offer accepted on a house but want to view another with same agent?

Rapished

As above we've had an offer and surveys done on a house, but there is another one just come to market that may offer more for our money, its on with the same estate agent, how do I stand asking to view it?

Also if I like it can I test by putting in an offer even though the other offer is in place? or will agents refuse all this?

I want the best for me and my family etc.

Conrad

See what I mean - the other day everyone concurred that nasty sellers ought not to keep their sold property on the market. THIS is the reason they do.


Rapish - have you thought about how this will affect your seller - have they plans to move to a new home - how will your behaviour impact them? Do you care?

Rapished

Conrad normally this would be at the top of my mind, in this case they have come up with delay after delay, we have also given them so much time, they have been slow with the whole process, after having there house on for a long period we thought they'd move swiftly as there only going to rented,

They have now taken the decision to have a honeymoon, then take a minimum of 6 weeks to find rental, this was supposed to already have been done, so explain how they've thought of us!!! its not just buyers, and I have a young family that come before anything else.

The fact I'm checking shows I care.

ValHaller

Then go for it. If the agent gets sticky about a viewing, tell him that the problem is his client, if they still won't let you view, drop a note through the door of the house you want to view, explaining the situation briefly.

wannahouse

Conrad wrote: »

See what I mean - the other day everyone concurred that nasty sellers ought not to keep their sold property on the market. THIS is the reason they do.


Rapish - have you thought about how this will affect your seller - have they plans to move to a new home - how will your behaviour impact them? Do you care?

what a ridiculous post!!!!


The op had every intention of buying the home and committed themselves financially to a survey!
since then, an apparently superior opportunity has come up and the op has every right to ensure he gets the best house at the best price for his family!
why should he spend hundreds of thousands on a house he may no longer want,and live in a less suitable property as a result, just to avoid upsetting someone he doesn't know????

thats the way the cookie crumbles, and he has every right to do that before exchange! (without righteous indignation spewed all over him!)

Lokolo

wannahouse wrote: »

what a ridiculous post!!!!


The op had every intention of buying the home and committed themselves financially to a survey!
since then, an apparently superior opportunity has come up and the op has every right to ensure he gets the best house at the best price for his family!
why should he spend hundreds of thousands on a house he may no longer want,and live in a less suitable property as a result, just to avoid upsetting someone he doesn't know????

thats the way the cookie crumbles, and he has every right to do that before exchange! (without righteous indignation spewed all over him!)

Although I can see your point. I doubt you would be thinking the same if you were the vendor.

If I were in the OPs position, I would be very careful with my next move. The EA may well tell the vendor who would then pull out, so the OP could lose out on both purchases.

ValHaller

Lokolo wrote: »

The EA may well tell the vendor who would then pull out, so the OP could lose out on both purchases.

This vendor is obviously not motivated, so no loss, probably.

Rapished

That's been my fear if the estate agent was to kick up a fuss, but why would they run to the vendor to tell them, they have had nothing but issues getting hold of them anyway so doubt they'd bother trying, we have been incredibly faithful to this process, with constant call's to chase them up,

It even became clear the vendors mum had to get involved to tell the vendor to pull his finger out on more than one occasion, we are happy enough with the house, although to have it slightly cheaper was the goal, but the vendor would only budge to a certain price, it just so happens this new place is nearly the same but is in need of far less tlc and has a conservatory and what appears to be a window in the roof, so some form of conversion, no idea yet if its meeting regs but still its an extra etc.

christopher1977

it's going to be the biggest financial committment of your life.

do what is best for your family no matter how unfair it seems.

gl:beer:

googler

ValHaller wrote: »

This vendor is obviously not motivated, so no loss, probably.

Yes, but if the OP withdraws from this one for no reason other than they've found something different, then, two months down the line they withdraw from that one because something else comes along, doesn't there come a point where they're not viewed as 'motivated' buyers ... ?

DRP

googler wrote: »

Yes, but if the OP withdraws from this one for no reason other than they've found something different, then, two months down the line they withdraw from that one because something else comes along, doesn't there come a point where they're not viewed as 'motivated' buyers ... ?

It does sound like there are other reasons. The delays...