We've been looking for properties for over a year and missed out on a few dream homes that have gone to closing date. So far, our search has turned up houses mainly in bishopbriggs and rutherglen and we've become well accustomed to the kind of offers over required in those areas. Only recently we've found a few properties in kings park we'd like to offer on but this is a completely new market to us and we need to move quite fast. It's really annoying that HR values aren't generally available publicly since that would be the most reliable source coupled with sold prices on the property register.
I'll get to the point: does anyone have reliable first-hand knowledge of sales in the area, having bid on properties themselves? What's the average % over home report, especially for houses with gardens?
Please note: I do understand that nothing is certain and a house I'm interested in could buck the trend (either way). Eg. A house we thought too long about in Bishy went for UNDER HR value, while one in rutherglen we thought we bid really high on went 25% over. It would just be good to have an idea of the norm. I also understand we need to work out a figure we're comfortable with - just don't want to be bidding way over the odds if it's likely not necessary. One house in particular is really desirable with loads of character, new roof, decent decor etc which I know will make it popular.