Funny old world. For years house prices have been going up and up and up. Online we have houseprices.co.uk and other similar sites where you can check out actual sale prices in your area, your road, even next door. Check out the postcode SW19 4TN if you want to make your eyes water.
But now, as prices dip in some areas and freefall in others, a new clever site tracks prices going down, and how much by. Picking their name from the opposite of property tv programme Property Ladder, the website www.propertysnake.co.uk keeps a track on zillions of houses for sale, but only flags them up when the price is cut.
This site was very helpful to me - we were planning a move, only to discover that the area where we were selling was dropping a lot faster than the one we were planning to move to, and thus the gap was widening and becoming less affordable. Thanks to Jackie d'A for telling us of that useful site.
But now, as prices dip in some areas and freefall in others, a new clever site tracks prices going down, and how much by. Picking their name from the opposite of property tv programme Property Ladder, the website www.propertysnake.co.uk keeps a track on zillions of houses for sale, but only flags them up when the price is cut.
This site was very helpful to me - we were planning a move, only to discover that the area where we were selling was dropping a lot faster than the one we were planning to move to, and thus the gap was widening and becoming less affordable. Thanks to Jackie d'A for telling us of that useful site.
