How cheeky is too cheeky?

NikkiP_2

offer what you are happy to pay less £20k. if they say no then walk away for a week or two, then edge up by 5k and see what the respnse is. The sellers solicitor will come bak and suggest a price if they are keen to sell.
There are many people on the market where people do not have to sell , but they have seen a property that they can buy at a good price and are testing the market.
Ignore offers over, thats only someone's opinion, and anyway what is Valuation ?
Valuation is what someone is prepared to pay. If a Surveyor says a house is worth £200k and no one will pay that then the Valuation is wrong.

CTPharmer

cte1111 wrote: »

mitchaa wrote: »

I think you've been reading too much of the drivel sprouted on here, no wonder your bid was rejected, i doubt it was even put forward.

Estate agents earn commission on sales, it's not in their interests to forward ''stupid'' offers.[/quote]
Estate agents are legally bound to pass on all offers to vendors, whatever their own opinion on them

Not quite. If the vendor stipulates they only want to be informed of offers above a certain £ value then the EA will not pass on 'silly' offers (unless the vendor is prepared to accept 'silly' offers). http://www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/before_you_buy/thinking_about/buying-home/selling-scotland

2nd point is if you're not directing a solicitor to put an offer in on your behalf, the EA may decide that you're not a genuine player (and hopefully tell you this)