Two Estate Agents One Property Saga

lemonslap

Hi all

I have been a long time reader (great advice thank you) but haven't found the need to post till now!

We are first time buyers and have just brought (so we thought) a property, offer agreed, solicitor appointed, mortgage signed off, passed the underwriters and just awaiting the survey now, However the other estate agent that we have not dealt has refused to take the property off the market and phoned the vender with an offer of £3k above our agreed amount and said that we were not that bothered about the property due to us not having a survey completed yet which is completey untrue. Is this right to do? (sorry for the rant)

Caroline73_2

the estate agents can only take the property off the market with the vendors instruction. You need to speak to the vendors, the other estate agent is well within their rights to show potential buyers the property unless instructed otherwise.

charliee_3

hmmm... when we went for a house that was through 2 agents i made the vendor take it off the market on both of them..

lemonslap

Caroline73 wrote: »

the estate agents can only take the property off the market with the vendors instruction. You need to speak to the vendors, the other estate agent is well within their rights to show potential buyers the property unless instructed otherwise.

Thank you for the reply
The vendor has said they refused to do so?

googler

Let me see if I've got this - one agent accepted an offer, the vendor instructed the other agent to take it off the market (as well as the first agent doing so), and the other agent REFUSED TO TAKE/OBEY HIS CLIENT'S INSTRUCTIONS and kept marketing it?

SUESMITH_2

walk away, lots of property about - if they're being a pain now things might get even worse

they should be lucky to have a buyer

lemonslap

SUESMITH wrote: »

walk away, lots of property about - if they're being a pain now things might get even worse

they should be lucky to have a buyer

The thing is within the area we are buying houses are in short supply and going for asking price or above I was out bid on another property because a cash buyer came along with £10k over the asking price! I have looked around and nothing fits the bill for us shame though we get on well with the vendors, plus i'm down £600 already feel like giving up and renting for the rest of my life!

lemonslap

googler wrote: »

Let me see if I've got this - one agent accepted an offer, the vendor instructed the other agent to take it off the market (as well as the first agent doing so), and the other agent REFUSED TO TAKE/OBEY HIS CLIENT'S INSTRUCTIONS and kept marketing it?

yep thats what we have been told because they haven't sold it and therefore won't do it, they are the same estate agent that let us down for 4 viewings (no show) and hung up on my wife when she asked about a property details saying we are to busy!

Smi1er

As a buyer when I make an offer I make it subject to the property coming off the market.

As a seller I would always refuse this condition unless you paid the asking price

lemonslap

Smi1er wrote: »

As a buyer when I make an offer I make it subject to the property coming off the market.

As a seller I would always refuse this condition unless you paid the asking price

thanks for that I have lots to learn! I got accepted £2.5k below the asking price

Caroline73_2

I would imagine the vendors were holding out for a larger offer and now they have it.