House Selling - Just Desserts

ruggedtoast

Were they boomers?

knightstyle

shaggydoo, it was in Worthing, we bought early 1988 and the market crashed in the autumn. Mainly due, in my opinion, to high mortgage rates, around 15% I think. In a way we were lucky but it certainly knocked us back financially.

tkane

I won a 'best and final offers' process last year by bidding way above the competition.

I received a call from estate agents saying I won and that paperwork will be in the post.

Couple of days later the vendor accepted a higher offer and asked me if I wanted to bid higher.

I told them to !!!! off.

ruggedtoast

Definitely boomers.

Jason74

ruggedtoast wrote: »

Definitely boomers.

Quite possibly, but I'm not sure why you seem so certain. People can be !!!!! at any age after all.

onlyroz

We nearly bought a mid-terrace in Woking in 2007 but the survey highlighted all sorts of problems including replacing the damp course. We said we'd continue the purchase if the vendor fixed it - he agreed but dragged his feet for months so we pulled out and found a much nicer place very quickly. I don't think that property ever did sell and I suspect the grumpy bar steward didn't actually want to move.