Review of houses from November 15th's Cornishman

I thought I'd check out some of the properties that were on the market 2 months ago to see how many of them have sold.

Featured on the front cover were:

• Penzance £695,000 Miller Countrywide - still on - no change in price or agent
• St Ives £450,000 Miller and Son - still on - no change in price or agent
• Hayle £550,000 Lillicrap Chilcott - still on - no change in price or agent
• St Just £475,000 Savills - still on - no change in price or agent

These may also be on with other agents but they are all still on with the ones advertising them back in November.

Page 2's featured property:

• Penzance £330,000 NCT - still on - no change in price or agent

Now I'll look at a few from each advertiser that week.

Bradleys

• Carbis Bay - £545,000 - still on - no change in price
• New build "eco-houses" St. Ives - £400,000 - now £375,000

Stratton Creber

• Goldsithney - £192,500 - under offer - PZ/30/10/2007
• Carnyorth, St Just - £249,950 - still on - no change in price - PZ/06/07/07
• Brittons Hill, Penzance - OIEO £269,950 - still on - no change in price - PZ/17/11/07 (this one may disprove my theory that these are date references as the paper is 15/11/07)
• Higher Sheffield, Paul, Penzance - £374,950 - still on - no change in price - PZ/23/07/07

Miller & Son - several of these were marked as reduced so I'll check all of them:

• Ludgvan - £220,000 - ?
• Rosudeon - £239,950 - SOLD
• Germoe - £292,500 - still on - no change in price
• Penzance - £225,000 - now £220,000
• Marazion - £297,950 - maybe the same one
• Praa Sands - £199,995 - ?
• Penzance - £157,500 - ?

I find it extremely hard to find houses on the Miller & Son site so the ones marked "?" may still be there.

Your Move

Marked reduced in November:

• Ayr Lane, St Ives - £375,000 - now £360,000
• Wheal Speed, Carbis Bay - £249,950 - still on - no change in price

Not marked reduced:

• Trewellard, Nr Pendeen - £310,000 - still on - no change in price
• Godolphin Mill - £345,000 - still on - no change in price despite "Our client is keen to start another project, therefore we have priced for an immediate sale..." Looking on rightmove its on with three agents: Your Move, P A Wilkins, Stratton Creber - all the photos show it as a house in the middle of an unmade garden - it would be more attractive with at least some turf!

P.A. Wilkins (their own website seems very limited so I've gone via rightmove)

• Newlyn - £299,500 - still on - no change in price
• Trewellard - £225,000 - still on - no change in price
• Nr. Penzance = Buryas Bridge - £450,000 - still on - no change in price

Miller Countrywide

Three shown large:

• Porthcurno - £525,000 - down to £495,000
• Tehidy Park - £299,950 - down to £289,950
• West Penwith - £550,000 - ?

Marshall's

• Paul - £750,000 - still on - no change in price
• Mousehole - £625,000 - ?
• Trevaylor - £375,000 - Sold STC
• Mousehole - £285,000 - still on - no change in price

Whitlocks

• Penzance - £269,950 - in paper described as substantially reduced for quick sale - still on - no change in price
• Rosudgeon - £430,000 - ?

PRH

• Crowlas - £389,950 - still on - no change in price

These were amongst those advertised as offering to pay £500 per month towards the mortgage costs for the 1st 12 months (NB that's just offering £6,000 off and not even all at once or in a way that reduces stamp duty...)

• Kelynack, St Just - £450,000 - still on - no change in price
• Morwah - £225,00 - still on - no change in price
• Newlyn - £249,950 - down to £229,000
• Paul - £230,000 - still on - no change in price

Berwick & Berwick

• Carbis Bay - £285,000 - still on - no change in price
• Ventonleague - £299,950 - ?

Cross Estates

• Lelant - £450,000 - still on - no change in price
• Carbis Bay - £369,950 - still on - no change in price

NCT

• St Buryan - £199,950 - still on - no change in price
• Outskirts of Marazion - £295,000 - still on - no change in price

Several that I decided to look for I couldn't find, its unlikely these were sold as most agents would still have them marked as sold to encourage people to put their properties on with them. But some of them may. Some may still be there but not have turned up when I looked for them. Others may have changed agent.

Only 2 that I found were marked as sold. 36 were to be found and not yet sold. I've no idea how many would be expected to have sold over the two months that include Christmas.