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Do we need to tell the EA about pulling out of purchase?

laurawilliams500
laurawilliams500 Posts: 38 Forumite
edited 10 June 2016 at 3:17PM in House buying, renting & selling
We're pulling out of a purchase (because of no fault of our own) - I've emailed our solicitor to confirm with him and ask but in the meantime does anyone know if we should tell the EA directly or should our solicitor do that for us?

Had an offer accepted on another house so keeping our fingers crossed this one goes through okay. Everything happens for a reason I think...

*Please read the thread and my replies before assuming WHY we've pulled out - we have a justified reason and all involved were aware of our concerns with the situation in advance of us making this final decision*
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  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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    I think general good old British manners dictates your answer, no ?
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • laurawilliams500
    laurawilliams500 Posts: 38 Forumite
    No need for sarcasm. We're FTB and completely new to all this so it was a genuine question as to whether this information should come from us or our solicitors!
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,225 Forumite
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    laurawilliams500 wrote: »
    We're pulling out of a purchase (because of no fault of our own) - I've emailed our solicitor to confirm with him and ask but in the meantime does anyone know if we should tell the EA directly or should our solicitor do that for us?

    Had an offer accepted on another, nicer, house so keeping our fingers crossed this one goes through okay. Everything happens for a reason I think...

    Yes you should. You should also give the EA honest feedback about the house and exactly why you're withdrawing, so that they can pass this on to the vendor.
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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    laurawilliams500 wrote: »
    No need for sarcasm. We're FTB and completely new to all this so it was a genuine question as to whether this information should come from us or our solicitors!

    Sarcasm?

    What has being a FTB got to do with it , just make a quick polite phone call so that the EA can tell the vendor , knowing solicitors it could take a week or more to filter down to the seller

    Why so touchy?
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • laurawilliams500
    laurawilliams500 Posts: 38 Forumite
    Your response seemed to suggest my question was a stupid one, that's all. I referenced that we're FTB because as I said, we're completely new to all this and having never purchased a house never mind having to withdraw from a purchase, we genuinely don't know what's the 'norm'.

    I'm going to e-mail the EA now anyway, and will give them appropriate feedback.
  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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    laurawilliams500 wrote: »
    Your response seemed to suggest my question was a stupid one, that's all. I referenced that we're FTB because as I said, we're completely new to all this and having never purchased a house never mind having to withdraw from a purchase, we genuinely don't know what's the 'norm'.

    I'm going to e-mail the EA now anyway, and will give them appropriate feedback.

    Fine, to me its simple manners , you made the offer through the EA , withdraw it through the EA , nowt to do with the FTB excuse
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • eddddy
    eddddy Posts: 18,263 Forumite
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    laurawilliams500 wrote: »
    We're pulling out of a purchase (because of no fault of our own) - I've emailed our solicitor to confirm with him and ask but in the meantime does anyone know if we should tell the EA directly or should our solicitor do that for us?

    It's best to tell the EA (as you've decided to do).

    If you just inform your solicitor, your solicitor won't inform the EA. More likely the following chain of events would occur...

    - Your solicitor will return contract info to buyer's solicitor saying you aren't proceeding
    - The buyer's solicitor will write to the buyer asking what's happening
    - The buyer will phone the EA asking what's happening
    - The EA will phone you asking what's happening

    And that process is likely to take a week or more.
  • glentoran99
    glentoran99 Posts: 5,825 Forumite
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    laurawilliams500 wrote: »
    We're pulling out of a purchase (because of no fault of our own) - I've emailed our solicitor to confirm with him and ask but in the meantime does anyone know if we should tell the EA directly or should our solicitor do that for us?

    Had an offer accepted on another, nicer, house so keeping our fingers crossed this one goes through okay. Everything happens for a reason I think...





    so your pulling out because you found a different house?
  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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    glentoran99 wrote: »
    so your pulling out because you found a different house?

    Leave her alone , she`s a FTB
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • Guest101
    Guest101 Posts: 15,764 Forumite
    Pulling out through no fault of our own....


    Found a much nicer house.....


    <confused>
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