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To chime in here, we just bought a 3 bed flat on upland road. It is newly renovated and we were prepared to pay the asking or close to it because it was so special. However, our mortgage valuation had different ideas. They undervalued the property by a big chunk so we ultimately ended up paying less than we first offered. The point I?m making isn?t that we are total morons willing to over pay but that the people carrying out valuations for mortgage companies are down pricing because they can see the market has stalled. It?s worth bearing in mind that even if you are waiting for an offer on your property that is acceptable to you, it might not be worth that in the eyes of the lender. Of course it all depends on the buyers LTV but I do think that estate agents are generally guilty of over inflating prices to have you sign up with them only to lead you on a long road of price reductions and disappointment. Just my two pennies worth! Wishing everyone the best of luck and if you are really stuck try Nested. We have used them for both of our properties in order to make this move happen. It?s not a perfect solution because it?s more expensive than the generic sales route but it does guarantee you?ll be chain free in 90 days.

We have also used Aria, they came to us on a Sunday at really short notice to look into a washing machine problem. They sorted it quickly and were really easy to chat to

Hi everyone, We are moving to Upland road in the next couple of months (really excited) and wondered whether anyone had anything positive to say about a commute from East Dulwich to the West End. We both work in and around the Green Park area and every single site I am looking at is suggesting we need to take a bus and then two tube lines to get to where we want to be. That sounds quite awful so wondered if others are doing the same journey and if you know the likelihood of being able to get on the buses during rush hour and whether it takes a lot longer than the estimated 45 minutes Google suggests. Any advice very much appreciated Zoe