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Put in an offer on a house last night last night............

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  • pizzagirl
    pizzagirl Posts: 356 Forumite
    suisidevw wrote: »
    Really? I had aphone call over lunch saying that the vendors have taken the other offer. How will 'the oldest trick in the book' work now? THey'll come back to us? :rolleyes:
    Be careful. You seem very unaware of the strokes pulled by Estate Agents.
  • Bermuda_John
    Bermuda_John Posts: 311 Forumite
    1st offer on £179,000 house 150,650 ......... rejected

    2nd offer 151,150 .......... rejected .. needs to consult with someone who rejected it

    3rd offer ......... i need to speak to a 3rd party ;) .......... one week later i offered 151,450 ........... accepted

    2 weeks later i hadnt sorted the mortgage, the estate agent informs me of another offer.

    i told them, good luck wiht it, im not increasing my offer. i'll be in contact with my mortgage details.

    1 week later, today ......... other offer disappeared ......... and now have the survey next week
    i buy houses ........... any condition.
  • lovethymini
    lovethymini Posts: 718 Forumite
    pizzagirl wrote: »
    Be careful. You seem very unaware of the strokes pulled by Estate Agents.

    I think you forgot to say "sometimes"
  • suisidevw
    suisidevw Posts: 2,256 Forumite
    poppysarah wrote: »
    It'll fall through in about a week maybe.
    Just long enough for you to sweat a bit and want to pay more.

    Or are we all too cynical?

    How long had the house been on the market at this price? If it's less than a few weeks then maybe - otherwise I'd guess it would have to be an incredible fluke that two people suddenly wanted this house.

    It's been marketed for only one week. Last Sat it went on rightmove and the EA's website
  • poppysarah
    poppysarah Posts: 11,522 Forumite
    Well it's possible then...

    I'd be very sus if it was on for months. :)
  • mark5
    mark5 Posts: 1,364 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I would have thought a good quality house in a decent area of Cardiff would always be in demand no matter what the housing market is doing nationally!
  • suisidevw
    suisidevw Posts: 2,256 Forumite
    This must be the case Mark, selling for 5k under asking within 7 days of being on market shows it was priced competetively!
  • pinkshoes
    pinkshoes Posts: 20,607 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    The rightmove link says Sold subject to conditions, so did you get it, or did it go to someone else???
    Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
    Would've = Would HAVE (not 'of')

    No, I am not perfect, but yes I do judge people on their use of basic English language. If you didn't know the above, then learn it! (If English is your second language, then you are forgiven!)
  • suisidevw
    suisidevw Posts: 2,256 Forumite
    Yes, we both offered 200k and vendor went to the other buyer as they offered first. Wounder!
  • soulsaver
    soulsaver Posts: 6,733 Forumite
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    Keep fingers crossed, lots can still go wrong (survey, valuation, dependant sale etc) and they may be back to you.;)
    And keep looking. These things happen & then you often find something better - for less!
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