‘Why doesn’t anyone like my house?” my client asked me. It was a good question. The house ticks a lot of boxes: it’s in a fashionable part of London (Notting Hill), it is sensibly priced (by universal agreement) at £10 million, it has good views and volumes and is tastefully done up.
“They do,” I responded. “It’s just ..
. ” “They don’t like it enough to make an offer,” she filled in the blank. A year ago, even six months ago, I’d have this house under offer.
“No, it’s not that,” I replied. “Well?” she asked expectantly. “We have headwinds blowing against us and until this wretched budget at the end of the month is behind us, people are sitting on their hands.
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