Under offer?!

betmunch

Its up to you how hard you want to push it.

If it was a condition of your offer that the house was taken off the market and you wish enforce this. Simply remind the EA, tell them you will not continue with the purchase until it is removed from the website and any other advertising (including the shop window). This may cost you the house.

However, if this is a house you simply must have, then dont rock the boat.

McKneff

Torchboy wrote: »

This is sort of relevant. I put an 2 cash offers in on a property a few weeks ago which were rejected because they were not high enough. I was going to place a higher offer on it on Tuesday but sod's law the property went under offer the day before that!

So what is my position? Can I still phone the estate agent and place my higher offer? Until I read this thread I assume I could not.

Yes, of course you can.

Peapodof4

I don't blame the seller for wanting to keep their house ready for viewers, until you exchange or put down a deposit, or you have your mortgage offer in place it could still fall through. How is it that fair on the seller, if the deal falls through at your end and they have missed the opportunity to find another seller?

badm88n

Torchboy wrote: »

So what is my position? Can I still phone the estate agent and place my higher offer? Until I read this thread I assume I could not.

You can try but you may get a very firm "sorry it is already under offer" from the estate agent. If they do not take your offer or you feel they will not pass it on then you can always put it in writing and drop through the letter box of the house itself.

betmunch

If they are not replying to your email I would put the offer in writing to the EA and through the door of the house.

McKneff

I dont think they will tell you the agreed price.

It would be a case of you putting an offer in as to what you want to buy it for.

Say the house was £150K

Buyers offered £147K

They tell yu this and so you offer £148K

Whereas if they dont tell you then you would offer say £149K see what i mean.

Common sense really.

hshen

I think OP has a point. If an formal offer has been made on the property, then it should go 'under offer'. And not have any more NEW viewings.

If the buyer doesn't come up with the goods (survey etc), then the vendor is within their right to put it back on the market after 10 or other number of days of non commital.

I agree also that vendor has to protect themselves, but some trust is needed that the buyer can pull through!