While some properties get snapped up within hours of hitting the market, others can take a little longer to become someone’s new home.

Properties which have been waiting for a buyer for some time could mean you are in a better position to haggle the price down, so there’s a chance you could grab a bargain.

A welcome prospect, particularly in the current climate.

Of course, one of the reasons a property might not be selling is because the vendor is asking too high a price and is unwilling to come down on it, so it’s important to do you research on the current market and compare prices to recent sales in the area.

Properties near Falmouth on the market the longest

These are five properties on the Rightmove website which are among those showing to have been waiting the longest for a buyer.

Just off Falmouth's seafront

Falmouth Packet: This maisonette just off Falmouth's seafront is up for sale. Picture: Google Street ViewThis maisonette just off Falmouth's seafront is up for sale. Picture: Google Street View

Apartment - one bedroom

Price: £295,000

Listed on Rightmove: July 30, 2020

A 'detached' maisonette, just off Falmouth's seafront, providing particularly well-proportioned two-storey accommodation.

For more information on this property, visit the Rightmove website.

Cliff Road, Falmouth

Falmouth Packet: A retirement apartment on Cliff Road, Falmouth is on the market. Picture: Google Street ViewA retirement apartment on Cliff Road, Falmouth is on the market. Picture: Google Street View

Flat - two bedrooms

Price: £250,000

Listed on Rightmove: November 29, 2020

A superbly positioned retirement apartment with exceptional panoramic views over Falmouth bay.

For more information on this property, visit the Rightmove website.

Marine Parade, St Mawes

Falmouth Packet: This property in Marine Parade, St Mawes offers the opportunity to convert a bank into a home. Picture: Google Street ViewThis property in Marine Parade, St Mawes offers the opportunity to convert a bank into a home. Picture: Google Street View

Ground flat - three bedrooms

Offers in excess of: £850,000

Listed on Rightmove: June 16, 2021

A Unique Opportunity to acquire a former bank as a project, with planning permission to convert into a three-bed apartment.

For more information on this property, visit the Rightmove website.

Cliff Road, Falmouth

Falmouth Packet: This apartment in Cliff Road, Falmouth offers breathtaking views. Picture: Google Street View. Picture: Google Street ViewThis apartment in Cliff Road, Falmouth offers breathtaking views. Picture: Google Street View. Picture: Google Street View

Apartment - two bedrooms

Offers in excess of: £495,000

Listed on Rightmove: January 17, 2022

A ground floor apartment boasting breath-taking sea views stretching from Pendennis Point right across to Gyllyngvase.

For more information on this property, visit the Rightmove website.

Tregenver Road, Falmouth

Falmouth Packet: This Edwardian property in Tregenver Road, Falmouth is up for sale. Picture: Google Street ViewThis Edwardian property in Tregenver Road, Falmouth is up for sale. Picture: Google Street View

Town house - six bedrooms

Offers in the region of: £500,000

Listed on Rightmove: January 21, 2022

A generously proportioned Edwardian property with unrestricted on road parking to the front and a large parking area to the rear.

For more information on this property, visit the Rightmove website.