Naming & shaming website

suited-aces

I might just "name and shame" someone I don't like who has done nothing, how would you stop that?

gordonc888

To the OP. Just put in a big order for Pizza Hut and have it delivered to your gazumping sellers. Just get it out of your system. And when you're close to exchanging in your next purchase demand a reduction of 5K the day before signing contracts.

suited-aces

gordonc888 wrote: »

To the OP. Just put in a big order for Pizza Hut and have it delivered to your gazumping sellers. Just get it out of your system. And when you're close to exchanging in your next purchase demand a reduction of 5K the day before signing contracts.

Innocent parties who suffer - 2
Guilty parties who suffer - 0

sonastin

LOLAF wrote: »

Is posting the truth about people, even if unpleasant, an offence? I am not familiar with defamation law but would not think so. If there is a lawyer on this forum - your insight will be appreciated!

Hopefully the gain will be for society - people will conduct themselves in a more dignified and respectful way

You can post the truth but what will that get you? "Mr and Mrs Jones of 3 Acacia Avenue accepted an offer of £x and then withdrew from that sale to accept a higher offer of £x+1". So what? Cold hard facts don't convey the hurt or damage that their actions caused. But once you stray into the adjectives and emotive language, it ceases to be the truth. Once it becomes subjective it hovers over the line of defamation. And to be truthful (from my perspective) that sort of behaviour is not remotely dignified or respectful.

The vendors were looking out for No.1 and that has hurt you. But you are coming across as quite undignified with this show of petulance. Best to look to the future and move on to a better house and hope to deal with nicer people in the future. Focus your efforts on bringing your child up to be one of the good guys.

Wee_Willy_Harris

Perhaps your efforts would be more productively directed at your local MP, who has the power to influence changes in the legislation surrounding house sales?

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

sonastin wrote: »

The difference between the english system and the scottish system is the point at which the offer is put in relative to the point when it becomes a binding contract - it doesn't speed up the process or make it easier to buy property.

Of the seven friends and me who have bought/sold houses in Scotland in the last 4 years, all have had missives concluded within 3-4 weeks and been moved in/out within 4-6 weeks from date of first offer.

I've also never known anyone in real life in Scotland, or even heard of any friends of friends, etc, in the last two decades that's had a buyer or seller pull out after an offer is made and accepted, with the sole exception of one occasion where the survey disclosed a nasty surprise.

I'm sure abuse of the system must happen on occasion, but it's very strongly discouraged by the solicitors up here. Your solicitor will refuse to represent you if you do that sort of thing.

The Scottish system is FAR better.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

The_Drama_Llama wrote: »

Would I get named and shamed? I put in an offer on a place on Friday and withdrew it today.

Or would the sellers in my case get named and shamed? In answer to the direct question 'are the neighbours OK? Any problems? Noise?' they said they were all fine. I went past the property at the weekend and it was horrible: rap music blaring from the neighbouring house, enormous dog barking in the garden, screaming and shouting...sounded like they were filming an episode of Shameless.

Who gets named and shamed?

Why on earth would someone put in an offer and waste the time of the vendors and agents if you hadn't thoroughly checked out the house and area and been sure you wanted to buy it???

You people are nuts down there!!! :rotfl:

There really should be a change of law. Require a non-refundable deposit to be put down at time of offer. Only way you get it back is if the survey discloses something unexpected, or your bank pulls out on you.

Get rid of time wasters, gazumping and gazundering once and for all.

suited-aces

It's hardly a seller's market, hamish. A lot of sellers would waive that deposit to help get a sale, then you're back to square 1

sonastin

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Of the seven friends and me who have bought/sold houses in Scotland in the last 4 years, all have had missives concluded within 3-4 weeks and been moved in/out within 4-6 weeks from date of first offer.

I've also never known anyone in real life in Scotland, or even heard of any friends of friends, etc, in the last two decades that's had a buyer or seller pull out after an offer is made and accepted, with the sole exception of one occasion where the survey disclosed a nasty surprise.

I'm sure abuse of the system must happen on occasion, but it's very strongly discouraged by the solicitors up here. Your solicitor will refuse to represent you if you do that sort of thing.

The Scottish system is FAR better.

The difference being, you put your offers in much later than we would in England. We check that the vendor is willing to accept our price and then check out the area and the details of the property. In Scotland, as far as I understand it, you check out the area and details of the property then find out if the vendor is willing to accept your offer. Same steps. Different order. Neither better nor worse. Just different.

sonastin

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

There really should be a change of law. Require a non-refundable deposit to be put down at time of offer. Only way you get it back is if the survey discloses something unexpected, or your bank pulls out on you.

Define "unexpected". Some people are stupid enough that they wouldn't expect the survey to disclose that the house is made of brick
Seriously though, lots of surveys highlight flaws with the property - dated wiring, old central heating, potential for damp, etc. These can all be excuses for pulling out. What to the vendor may seem trivial can be a deal breaker for the buyer. If the fate of the deposit rests on the survey report, surveyors fees will go through the roof and we won't be any closer to agreeing what is a good reason to pull out...