Vendor went with the lower house offer!

Crashy_Time

warby68 wrote: »

Your higher offer was made after the vendor had already accepted another offer.

That is different to still considering all offers.

Also, you only offered higher once they accepted another offer - they might not have confidence you will stick to it.

Obviously it depends on the value of the property, but £5k can be neither here nor there for a vendor compared to perceived confidence in their purchaser and their own principles for doing business.

In your case it is far more likely to be one of these reasons than your suspected conspiracy. Had you offered much higher before the vendor accepted an offer then perhaps you would have more cause to be suspicious but not with £5k more after hands had been shaken.

Good point.