In message , Capitol
writes
We are coming up to the "dead" period of the year, when buyers start
thinking about Xmas and not moving house,

I always tended to find that people making offers at this time of year
tended to want to be in for Xmas. It wasnt until mid Novembers' offers
that most realised that this was unrealistic, although some would still
have a go.

--
Richard Faulkner