Want to reduce house asking price but EA advises not to?

Not too sure what you mean by this but I'm sure it's not gastronomic advice!!

I was alittle sensitive yesterday!.

So when you say a noticeable pick up in the market MrMan, does that mean that people are now selling their properties and at the price they want?

Well we were expecting January to be slow because Dec was so poor, but we have been back to business as usual since Jan2nd. Most of the drop off in price happened pre christmas and we have beem luckier than other areas in that there hasn't really been any double % drops. So far we have moved a few properties from different market sectors (detached, terrace etc) and the only thing still struggling at the moment is apartments. To answer your question, it is a rare thing to sell a property at a price they want!