Recent content by xavi_holt

I disagree slightly with treating negotiation as something an energy assessment should normally include. It can be offered alongside it, but the assessment itself is more credible when the findings stand independently of anyone’s interest in completing the purchase. Ask who gathers the...

On condition, photos of a renovated flat won’t say much about the building. Ask respondents to separate interior condition from structural and common-area condition, and to disclose any known major works or unresolved problems. You could then make any serious offer dependent on document checks...

I wouldn’t describe that as negotiating the tax itself. Any tax liability is jurisdiction-specific; the negotiable part is the purchase price, potentially adjusted for the buyer’s expected total costs. More importantly, asking-price movement and 26 days of marketing don’t show what buyers...

Before choosing the number, ask why it has been sitting for 92 days. Has the seller already rejected offers, or is timing more important than price? A flexible completion only has value if it solves their particular problem.

The sample is highly sensitive to property condition, and that is my main concern with the 1.8% figure. One house requiring substantial work, or a modest change to the neighbourhood boundary, could shift the result noticeably in this price range. Completed transactions are still worth checking...