Private Sale - save 6% agents fees
Beautifully restored and insulated farmhouse with barn.
160 sq M of quality living space & lots of land.
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Or email me at allen.davidson61@gmail.com
Thank you
Very nice website - well done. I love the video of the grues! 
Thank you Sue.
How do you do?
Please tell your friends!
Very nice house, and in the area I am thinking of moving to - but unfortunately out of my budget by quite a bit!
Thanks Chris, good to hear people are seeing it, price will only go in one direction.
I doubt you’d settle for 50% off though! 
Unfortunately for you no.
We had asking price offers at €250k 4 months ago but nowhere to move to.
Do tell your friends.
Best
Allen
I’m curious what you’re seeing in the French housing market that puts €25k on the asking price in 4 months.
Hi John, simple really, we were flooded with interest at €250,000. We had an asking price offer in 24hrs from someone renting 10 mins away. It’s just business we want to get as much as poss. For info €275,000 is a lot less than max estate agent finger in air valuation. It is a bit above min 2 valuations so in middle of 3.
Seems sensible to me - would you market below what you thought you could get?
Please tell your friends if you wish.
Best
Allen
Good answer, and I was genuinely curious given some reports that the market is quite flat or worse.
I think it probably is flat, I’m surprised there is any interest after Brexit. One couple who were interested in ours (at end of their price range) just completed on our friends house 12 mile away!
In the Gironde market is still active, a tiny bit slower than last year but still selling 2-3 houses a week at our agency.
I don’t understand. I thought a full asking price offer in France could not be refused?
Surely if no compromis de vente has been signed, neither side is committed to anything?
Our agent here in C Maritime tells us the market has been pretty flat but beginning to get better with the arrival of tourists. We may possibly buy in Charente but that’s just too many acres for us!
We pulled out of buying after making an asking price offer recently. Before the compromis de vent though.
My understanding is if one signed with agent, they achieve asking price, if you do not sell you pay agent the commission agreed when you signed.
IMHO
Us too, we are moving to isle of Skye. Try that for stress (& with a cat)
If people are too greedy then the property will just sit on the market. Folks will only pay what they reckon its worth. Two lots of my old neighbours back in Bretagne have had their houses for sale for nearly 18 months now, the price has not even been reduced by at least €5k so either both are overpriced or the owners have got euro notes in their eyes. I took a €20k offer less than the price we put the house up for sale and sold within four days, the Notaire marketing it had deliberately put the higher cost to test the market which obviously showed it was too high. I still got a very good price and thank my lucky stars I did not hold out for that extra.
Please dont judge, we have our next reduction planned. There will be no hanging out regardless. It’s just business.
Best Allen
