Idly noticed the house across the road has a "For Sale" sign up. Like all good women, Mrs Jethro got nosey and wondered about the asking price. After half an hour on Rightmove et al, she totally failed so called me. Same result. Eventually we had to call the estate agents. I mentioned the lack of listing, and they said that the vendor had requested no internet listings.
The thing is, we live in a cul-de-sac, so this is surely practically guaranteeing little or no interest ? Piqued my curiosity, I wondered what reasons there might be for such behaviour. Especially when the opposite trend seems popular - advertise on the internet with *no* For Sale sign.
My theory is based on the fact the house is uninhabited (hence asking the neighbour isn't possible), and has been since we moved in 10 years ago. The lawns get cut by a gardening service, and very occasionally there's a car parked in the drive. I have images of some Dickensian court battle being fought between surviving offspring ....