Ridiculous offer from buyer

byjimini

Hehe, still laughing about this one. I live at home with my parents (I'm late 20's) and we've had the house on the market for about 6 years. In that time we've had every type of over-enthusiastic time-waster, liars & !!!!-takers imaginable, but it's ok because we've moved a few times before and are used to it, so we never get our hopes up.

But still.

The house is on for £300k, dropped by £15k. We had this couple round last week, they rang up with 2 hours notice yesterday for a second viewing with their parents. They had another quick walk round, told us all about their expensive cars, race horses etc, very impressive. *yawns*

Today the estate agent begrudgingly rings us with their embarrassing offer - not only that, but with their reason to justify it.

They offered £40k less than the asking price; is that because the house needs updating? Next to a busy road? Needs urgent repairs? Hell no! It's because they want to build a massive extension and they want US to pay for it! Ha!

Hahahaha! :rotfl:

I tell you, hilarious. Do I have MUG written across my face?

Gotta hand it to them, I really didn't see that one coming. Well played, sirs. :T

note_2

we've had the house on the market for about 6 years

really????

Better_Days

byjimini wrote: »

The house is on for £300k,
They offered £40k less than the asking price

Indeed
Why not £50k under the AP and avoid jump in SDLT?

jbainbridge

6 years? Something wrong there ... perhaps their offer was realistic.

ladyburdy

i'd snap their hand off, if i were you!! house prices have dramatically changed in 6 years.

BitterAndTwisted

The house has been up for sale for six years and no takers. I think I know who the deluded time-wasters might be.

pawlala

Maybe its you who has been wasting everybody's time with an over-inflated asking price?

byjimini

jbainbridge wrote: »

6 years? Something wrong there ... perhaps their offer was realistic.

Housing market crash, darling. When they started chucking rumours around about stamp duty a few years ago, every house over £250k in this area was stuck.

Anyway, ball's back in their court now.

thegirlintheattic

If it's been on the market for 6 years there is either something wrong with it, priced too high or your a time wasting seller who puts your house on the market but really doesn't want to sell. My guessing it's all three.

byjimini

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

The house has been up for sale for six years and no takers. I think I know who the deluded time-wasters might be.

No takers? More like 5 prospective buyers, of which 3 were made redundant and 2 had their companies change their minds about relocating them.

byjimini

ladyburdy wrote: »

i'd snap their hand off, if i were you!! house prices have dramatically changed in 6 years.

I see on the news that house prices have dropped, but I don't see that on the market when we're looking for houses to buy.