Offer accepted - vendor won't take off market

Running_Horse

Why are you delaying booking the survey?

We booked ours the next day, instead of moaning on the Internet about it.

FTBFun

I'm aiming to book it through the bank whom I have the mortgage with, however I need a solicitor in place first, which should be done tomorrow morning.

There's no need to be quite so rude.

POPPYOSCAR

FTBFun wrote: »

I'm aiming to book it through the bank whom I have the mortgage with, however I need a solicitor in place first, which should be done tomorrow morning.

There's no need to be quite so rude.

I am afraid you will have to get used to that on here, but most people are really nice.

Running_Horse

If you think I'm rude, just wait until you have dealt with estate agents, solicitors, and vendors for several months. I hope you get where you are going, but please toughen up, for your own sake.

FTBFun

Thank you everyone for your advice.

POPPYOSCAR

Good luck with your house purchase, hope it all goes well for you(It can be a nightmare but not always!!!!)If you need any advice there are lots of people who will try and help on here.

cratoria

I would just like to second that!
After several months of trying to buy my frst house I have eventually been given the 'exchange of contracts' date whish has been set for Friday (I am a FTB) and thanks to the majority of people on these forums willing to give there time to write replies I have stuck with it (was very close to withdrawing)
So this is to all those who have helped and contributed over the last few months :T

Additionally FTBFun enjoy the experience best you can as it is not everyday that you buy your first house and this experience will stay with you forever

Good Luck and any questions ASK!

spadoosh

Running_Horse wrote: »

If you think I'm rude, just wait until you have dealt with estate agents, solicitors, and vendors for several months. I hope you get where you are going, but please toughen up, for your own sake.

You obviously live in an eye for an eye world!

RX-78

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

This will not mean a thing.We paid a £500 non-refundable deposit and had it in writing that the property would be taken off the market and the EA came up with another offer just as we were about to exchange contracts.

I think legaly it may be of questionable significance. But if you do end up having a dispute, having something in writing always helps and it wont cost you much to write a letter.

On the other hand if they did agree to your terms but continued to violate those terms you probably have a good case to sue for the costs? We'll have to wait for one of our legal experts to come along.....

POPPYOSCAR

RX-78 wrote: »

I think legaly it may be of questionable significance. But if you do end up having a dispute, having something in writing always helps and it wont cost you much to write a letter.

On the other hand if they did agree to your terms but continued to violate those terms you probably have a good case to sue for the costs? We'll have to wait for one of our legal experts to come along.....

No they were their terms that we accepted and our solicitor told us there was nothing we could do about it.Our solicitor also advised us that the vendor could have pulled out of the contract even after exchange and if the other interested party made them a high enough offer then it might have been worthwhile for them to do so.If it hadnt been for the brilliant solicitior we had and the vendor solicitior working together we might well have had this happen to us.