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Avoiding gazumping after getting planning permission accepted

Marcobarko · 2021-11-24 17:07:48

I’m looking at a house which would be perfect if only it had a nice space for a large office and a gym. Luckily, there’s a low lying stone barn that I think could be converted. Unluckily, this property is in a national park and the amount of money and energy I’d need to spend to put in a planning application is…

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lincroft1710 Posts: 19,446 Forumite

26 November 2021 at 3:20PM

peterhjohnson said:

Offering over the asking price with all the conditions attached wouldn't incentivise me as a vendor, I'd much prefer a straightforward uncomplicated sale without the extra cash

The higher price might not incentivise you but if it enabled the vendor to afford their "dream home", it might work :-)

But the vendor will only get the higher price if pp is approved and it can take months for pp applications to even be considered. By which time vendor could have lost the "dream home".

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