YOU HAVE YOUR SAY
EVERY week Money Mail receives hundreds of your letters and emails about our stories. Here are some about our article on how property prices are booming during the stamp duty holiday.
WHEN the property market reopened, I knocked £20,000 off the price of my house. I had reserved a new-build and a delay could have cost me my deposit. Now houses smaller than mine are going for £30,000 more.
J.K., Lancashire.
I HAVE two friends who recently sold homes in Hull. Both had sealed bids more than £10,000 over the asking price. It seems everyone wants to move North and get away from big cities.
T.S., Hull.
WE’RE selling a flat in the South East and buying a house in the South West. We started the process before the pandemic, but our patience has paid off as the stamp duty freeze has saved us thousands.
F.N., Rochester, Kent.
WE PUT our house on the market just as lockdown was enforced. We had no viewings for months. then two offers in August below the asking price. We ended up selling for £4,500 less than we bought in 2008.
K.N., Newcastle.
THESE rises seem to be driven by people wanting to continue working from home. They are moving from London to the North East, but what happens when their employers want them back in the office?
S.S., Exeter.
MY DAUGHTER and son-in-law have agreed ‘work from home’ contracts with their employers, sold their flat in London and bought a house in Cheshire for a little more money.
P.L., Manchester.
THE only people making money at the moment are estate agents. Repossession firms will be profiting from this soon.
B.L., Glasgow.