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Seller pulls out after contract (missives are signed)
Snappy1970
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We have bought a house and the Seller had a tenant in it and gave him 60 days “notice to quit” it came to keys day and the tenant says he is not moving out as his Son now wants to buy the house, the seller now says he want to cancel the sale paying our legal fees, the process has taken four months in total and our costs are only around £1k we really still want the house we bought.
Does anyone know where we stand here in Scotland our solicitor seems to think we are only going to get our expenses back which is nothing for the four months of lost time, this is a second home so we cant claim accommodation costs?
Does anyone know where we stand here in Scotland our solicitor seems to think we are only going to get our expenses back which is nothing for the four months of lost time, this is a second home so we cant claim accommodation costs?
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Either pull out and claim your expenses or pursue a claim for specific implement to make him proceed with the sale.0
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All you are entitled to is your reasonable financial losses, a seller is not penalised as much as a buyer in this situation.0
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I thought that in Scotland, contract is binding as soon as offer is accepted. Is this not the case anymore?0
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HardCoreProgrammer wrote: »I thought that in Scotland, contract is binding as soon as offer is accepted. Is this not the case anymore?
The contract is binding once missives are concluded i.e. once everything in the contract has been negotiated and agreed. You (almost) never have a situation where there's a straightforward offer and an instant acceptance.
Anyway, that's not what the OP is about - there is a binding contract, the question is what are the buyer's remedies where the seller is breaching the contract.0 -
take him to court to force him to sell. or claim back expensives and damages.0
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