When is a BAFO not a BAFO??

spark_deals

Teresa_Green wrote: »

the lies!!

Just goes to show they are absolute vultures.
. Feel absolutely disgusted with what has happened and how they have behaved. Shocking.

Please note that EA work for the vendor and not us, the buyers.
I think you would know at first stance if you would get a good deal from the EA or not ( gut feeling!) .Put your final offer first time. If it is accepted, don't hindsight you would have gotten it for less. If not accepted, move on!!
HTH

Teresa_Green

spark_deals wrote: »

Please note that EA work for the vendor and not us, the buyers.
I think you would know at first stance if you would get a good deal from the EA or not ( gut feeling!) .Put your final offer first time. If it is accepted, don't hindsight you would have gotten it for less. If not accepted, move on!!
HTH

I know what you are saying.

It seems the EA had decided from the start we weren't getting the house, but kept stringing us along and trying to get higher offers anyway, I am not sure what the whole point of it all was really.

They tried to bully us into buying the house but then wouldn't even let us have it in the end, even though we jumped through all of their hoops.

:huh:

spark_deals

Teresa_Green wrote: »

, even though we jumped through all of their hoops.

:huh:

should have jumped first and suggest them you were walking away.
But I am not sure why you jumped 'all' ; though your sixth sense was telling you not to

Teresa_Green

spark_deals wrote: »

should have jumped first and suggest them you were walking away.
But I am not sure why you jumped 'all' ; though your sixth sense was telling you not to

It was weird, convinced they were playing me but really liked the house.

Told them we were viewing other house over weekend - they said they had more viewings booked over weekend.

They said decision would be made Monday, which is when our appointment booked to go in. But then started ringing me before saying don't need to come in, just tell us the figure, all this after pestering us to go in and be qualified and saying they couldn't recommend our offer until we had done so.

:huh:

So just don't understand what else we could have done and why we haven't got the house?

retepetsir

I had this problem recently from both Connell's and Fox & Sons (Sequence Homes)

Teresa_Green

retepetsir wrote: »

I had this problem recently from both Connell's and Fox & Sons (Sequence Homes)

So these are tried and tested tactics then?

This EA is not either of those, but is part of the Countrywide brigade who I have been told are also a bunch of Shysters.

What, if anything, can you (one) do about it? Or at least avoid a repeat performance?

Teresa_Green

OK so now received letter from the Estate Agents saying both offers not acceptable, but to call if we want to discuss the situation further and consider increasing our offer.

Also property still showing as available on rightmove and agents own website.

They reckoned on Tuesday morning that they had two offers over asking price, the vendor is going with other buyers and now this??!!

Any advice?

tortoiseshellcat

Hi sorry no advice but in a similar position, ie feel like we're being played by EA. we put an offer in on a property on Monday (within the guide price) only to be told another couple offered 10k more. Property still on EA website as available and still on rightmove and zoopla etc as for sale....

Is really annoying especially as you don't really know what's going on so you have my empathy.

Teresa_Green

tortoiseshellcat wrote: »

Hi sorry no advice but in a similar position, ie feel like we're being played by EA. we put an offer in on a property on Monday (within the guide price) only to be told another couple offered 10k more. Property still on EA website as available and still on rightmove and zoopla etc as for sale....

Is really annoying especially as you don't really know what's going on so you have my empathy.

Thanks, and empathy from me to you also.

Did this (possibly fictitious) other couple view at the same time as you?

What do other similar properties go for in your area?

tortoiseshellcat

As far as I know there has been only one other viewing...three bed houses in my area, say a five mile radius, vary from about 195 to about 330 depending on whether on a council estate or private area.