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Advice on possible gazundering

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  • csgohan4
    csgohan4 Posts: 10,600 Forumite
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    These people should get what they deserve, remarket and don't entertain any further offers from them
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  • kerri_gt
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    csgohan4 wrote: »
    These people should get what they deserve, remarket and don't entertain any further offers from them

    Yes however OP doesn't want to cut of their nose to lose their own house purchase. We don't actually know what the price reduction request it, £1k is vastly different to £10k
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  • Browntoa
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    If they are on holiday for 2 weeks they probably wouldn't notice if it was back on the market
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  • csgohan4
    csgohan4 Posts: 10,600 Forumite
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    Browntoa wrote: »
    If they are on holiday for 2 weeks they probably wouldn't notice if it was back on the market



    Well their clearly not bothered about the house
    "It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"

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  • TamsinC
    TamsinC Posts: 625 Forumite
    csgohan4 wrote: »
    Well their clearly not bothered about the house

    See, I don't agree here - they may have had their holiday booked for months/a year - we have a 1 week holiday booked for the middle of August (in the UK) - it was booked a year ago - we fully expected to be in our house by now, but we aren't. We shall be fully contactable by phone if we still haven't exchanged by then. But taking a holiday doesn't necessarily mean you aren't interested in the house.
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  • Worrier378948
    Worrier378948 Posts: 8 Forumite
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    Hi thank you for your help and replies.

    No idea what price reduction they want and tbh they already have the house at a good price already.

    They haven!!!8217;t signed contracts before going away as they also wanted to know if we were leaving the cooker (confirmed on information form it was going..sigh!)...I!!!8217;m just annoyed it!!!8217;s happened at this stage!

    I!!!8217;m glad I!!!8217;ve posted, you!!!8217;ve reassured me that I am not being harsh here.

    Onwards and upwards...
  • MysteryMe
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    Show them as much consideration as they are showing you.
  • Hoploz
    Hoploz Posts: 3,888 Forumite
    I guess they've been spooked by the roof query and want to get someone in to quote for the job.

    It could be that their solicitor has sat on all the paperwork in the old fashioned way some still work at, then they have a sit down meeting where they go through all the paperwork and all being well, sign contracts ready for exchange.

    Agree holiday could have been booked months ago but it's a bit of a bummer to clear off leaving it hanging in the air like this.

    Get the agent to get a few viewers in while they're away and see if anything comes of these, then when the original buyers come back you'll have a good idea whether you should stick with them or not.
  • Crashy_Time
    Crashy_Time Posts: 13,386 Forumite
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    Browntoa wrote: »
    If they are on holiday for 2 weeks they probably wouldn't notice if it was back on the market


    And obviously don`t care either, they know they hold all the cards, if the OP`s market is that hot why even bother to post on here for advice?
  • victoriavictorious
    victoriavictorious Posts: 358 Forumite
    Pfftt - ridiculous! Tell them to go take a hike and newbuilds are that way
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    And remarket.
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