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Dealing with their Estate Agent

n217970
n217970 Posts: 338 Forumite
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edited 10 December 2016 at 8:35PM in House buying, renting & selling
Thanks all - edited as might have put too much information in OP if any EAs are snooping on this forum. Will go down the solicitor route

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  • marksoton
    marksoton Posts: 17,516 Forumite
    Get your broker or solicitor to confirm to the EA you have funds avaliable.

    Don't show the idiot your DIP.
  • JP1978
    JP1978 Posts: 527 Forumite
    marksoton wrote: »
    Get your broker or solicitor to confirm to the EA you have funds avaliable.

    Don't show the idiot your DIP.

    Reading the OP and this, I realise now why this information would be useful. We have just moved and our EA has said to us a few times 'offer A has a DIP and a large deposit', Offer A has a DIP but is at the max' etc..... they can use that info to press the right buttons to get more money. Obviously that benefited us as the seller.

    I am not to sure that we gave too much info away when we viewed/offered on our purchase, when we viewed, we hadnt even got ours on the market :-)
  • marksoton
    marksoton Posts: 17,516 Forumite
    JP1978 wrote: »

    I am not to sure that we gave too much info away when we viewed/offered on our purchase, when we viewed, we hadnt even got ours on the market :-)

    You got very lucky. Most vendors would consider you unproceedable if you hadn't even got your property on the market....
  • eddddy
    eddddy Posts: 18,550 Forumite
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    n217970 wrote: »
    I was under the impression that offers had to be passed on regardless?

    It's possible that the seller has signed a contract with their EA that specifies that they only want offers passed on if they have DIP and chain info.

    It's all part of the game.
  • marksoton
    marksoton Posts: 17,516 Forumite
    eddddy wrote: »
    It's possible that the seller has signed a contract with their EA that specifies that they only want offers passed on if they have DIP and chain info.

    It's all part of the game.

    Aye, and personally not one i'd play. Next!
  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    n217970 wrote: »
    Thanks all - edited as might have put too much information in OP if any EAs are snooping on this forum.
    You have an overly high estimation of EA dedication.

    We do have one or two EAs visiting the forum, even giving helpful answers, but the chance of the vendor's EA reading your post in here and knowing it's you, is probably lower than having a good win on the lottery.
  • NicNicP
    NicNicP Posts: 249 Forumite
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    Our vendors estate agents wanted all kinds of information from us. My sister-in-law is an estate agent too and said half of their 'requirements' were unnecessary.
  • JP1978
    JP1978 Posts: 527 Forumite
    marksoton wrote: »
    You got very lucky. Most vendors would consider you unproceedable if you hadn't even got your property on the market....

    Yes, I agree, but within a week of viewing ours was on the market (had to wait for the home report to be done, were in Scotland) and then had 23 viewings, 12 of which in the first two days. 5 offers in total :-)
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