Seller Stalling - will not confirm move date

AdrianC

beccaboopboop said:

Yes we could walk away but we have invested nearly 9 months of our lives to this house.
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And to be honest it has got to the stage where i am not withdrawing no matter what. I'm not giving her the satisfaction of succeeding. 

Oh, gawd save us from points of principle...

Stop doing this to yourself.

You want to buy, she doesn't want to sell. It's not happening. Get over it, move on. The only reason this has dragged on for so long is this refusal to see reality... If you'd been thinking straight, you'd have told her where to shove it months ago.

Secretsusie

Look for somewhere else, you may find somewhere nicer and less complicated. Or she will sort herself out and sell to you before you find something else.  Can't hurt to look about. 

Hannimal

I'd give her 1 week to get things moving and then withdraw my offer. If she genuinely needs to sell she'll get things moving. If not, you'll know in a week. 

zeusofwar

This sounds like sunk cost fallacy, I think you need to take the emotions out and take a look at the bigger picture. Worth starting your house hunting again.
https://time.com/5347133/sunk-cost-fallacy-decisions/

getmore4less

Could be a separation,  stalling a forced sale.
if you want to carry on you need to find if there are other interested parties that can leverage the situation 
even then I don't think it will be quick, probably best to give up.
 

csgohan4

OP stop kidding yourself you will win, that's how gamblers lose
Look for something else

penners324

If they wanted a quick sale it would have happened in March.
Look for something else today...

bolwin1

SpiderLegs said:

Christ knows what you are playing at here. You’re being mugged off by a nut case. ........why on earth would you continue this charade. It makes no sense.

This sums it up perfectly - bail out now. 

happysellerbuyer

You have said searches have expired. Why would you want to spend the money again. Also the state of the house doesn't look attractive. God knows what would have happened by now. Don't be stubborn. You are creating your own pit.

iwb100

You don’t need to redo searches, use the old ones and take search insurance out, so long as it is reasonable to think the information is unlikely to have changed. But yes, I agree with others. You are being mugged off. Set a deadline, a close one and let the EA know, then walk.