What to offer?

Sphynx

Me too. They said they weren’t in a rush and would hold out for asking price. Even the EA sounded disappointed!

coachman12

Sphynx said:

Me too. They said they weren’t in a rush and would hold out for asking price. Even the EA sounded disappointed!

Sorry to hear that news, Sphynx. It may give you time to reflect on the question of sharing a semi. In a secluded area, the neighbours may be crucial-----good ones a blessing ( unless they're always pestering you with invitations to dinner) but bad ones a real pain in the neck ( either now or in the future). As I've mentioned, there are a lot of similar houses, with privacy and isolation, in that area-----and tend to be detached rather than semi. Take the breathing space to tour all the EAs and all the countryside around that Leics/Warks border country. It certainly is a nice area to have chosen, Sphynx, with access from a quiet rural location to the magnificent shopping facilities in a triangle around you of Solihull, Coventry and Leicester. Good luck , and if you are still keen on the original choice, make the sellers sweat a bit, so long as you ask the EAs to tell you immediately if there has been an offer so you can step in quickly if necessary. All the best. 
And I'm sorry because I think you had set your heart on this one. Let us know how it proceeds. Until then.....

Crashy_Time

Mickygg said:

Unless you really cant afford it an extra £10k to secure a house you really like must be worth thinking about? 

Depends how many 10`s of thousand it is already overpriced by though doesn`t it?

Sphynx

Thank you both, coachman you are kind. I phoned the EA yesterday to talk about putting in an asking price offer and before I could they said they were sending the owner of the company to see the vendor and ‘see if that makes a difference’. 

Nothing heard yet so I don’t think the vendor is budging. I am scouring the online sites for anything else suitable.

eve824

How much would SD be on a similar house after the holiday?
How much will you spend renting a property before you find another?

To me, it seems silly to lose a property for the sake of £9k. Especially given the SD holiday. You might well end up spending far more than that on SD / renting.

coachman12

I think you are right not to pay the extra £9k, Sphynx. If someone else makes a better offer than the one you've already made, make sure EA tells you straightaway-----so you can decide what to do.
But, giving in now at this early stage is not the way most of my house purchases have ever proceeded, because it's just letting the seller have a "no pressure" situation where they just can't lose or be made to "see the light". Looking forward to hearing what the EA owner finds out from the sellers. Good luck with that.
But complete support from the coach house for your stance so far. All the very best, Sphynx.
BTW-----know anything about the semi's neighbours ?

Crashy_Time

You want a detached house for that kind of price IMO.

Sphynx

Mr Fox (EA) hasn’t got back to me yet. 

Neighbour is one old lady. Vendor says she keeps herself to herself (sounds like she might be a bit crabby). 

I am keeping an eye out for detached houses - that’s what I set out for, but certainly round here a lot of the housing stock seems to have been sold in the post lockdown rush. I really don’t want to be on an estate. 
I did what you suggested Coachman and asked the EA to keep me updated. In the meantime I’m getting my own sale in order and progressing.