Vendor pulled third viewing because offer accepted

lisyloo

I don’t think its bizarre at all.
If the other person was not in a chain and you were the their offer is preferable to yours.
Lots of reasons they might want the other offer over yours.

Exodi

3 viewings to decide whether to make an offer!

A viewing is really just a confirmation that what you already know from your research (size of the rooms, local area, condition, etc) is accurate and maybe a cursory glance at the various utility components.

I offered after one viewing (talk about mind-games, there was a couple already waiting outside during our viewing to view!) but we'd already done a lot of research on the property and knew the layout of the house better than the estate agent.

I could maybe appreciate two viewings if you wanted to bring a partner/parent/tradesman/etc but three? Really? Unless the house is collapsing and needs multiple specialists quotes to calculate a reasonable offer, or you have Amnesia, I don't understand the need.

steampowered

If you want to buy this property, call up the EA today and make an offer.

If you put in a better offer now, the seller might be willing to accept it, given that only a day or two has passed.

Otherwise you should accept that you have lost the property.

Don't make an offer conditional on a third viewing to "check a few things". That just makes it sound like you are going to try and chip the price over minor issues.

AdrianC

Exodi wrote: »

3 viewings to decide whether to make an offer!

A viewing is really just a confirmation that what you already know from your research (size of the rooms, local area, condition, etc) is accurate and maybe a cursory glance at the various utility components.

One to decide if the property is the right size/place etc, and have a first poke at anything worrying about the condition
Second to see what you missed first time round. Because you definitely did...

Third is fannying.

SuperHan

When we made the offer on the property we are purchasing, we were clear that it only stood if the house was taken off the market and all other viewings that were booked in were cancelled.

We were not interested in getting into a bidding war, and so only made our offer on that basis.


We would have pulled our offer if they had said they were still letting other people view it - we didn't want to stress of thinking we might lose it - so it's likely that's what has happened here.

ThePants999

jonifan wrote: »

Would have been a bit difficult for me to offer after one viewing as I had no offer in place on my property.

The done thing is to only view other properties once yours is sold STC.

Bacon_Sandwich

ThePants999 wrote: »

The done thing is to only view other properties once yours is sold STC.

No it isn't

Alter_ego

Nothing to stop you making an offer now, without another viewing.

ash28

Like an earlier poster, we knew as soon as we crossed the threshold that this was the house for us. We left the vendor, drove to the estate agent and made the offer (subject to survey) conditional on the house being taken off the market immediately, which it was.



When we have sold previous properties they have been taken off the market immediately too - no more viewings.

need_an_answer

OP...if you are viewing the property this afternoon and you get the right feeling about it,you will need to be decisive and put your offer in.

ATM the vendor has accepted an offer but granted you a viewing so your offer if you make one needs to be clear and dare I say possibly higher than the existing offer unless you have a good proceedable strong position when you could in theory match the offer and let the vendor decide.


What you probably wont be told is the exact offer that was accepted.


And from your point of view if you make an offer...go in with exactly what you are prepared to pay,its your one chance now and you don't want to get into a bidding war and end up offering over asking price simply to secure the property but fall later at the survey stage.


Hopefully now you are in a stronger position of actually being able to offer,if this property isn't right for you,the next one you view may be.