Buying first house - tips on negotiation tactics

missprice

chrisdgo wrote: »

Thanks for your comment!
I agree with you PasturesNew, but if the issues are not even mentioned in the report?
Home reports are not perfect, of course. but if very evident things like the damages on the carpet are not even mentioned, it makes you think that probably there might be other surprises.

But you see carpets when you view, you see the boiler when you view, possibly see roof tiles when you view.
I think it's just your inexperience at buying houses.
It's why surveyors make money. You see what is obvious and they can tell you what you wouldn't be expected to know.
It's very possible the house was priced accordingly and the owner is not prepared to take less, it's also possible you offer the "right" amount and go through searches and mortgage application and jump through a hundred hoops and it still falls through for any number of reasons.

Don't get attached to houses you don't yet own, don't play games with offers, simply offer what you believe is correct and walk away if it's not acceptable.
You can really hack people off when you play silly beggars. I know from reading this forum, I will do my very best to get a more experienced buyer when I sell, if I sell.

MarieA

Home report provides the value of the property as it is now, dodgy carpet and all!


If the vendors have said the won't accept under the home report, then honestly I'd take their word for it.
Put in a note of interest (if you haven't already), then if another buyer does come in with an offer the estate agent will contact you and you can up your bid if you wish.
Or check back again with them in a few weeks, maybe by that time they will have reconsidered.

chappers

glentoran99 wrote: »

SO this comment makes no sense then?


"wanted to do it via the solicitor to show that we are serious buyers"

makes perfect sense, often informal offers are made via the agent, and once a deal is struck the offer is formally made via the solicitor. The solicitors would then issue the missives, which is similar to our memorandum of sale, but has far more legal rigidty. Bear in mind that often in Scotland the solicitors and agents are one and the same.