Despite the storm clouds seem to be picking up, it may be time to build and sell.

First, you may want to leave town for a place in the country

In this scenario, you have a family home, which has owned for five years or more.

You have accumulated equity in their property, and family homes can sell very well.

As property prices in London are still at a high level, may have a comparative advantage in the area you want to move in the country.

Look at this carefully, though. As reported last month in the Sunday Times, the current supply of properties at the best price countries is declining. Better not waste too much time chasing shadows as possible, or over-priced properties.

Second, you may be looking to trade to trade-up

You want an extra room, perhaps moving up a two-bedroom duplex to a three-bedroom semi-detached, or townhouse. Once again, success is about to benefit from the reduction rate comparison of the properties. How is this continues, take your property in, say, £ 300,000 in the market and its price declined 10%, you can expect less than £ 30,000, if you sell it. Now, you have your eye on a property at a price of £ 450,000, the possibility exists that you can negotiate a similar reduction of 10% in the price of suffering for your property. If successful, you stand to win £ 45,000. So the argument they have insufficient time of its sale to win a major shift in the new property.

Third, they are an elderly couple and the desire to negotiate down

Here, you are seeing declining equity in their property, or may decrease. If you wish, be patient and wait for prices to start rising again. Moreover, this just may be time to downsize, freeing up capital for use now. Your financial priorities may be in helping their children realize a dream of owning property. Or just may want to have a little more of the things he had promised themselves, more holidays, or the caravan in their favorite part of the world.

Finally, do your research, plan of care, can make a difference for you in these times seem bleak.