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So fed up with FTB!!!

knightstyle
knightstyle Posts: 7,262 Forumite
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in House buying, renting & selling
So they had a second viewing three weeks ago, since then keep asking agent questions like "which bank is OUR mortgage with"!!!
Their English is poor and they had booked a survey with a local surveyor, now they have cancelled that but tell the agent they still want to buy the house!
Meanwhile two houses we wanted to put offers on are SSTC.
How do we cope?
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  • parkrunner
    parkrunner Posts: 2,610 Forumite
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    Put yours back on the market.
    It's nothing , not nothink.
  • Newnoel
    Newnoel Posts: 378 Forumite
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    I have a policy of not selling to FTBs, unless there are no other offers for just this reason.

    I don't have time to be some snowflakes mummy.

    I would put it straight back on the market and try for an investor.
  • danlewi2
    danlewi2 Posts: 186 Forumite
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    Helping all the first time buyers out there!
  • Nerrad86
    Nerrad86 Posts: 2 Newbie
    danlewi2 Helping all the first time buyers out there!


    * exactly what I was about to say- Not all first buyers are the same - remember you (Newnoel)were one once!
  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 19,037 Forumite
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    I'm just waiting for someone to post "FTBs should not be allowed to buy houses!"
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
  • ReadingTim
    ReadingTim Posts: 4,087 Forumite
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    In all businesses, there are some 'customers' who are simply more trouble than they're worth.
  • hazyjo
    hazyjo Posts: 15,475 Forumite
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    I'm always wary of selling to FTBs, but it does sound like it's been complicated further by their lack of understanding of the process and the language barrier.


    Your EA should know enough about property generally to know how to fob them off or tell them to mind their own business in a polite enough manner :) Or tell them to ask all questions via their solicitor/yours. They'll hopefully be able to tell them what's relevant and what's not.
    2024 wins: *must start comping again!*
  • Cakeguts
    Cakeguts Posts: 7,627 Forumite
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    This sale is not going to complete. They don't know what they are doing. They seem to think that the agent arranges the mortgage for them. There is a possibility that they won't get a mortgage/don't have the deposit.



    I think it is time to put the property back on the market.
  • hazyjo
    hazyjo Posts: 15,475 Forumite
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    Just to say I agree with others.


    I would definitely be remarketing in this instance. At least until they had their survey done and/or their mortgage agreed.
    2024 wins: *must start comping again!*
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    Get a message to them suggesting they register with an online forum....
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