Offer rejected Where to go next? Scotland

zzzLazyDaisy

betti911 wrote: »

That's a good idea. Will discuss that with other half.

Be very careful with this - doing this is classed as part of the purchase price and if the solicitors find out they will be obliged to notify HMRC as it is tax fraud (this used to be common place but was stopped some years ago - around 2008, from memory).

betti911

zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »

Be very careful with this - doing this is classed as part of the purchase price and if the solicitors find out they will be obliged to notify HMRC as it is tax fraud (this used to be common place but was stopped some years ago - around 2008, from memory).

Okay I definitely won't do that then! The agent hasn't called back after her curt message last night. Looks like the house may just be out of our price range. It's a shame as I thought we made fair offer given the other sold houses in the street. We will keep on looking and hopefully another property we like Will come on the market soon.

agrinnall

The agent is a fool by the sound of it, nobody is going to buy it at 265, and if the sellers are that desperate to move they would realise this and accept your 250 offer, which is the most that they can get now. If they wanted more they should have left it at 285 so that it would look to a buyer as if they were getting a decent discount at 265.

betti911

It went on at a strange price offers over 270k. Like you say most houses I 've seen in the area are offers over 235k or offers over 285k. The 235k ones go for just under the 250k threshold and the 285k ones go for around the 285 mark or less.

betti911

Wi88le wrote: »

Unfortunately for them its unlikely to sell for 260 because of stamp duty. Personally I'd contact the agent stating that you won't go above 250, nor do you think others will because of stamp duty and you feel it is a fair price for the property, but tell them you will leave the offer on the table for two weeks. Then walk away if they don't get back to you.

This may just be the agent or owners trying to squeeze a little more from you.

I wrote to our solicitor asking them to do the above on Monday. Fingers crossed! We do like the house but we don't want to overpay for it.

jennifernil

Is this the house?

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-37428866.html

Looks nice, are you going to use one of the downstairs bedrooms as a dining room, or is there space in the kitchen for a table? It is not obvious from the pictures.

betti911

Didn't get the house. Offer was rejected so we will have to move on. We stood our ground 're the price. Hope we don't regret it.