed WAY below the expected selling price solely to generate huge interest. Expect to see this one on the front pages of all the local property guides just to stir up interest. The sq ft area is still pretty good for the price, and the unique tower feature probably adds £100k.
Someone will see it, love it, buy it, and then grow to hate that staircase though.
It's been marketed perfectly for the non-local to splash out on. It's in good decorative order, and fitted out well. Expect £360-400k to be spent by a non-local IMHO if (a) above doesn't spoil things.
a) If the schedule has no pictures of the immediate surrounding area at ground level, the alarm bells start ringing. Looking at the price data, there's a lot of cheap houses in the vicinity, so it could be a really nice house in the middle of a less desirable locality.
b) Bo'ness, as others have pointed out, is not the most fashionable locale. The lovely Grangemouth oil refinery is just along the road, and with a westerly wind, there's only one place all these lovely chemical smells go
c) Saying that, it's a unique property, and I could see it going for a fair bit over the asking price if (a) above is not too disastorous. Unique properties are ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS marketed WAY below the expected selling price solely to generate huge interest. Expect to see this one on the front pages of all the local property guides just to stir up interest. The sq ft area is still pretty good for the price, and the unique tower feature probably adds £100k.
Someone will see it, love it, buy it, and then grow to hate that staircase though.
It's been marketed perfectly for the non-local to splash out on. It's in good decorative order, and fitted out well. Expect £360-400k to be spent by a non-local IMHO if (a) above doesn't spoil things.
14 September 2006, 11:11 PM
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OK, dug out the historical data for it :
Seemed to sell last in 2002 twice within a month.....£200k firstly, then £160k a month later. First sale prob fell through.
£350k is easily supportable given the price rises in 4 years within that locale.
18/11/2002 Bridgeness Tower Tower Gardens, Bo'ness, EH51 9LS £160,000
08/10/2002 Bridgeness Tower Tower Gardens, Bo'ness, EH51 9LS £200,000
Seemed to sell last in 2002 twice within a month.....£200k firstly, then £160k a month later. First sale prob fell through.
£350k is easily supportable given the price rises in 4 years within that locale.
18/11/2002 Bridgeness Tower Tower Gardens, Bo'ness, EH51 9LS £160,000
08/10/2002 Bridgeness Tower Tower Gardens, Bo'ness, EH51 9LS £200,000
14 September 2006, 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Saxo Boy
Richard I think you should sell up some of your flats to buy it so that Sipie and I can come round for coffee and biscuits on your tower
It's bad enough having to WORK in Fife right now
15 September 2006, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by imlach
Even though it's an EH postcode, it's West Lothian as far as I'm concerned.
It's bad enough having to WORK in Fife right now
It's bad enough having to WORK in Fife right now
Sorry to hear you work in Fifeland, It must be hell
15 September 2006, 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Tam the bam
I have an EH postcode Sorry to hear you work in Fifeland, It must be hell
Sorry to hear you work in Fifeland, It must be hell
15 September 2006, 08:48 AM
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Richard I think you should sell up some of your flats to buy it so that Sipie and I can come round for coffee and biscuits on your tower
on second thoughts......I don't know if I want to be on Imlach's Tower
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