Had your offer accepted and then pulled out before exchange? I want to hear your experience.

boldaslove

We pulled out of a purchase last year after we had the survey done and it revealed loads of issues we didn’t want to deal with. We didn’t negotiate. It didn’t cause any further drama with the EA - they’d been a pain to deal with to be honest so we were glad to see the back of them! They held the monopoly in a couple of areas we liked so we did end up speaking to a different branch about houses we were interested in but they sold so quickly we never got in to see them, so we’ve not really had to deal with them again. We ended up switching our search to a completely different location and they’re not active here at all.

Not sure what advice I can give other than we have zero regrets about this! My partner had a serious health crisis earlier this year and dealing with a “doer upper” house at the same time would’ve been way too stressful for us both. I’m so glad we backed out and changed tactics.

youth_leader

I'd forgotten I'd pulled out of a purchase.  I offered on a bungalow during the day, then went back in the evening to walk my dog in the area.  I didn't feel very safe, and withdrew my offer the next day.  The estate agent knew it was my 'forever' home and were understanding, it sold very quickly afterwards.

Osprey_69

I advertised my flat with Purplebricks , they controlled the viewings ( though I could see them online ) they informed me that they had sold my flat lon 11th November 2020. I was instructed to use their conveyancer . This I did and paid upfront  . It took over 6 weeks for a conveyancer to contact me ( even though I emailed them several times ) I sent all the relevant details ( proof of ownership , Electrical Installation certificate , Gas test certificate , Energy certificate ) and thought great we are getting somewhere . Over the next few months I had my buyer saying their solicitation could not contact my conveyancer and it was holding my sale up . Tried numerous times to get my conveyancer to sort it out . They finally said in January 2021 that they were speaking to my buyers solicitor. On the 15 th March I had a phone call off Purplebricks saying my buyer had pulled out of the sale as advised by their solicitor ( saying it was regarding the leasehold , which had over 100 years left on it ) Purplebricks put my flat back on the market and I could see there were 23 people who requested and booked viewings online , but all of a sudden their bookings were being cancelled by Purplebricks agent . I spoke to local agent and he said that he didn’t think they could sell the flat and wanted me to take a 3 month marketing break . I cancelled the Purplebricks online account and took flat off market with them , now they are chasing name for £999.99 . They had my bank details and tried to take it out of my account but my bank rung me and I told them not to pay it . They are now sending me emails and phone calls saying they have passed it onto a debt company . I have spoken to Purplebricks complaints dept and said that they would take £50 off . Told them that I was not happy and it was them that cancelled my viewings forcing me to take it off the market with them . Any advice would be very helpful . 

MaryNB

Osprey_69 said:

I advertised my flat with Purplebricks , they controlled the viewings ( though I could see them online ) they informed me that they had sold my flat lon 11th November 2020. I was instructed to use their conveyancer . This I did and paid upfront  . It took over 6 weeks for a conveyancer to contact me ( even though I emailed them several times ) I sent all the relevant details ( proof of ownership , Electrical Installation certificate , Gas test certificate , Energy certificate ) and thought great we are getting somewhere . Over the next few months I had my buyer saying their solicitation could not contact my conveyancer and it was holding my sale up . Tried numerous times to get my conveyancer to sort it out . They finally said in January 2021 that they were speaking to my buyers solicitor. On the 15 th March I had a phone call off Purplebricks saying my buyer had pulled out of the sale as advised by their solicitor ( saying it was regarding the leasehold , which had over 100 years left on it ) Purplebricks put my flat back on the market and I could see there were 23 people who requested and booked viewings online , but all of a sudden their bookings were being cancelled by Purplebricks agent . I spoke to local agent and he said that he didn’t think they could sell the flat and wanted me to take a 3 month marketing break . I cancelled the Purplebricks online account and took flat off market with them , now they are chasing name for £999.99 . They had my bank details and tried to take it out of my account but my bank rung me and I told them not to pay it . They are now sending me emails and phone calls saying they have passed it onto a debt company . I have spoken to Purplebricks complaints dept and said that they would take £50 off . Told them that I was not happy and it was them that cancelled my viewings forcing me to take it off the market with them . Any advice would be very helpful . 

You should start your own thread. This is off topic for this thread.

Hannimal

Osprey_69 said:

I advertised my flat with Purplebricks , they controlled the viewings ( though I could see them online ) they informed me that they had sold my flat lon 11th November 2020. I was instructed to use their conveyancer . This I did and paid upfront  . It took over 6 weeks for a conveyancer to contact me ( even though I emailed them several times ) I sent all the relevant details ( proof of ownership , Electrical Installation certificate , Gas test certificate , Energy certificate ) and thought great we are getting somewhere . Over the next few months I had my buyer saying their solicitation could not contact my conveyancer and it was holding my sale up . Tried numerous times to get my conveyancer to sort it out . They finally said in January 2021 that they were speaking to my buyers solicitor. On the 15 th March I had a phone call off Purplebricks saying my buyer had pulled out of the sale as advised by their solicitor ( saying it was regarding the leasehold , which had over 100 years left on it ) Purplebricks put my flat back on the market and I could see there were 23 people who requested and booked viewings online , but all of a sudden their bookings were being cancelled by Purplebricks agent . I spoke to local agent and he said that he didn’t think they could sell the flat and wanted me to take a 3 month marketing break . I cancelled the Purplebricks online account and took flat off market with them , now they are chasing name for £999.99 . They had my bank details and tried to take it out of my account but my bank rung me and I told them not to pay it . They are now sending me emails and phone calls saying they have passed it onto a debt company . I have spoken to Purplebricks complaints dept and said that they would take £50 off . Told them that I was not happy and it was them that cancelled my viewings forcing me to take it off the market with them . Any advice would be very helpful . 

You might want to start this as its own thread so people can help you out. Sounds very stressful. Property I bought was through purple bricks and their conveyancing was absolutely terrible. Would not ever buy or sell through them again.