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first offer, too high?

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  • cjmumto2
    cjmumto2 Posts: 276 Forumite
    Its a good move if you are not going to cry over losing it for the rest of your lives. You can offer just 1 or 2 k more, to show good faith and then walk away as you have tried. Depends how much you want the house really
  • dorset_nurse
    dorset_nurse Posts: 236 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Good move.
  • warehouse
    warehouse Posts: 3,362 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    bumgum wrote: »
    hi.

    we've seen a house we really like that's on the market for £145.000, ticks all the boxes, excellent location for schools for the kids etc...
    bumgum wrote: »

    Hi.
    The highest we can go is 142K.
    The estate agent will phone me on monday, I'm sticking to my guns & say 135k is our (final) offer on the table, cash buyer, no chain & if the vendors refuse (again), then we move forward with the other house.

    good move or not?

    Not. If it ticks all the boxes then it's worth a little bread and water IMO. I would personally give it £2000 extra before pulling out.
    Pants
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