Read a listing like an analyst: the public signals that tell you whether the asking price is fair.
A house is overpriced when the asking price runs ahead of what comparable homes have actually sold for. You can check this yourself in minutes: compare sold prices (not other asking prices), work out £ per square foot, read the listing's price history, and look at how long it's been on the market. Here are the seven checks.
Days on the market (DOM) is how long a property has been listed for sale. It's one of the clearest signals of negotiating room: a home that's sat unsold for months is usually telling you it's priced too high — which strengthens a below-asking offer backed by that fact.
