Comments on: What’s The Biggest Discount You’ve Negotiated?

By: Why First Time Buyers Should Haggle Harder Than Ever | Money Watch

Why First Time Buyers Should Haggle Harder Than Ever | Money Watch — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:46:09 +0000

[...] I talked about haggling for discounts and mentioned my biggest discount; getting £4,000 off the price of our [...]

By: Turn One Pound Into One Million

Turn One Pound Into One Million — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:28:41 +0000

I am no good at getting discounts really – I feel quite embarrassed to try to haggle. I think I am best at it when I am at car boot sales when nothing is priced and I know most people are selling stuff they would otherwise throw away, then I feel okay about it. I tend to try to get things for half the price and have sometimes managed to even get things for free.

By: Rob Lewis

Rob Lewis — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:39:38 +0000

Thanks John – interesting stat that – would make me a little annoyed, although our house had £10k taken off the original asking price before we made our offer, so I don’t feel too bad.

By: John

John — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:25:35 +0000

Thanks for the mention. I’m glad you found it interesting.

With regards to housing, I hate to say it, but the average UK house sells for 93% of the asking price (according to the Sunday Times early 2007 IIRC).