OMG can you believe this !!!!!!!!!!

Running_Horse

OK. You've had £315,000 mistakenly offered on your behalf. They have made a counter offer. What is that counter offer? Seems you have two choices; try to rescue the current situation, or withdraw your offer explaining why, and hope maybe they will then come nearer to your position. Good luck whatever you do. I hope your buyers continue to let you stay in such a strong position.

Running_Horse

Penguingirl. We had exactly the same position from our vendor with very patient buyers below us in the chain. In the end we had to write to the vendor threatening to pull out and go into rented, with explanatory letters to all the agents, solicitors, and our wonderful buyers. Like you, it focused minds and we had exchanged in days.

MobileSaver

mystic_trev wrote: »

Your son drives into a fence, injuring his passenger, and it's laughing out loud! What a charming person you must be!

The OP also had this classic post:

trademark wrote: »

not sure what we have done to deserve it but our son treats us like dirt

I think many on here can work out exactly what you have done to deserve it with an attitude like yours.

pararct

Seems the OP doesn't handle criticism well!!

Mind you he has a point if he thinks the property is only worth £315,000 then unless someone thinks better then he is right.

Of course the sticking point is the seller does not have to sell to him at any price if he so wishes.

I don't have a mortgage either but that was partly through learning how to sell houses without involving an agent at all.

If you only had the one agent to deal with then none of this would have happened would it?

mikey72

So you made a final offer of £310, (which wasn't), told your estate agent you didn't mean it, who told his mate at the other estate agents that you would up it anyway.
Don't show off to everyone if you want to negotiate properly.
Especially the blokes mate.

real1314

pararct wrote: »

Seems the OP doesn't handle criticism well!!

Mind you he has a point if he thinks the property is only worth £315,000 then unless someone thinks better then he is right.

Of course the sticking point is the seller does not have to sell to him at any price if he so wishes.

I don't have a mortgage either but that was partly through learning how to sell houses without involving an agent at all.

If you only had the one agent to deal with then none of this would have happened would it?

It may be worth more to the current owners though, so it doesn't mean the OP will get it for £315k.

Anyone who whines about being "hundreds out of pocket" whilst sitting on over £300k in cash really doesn't need to whinge about money in the current climate. Especially if they are so sensitive to criticism.

Oh and OP, if you didn't want to mention deaths in the family, why did you?
Do you think the vendors should sell cheaper for this reason?

ILW

OP does come over as a rather self important type who knows everything. Bet he's a real laugh down the pub.

Eric1

Radsteral wrote: »

i thought estate agents were up to these tricks,
though if i was the buyers, i would play you up same way all the way till the day the exchange of contracts and , just send the contracts unsigned... when your solicitor calls back regarding no signature, i would mention that i didnt have a pen.

lucky you, very patient buyers.. i wouldnt stand a day if iseen estate agent or vendor playing me up

Unfortunately, it costs quite a lot to walk away. Have done it.
Sellers know this, and once buyers pay for surveys etc, many sellers treat them like fish on the hook.
But I suspect there aren't many patient buyers in the current market.
The OP may be running out of time.

DPJames

And don't think we didn't notice you put the wealth before the health for your families priorities. Nice touch.

Gwhiz

Trademark in epic fail :rotfl:

What a complete waste of oxygen you are!