Thanks all. I also think the property market has cooled.
Annoyingly, this is my mum's house (to pay for care home fees). I didn't sell it for the last two and a half years for what I thought were sensible tax reasons. Turns out I got it wrong, and not only could I have sold it and not worried, I am also likely to get hit with some capital gains tax if we don't complete by February. I should have taken proper advice sooner. Lesson learned.
Thanks for all the comments. I suspect I'll take the easy option and go with agent's idea. If every soul here had shouted don't, then I might not.
You can tell I know nothing about selling houses. Not done it for over twenty years.
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