Vendor not responding

dizzyduch

Soo frustrated and worried …
We’re FTBS, when we went to view the house beginning of September, the vendor said they would either move in the with family or rent when the solicitors were ‘ready’.
our solicitor is still waiting for the vendor to fully respond to enquiries, it’s a question about if they intend to move out with family or rent.
the vendor has been quite vague with their initial  answer, so our solicitors are pushing for clarity.
they clearly haven’t found anywhere yet. We’re worried now that they may pull the house off the market, no doubt the value has probably increased a little since we offered.
any advice welcomed, be kind 😘

Flugelhorn

I think one of the problems is that many say they will move in with family or rent but when it comes to it, they can't quite face doing either. They hope you will hang on until they find somewhere else

Thrugelmir

Ring the EA and start viewing other properties. Easier to control factors that you can. 

MaryNB

dizzyduch said:

Soo frustrated and worried …
We’re FTBS, when we went to view the house beginning of September, the vendor said they would either move in the with family or rent when the solicitors were ‘ready’.
our solicitor is still waiting for the vendor to fully respond to enquiries, it’s a question about if they intend to move out with family or rent.
the vendor has been quite vague with their initial  answer, so our solicitors are pushing for clarity.
they clearly haven’t found anywhere yet. We’re worried now that they may pull the house off the market, no doubt the value has probably increased a little since we offered.
any advice welcomed, be kind 😘

Renting short term is far easier said than done. Once they look into what's available, consider the hassle of moving twice, consider being locked into a min 6 months agreement or going into an expensive short term let, they'll quickly change their mind. If they have pets it makes it even harder.

GDB2222

dizzyduch said:

Soo frustrated and worried …
We’re FTBS, when we went to view the house beginning of September, the vendor said they would either move in the with family or rent when the solicitors were ‘ready’.
our solicitor is still waiting for the vendor to fully respond to enquiries, it’s a question about if they intend to move out with family or rent.
the vendor has been quite vague with their initial  answer, so our solicitors are pushing for clarity.
they clearly haven’t found anywhere yet. We’re worried now that they may pull the house off the market, no doubt the value has probably increased a little since we offered.
any advice welcomed, be kind 😘

You need to keep your options open, and look at what else is on the market. As prices have risen, though, you may find little comparable at the price. Can you afford to stretch your budget at all?

dizzyduch

Thrugelmir said:

Ring the EA and start viewing other properties. Easier to control factors that you can. 

That EA has nothing the suits us, but we did look at another house over the weekend, £50k more than the one we’ve offered on. Thing is the same situation could arise with a new house too…feel stuck

dizzyduch

GDB2222 said:

dizzyduch said:

Soo frustrated and worried …
We’re FTBS, when we went to view the house beginning of September, the vendor said they would either move in the with family or rent when the solicitors were ‘ready’.
our solicitor is still waiting for the vendor to fully respond to enquiries, it’s a question about if they intend to move out with family or rent.
the vendor has been quite vague with their initial  answer, so our solicitors are pushing for clarity.
they clearly haven’t found anywhere yet. We’re worried now that they may pull the house off the market, no doubt the value has probably increased a little since we offered.
any advice welcomed, be kind 😘

You need to keep your options open, and look at what else is on the market. As prices have risen, though, you may find little comparable at the price. Can you afford to stretch your budget at all?

We can stretch by about £50k but very little choice at the moment, housing market is crazy.

dizzyduch

MaryNB said:

dizzyduch said:

Soo frustrated and worried …
We’re FTBS, when we went to view the house beginning of September, the vendor said they would either move in the with family or rent when the solicitors were ‘ready’.
our solicitor is still waiting for the vendor to fully respond to enquiries, it’s a question about if they intend to move out with family or rent.
the vendor has been quite vague with their initial  answer, so our solicitors are pushing for clarity.
they clearly haven’t found anywhere yet. We’re worried now that they may pull the house off the market, no doubt the value has probably increased a little since we offered.
any advice welcomed, be kind 😘

Renting short term is far easier said than done. Once they look into what's available, consider the hassle of moving twice, consider being locked into a min 6 months agreement or going into an expensive short term let, they'll quickly change their mind. If they have pets it makes it even harder.

They’ve got young kids so trying to be patient with them because I can just imagine how it is for them, but nevertheless worrying and frustrating for us.

I guess we’ve just got to wait it through 😔

Thrugelmir

dizzyduch said:

Thrugelmir said:

Ring the EA and start viewing other properties. Easier to control factors that you can. 

That EA has nothing the suits us, but we did look at another house over the weekend, £50k more than the one we’ve offered on. Thing is the same situation could arise with a new house too…feel stuck

Other EA's are available. Do you monitor Rightmove and other online portals ?  Spoken to other EA's? 

dizzyduch

Thrugelmir said:

dizzyduch said:

Thrugelmir said:

Ring the EA and start viewing other properties. Easier to control factors that you can. 

That EA has nothing the suits us, but we did look at another house over the weekend, £50k more than the one we’ve offered on. Thing is the same situation could arise with a new house too…feel stuck

Other EA's are available. Do you monitor Rightmove and other online portals ?  Spoken to other EA's? 

Yes of course, checking Rightmove / Zoopla daily. 

We were thinking if we arrange a viewing through the current EA it may put more pressure on them to push the vendors to respond, but could backfire on us too 

saajan_12

dizzyduch said:

Thrugelmir said:

dizzyduch said:

Thrugelmir said:

Ring the EA and start viewing other properties. Easier to control factors that you can. 

That EA has nothing the suits us, but we did look at another house over the weekend, £50k more than the one we’ve offered on. Thing is the same situation could arise with a new house too…feel stuck

Other EA's are available. Do you monitor Rightmove and other online portals ?  Spoken to other EA's? 

Yes of course, checking Rightmove / Zoopla daily. 

We were thinking if we arrange a viewing through the current EA it may put more pressure on them to push the vendors to respond, but could backfire on us too 

Exactly, this is the idea. 
Check with your solicitor what is outstanding from their perspective. If they say a, b, c enquiries, then ask for a clear status update from the EA, on when the vendors will respond to those and whether they have found a purchase / where that has reached. State you need it to be within X time (something reasonable for what's outstanding) and trust that if the vendors are serious, they will make that happen outside something unexpected, and if not then you will start viewing elsewhere at that point. Then after X time, start viewings with that EA - even if its a property you're not so keen on, it shows them you're serious.