Vendor pulled out at last minute

magicman62

pinkshoes said:

All she can do is get revenge, up her offer to beat the other one by an attractive amount, then pull out the day before exchange.

As she has already paid out all the costs for buying with searches etc... then she has nothing to lose by doing this. 

It was sold within 3 days it was probably a done deal before he even said anything

GDB2222

magicman62 said:

pinkshoes said:

All she can do is get revenge, up her offer to beat the other one by an attractive amount, then pull out the day before exchange.

As she has already paid out all the costs for buying with searches etc... then she has nothing to lose by doing this. 

It was sold within 3 days it was probably a done deal before he even said anything

Jolly poor show, assuming your daughter stuck to the agreed timetable. Of course, if she didn't ....

magicman62

She done everything..it was us chasing him all along..his chain fell through so she waited..they had a family death, she waited...the only hiccup on our side was because he kept is waiting so long, with excuses she had to renew her mortgage agreement as it only lasted 6 months but the bank re issued the offer in a few days..she was taken for a ride...

pinkteapot

I am truly sorry for her because it’s an awful experience to go to but, sadly, there’s nothing more you can do. The best way to support her right now is to encourage her to start viewing more houses. Always ask questions about the vendor’s position, chain status etc. People won’t necessarily be honest but sometimes you pick up on warning signs that they’re not on the ball of really committed to selling. 

davilown

magicman62 said:

I know I posted a few weeks ago about the vendor of the house my daughter was buying pulling out at the last minute and then sold it e days later...Officially he can do that as no contract had been exchanged,
However, at the time I was not aware my daughter had kept all correspondence between herself and solicitors and more importantly between herself and the vendor by the way off messages..all the way through he had indicated she was to be the buyer hence she continued with surveys, conveyancing etc...at least 2 of the messages state that the house was to be hers...does this contribute to a 'contract' and does it help in trying to reclaim her costs etc. 
Many Thanks 

As mentioned before, no exchange, no contract, no monies back.