Bellway Homes aaaaaaaagggggggggghhhhhhhh

Rainmaker123

Ok enough of the moans - In a bit of a quandry

Went to buy a new Bellway house via PX in May. The deal we were offered for our old house was poor but we had the knowledge Bellway were taking ours off us, no bills and we would move in in a month.

1 week before this, Bellway sold our and changed the sale to a chain break. Result extra solicitors fees a 1 month delay etc...

Also bellway had sold the house for £5300 more than they were offering us.

Our solicitor got on the case and got our £5300 back, BUT

The day after excjhange the P/X manager called and said who so we send the estate agents bill to. We had not signed anything, just a p/x document.

TBH this is now a point of principle. If Bellway had got back to us before exchange I would have been OK. Also I would have shopped around for a cheaper estate agent.

What gripes is the fact that Bellway (or someone working for them) did not come to us before the exchange and told us.

Where do we stand. All we signed was the PX Doc not an agreement with the estate agent.

Should I refuse to pay. Could they get me back legally.

Finally, although the figure may seem good - I have taken a £4k loss on my last house, so no way are we in the money here.

zebulon

I personally don't understand your post - so might be because I have no clue or you're such in a state that what you write does not make much sense (I do that a lot) ...

The day after excjhange the P/X manager called and said who so we send the estate agents bill to.

what?

but maybe it's just me
I thought i would let you know just in case you want to re read your post.
and because nobody has answered yet.

mrs_deadline

Your solicitor is the best person to ask, about whether it's covered in the p/ex agreement and about what legal comeback they have.

PasturesNew

zebulon wrote: »

I personally don't understand your post - so might be because I have no clue or you're such in a state that what you write does not make much sense (I do that a lot) ...



what?

but maybe it's just me
I thought i would let you know just in case you want to re read your post.
and because nobody has answered yet.

I was in this camp for most of it, but I think I grasped something towards the end, but not much. And I don't know.

Have you read all the way through your contract/paperwork for any talk of an agent?

dubsey

I read it to mean that the OP presumed (wrongly or rightly) that because Bellway Homes were effectively buying their existing house from them (part ex) that they (Bellway) would be footing the bill for the EA too?

What may have thrown a spanner in the works would be you asking for the extra sale price they received. I think you really do need to get your solicitor to check the legal jargon in your contract to see if there is anything that may even remotely indicate that you are responsible for the EA bill.