According to recent research, the average buyer will take 20 minutes to put an offer on a house after viewing one they like.
But would Londoners do the same?
But would Londoners do the same?
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00:00How long have you spent, or would you spend, before getting an offer?
00:05Last time we did it, we've been in our current flat about 18 years, so it's a long time ago, things have changed.
00:11But we were looking at lots of places, and we saw several ones, but as soon as we saw this one, it was straight away.
00:19Because, I mean, it wasn't even as, the housing crisis wasn't even as bad then,
00:24but there were so many people you were fighting off who were getting gazumping and going in first and early.
00:30It might take 20 years, you know what I mean, 20 minutes is nuts.
00:34I've got a house right now, but I rent through, I rent, yeah, so for me to buy a house, I'm not even into that mind state at the moment.
00:40It would definitely take some years though, and a couple of job switches, but I'm on my way up, you know, so maybe not 20, let me talk.
00:46Bare affirmations, you get me, give me a five, but not no 20 minutes, that's crazy.
00:50Now it's even worse, so I think it has to be, I'd say, less than 20 minutes, I would say, people are having to, I think they look around a lot first.