Half of buyers wish they’d tried to bargain

23rd June 2017

Some 51% of those who had bought their first property in the past five years regretted not trying to negotiate with the seller for a better deal, Barclays Mortgages has found. More than one in five even paid thousands extra to get their foot on the property ladder - adding £7,758 to the asking price on average. Barclays suggested a fast-moving market in some areas may be putting buyers off trying to negotiate, with 85% of those surveyed describing the current property market as "extremely competitive".

Daily Mirror (20/06/2017)