Work out the right offer strategy.
Bring price evidence, your buying position and your personal limits together—so the offer is reasoned, not guessed.
An offer is more than a number.
This example shows how Savvy can structure the decision. It cannot know a seller’s private circumstances or guarantee that any offer will be accepted.
I want to make an offer on a house advertised at £375,000. What should I offer?
Before choosing a figure, let’s separate what is known from what still needs judgement. What is your maximum comfortable price, how ready are you to proceed, and what do you know about the listing history or the seller’s position?
It has been advertised for about 11 weeks with no reduction. I’m chain-free, have a mortgage agreement in principle and like it, although it needs some work.
Eleven weeks on the market is a negotiation signal, but it is not proof that the seller will accept less. A detailed report can present the advertised price, automated estimates and comparable evidence as different things. The work you noticed should also be investigated rather than deducted from the price without evidence.
Should I start well below the asking price?
There is no reliable percentage that works for every sale. First set a walk-away ceiling that remains comfortable if the survey reveals further costs. Then choose an opening figure you can explain using the available evidence, while making your chain-free position and readiness to proceed clear. The seller—not the data—decides whether that combination is persuasive.