NewFlatBuyer
15 Dec 2016
Real Estate / Making an offer on a new flat in Poland [15]
Hi,
My partner and I are looking at buying a flat in Poland (our first property). I don't know if it matters, but we both live and work in the country (she's Polish).
We have seen a new flat in the primary market (i.e. we hope to buy a brand new flat, which we will then furnish etc).
The flat we've seen is advertised at just over 300k zl. Can anyone give any advice about making an offer - basically, what kind of offer is appropriate? I appreciate that there are many factors that might influence things (location, demand etc), so it will be hard for anyone to give any completely relevant advice; however, any input would still be welcomed. For example, are developers more or less likely to accept negotiations compared to private owners (on the secondary market).
We were thinking of putting an offer of 290k o start with, which works out at a little over 4% under the asking price. Does this sound fair? Personally, I don't think this is excessive, I we'd be willing to negotiate further (for a higher price), if necessary; however, we don't want to offer too much, if they might be willing to accept less! Having said that, we don't want to look like we're wasting their time, especially if they don't take us seriously, and end up selling to someone else (we like the flat we've found).
Thanks for any help!
Hi,
My partner and I are looking at buying a flat in Poland (our first property). I don't know if it matters, but we both live and work in the country (she's Polish).
We have seen a new flat in the primary market (i.e. we hope to buy a brand new flat, which we will then furnish etc).
The flat we've seen is advertised at just over 300k zl. Can anyone give any advice about making an offer - basically, what kind of offer is appropriate? I appreciate that there are many factors that might influence things (location, demand etc), so it will be hard for anyone to give any completely relevant advice; however, any input would still be welcomed. For example, are developers more or less likely to accept negotiations compared to private owners (on the secondary market).
We were thinking of putting an offer of 290k o start with, which works out at a little over 4% under the asking price. Does this sound fair? Personally, I don't think this is excessive, I we'd be willing to negotiate further (for a higher price), if necessary; however, we don't want to offer too much, if they might be willing to accept less! Having said that, we don't want to look like we're wasting their time, especially if they don't take us seriously, and end up selling to someone else (we like the flat we've found).
Thanks for any help!