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Purple Bricks offer response?

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  • Idpullthecurtain
    Idpullthecurtain Posts: 181 Forumite
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    MeteredOut said:
    Idpullthecurtain said:
    I guess.  Even if they want to sell to someone favoured, you would think they would still allow me to offer more?
    Not necessarily. They could have been given a "we'll pay £x if you take the property off the market immediately" offer, and perhaps it was too good to turn down.

    A family member did that a few years ago, and the agent took the offer to other interested parties, but no-one wanted to better the offer. My family member found out (quite easily since it took days for the agent to try get a better offer), removed their initial offer and replaced it with a lower one, since the terms of the original offer had not been met.
    Maybe.  Seems like whatever happened my luck wasnt in this time.  I wish theyd given me the chance to offer more.
  • eddddy
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    edited 7 July 2023 at 6:00PM
    Idpullthecurtain said:

    Maybe.  Seems like whatever happened my luck wasnt in this time.  I wish theyd given me the chance to offer more.

    There's nothing to stop you offering more if you want to.

    Perhaps the website form for making offers is disabled now, but if you find another way of communicating your offer to PurpleBricks, they are (usually) required by law to pass it on to the seller.


  • chanz4
    chanz4 Posts: 11,057 Forumite
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    when we brought through these, its the seller that accepts the offer
    Don't put your trust into an Experian score - it is not a number any bank will ever use & it is generally a waste of money to purchase it. They are also selling you insurance you dont need.
  • p00hsticks
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    edited 9 July 2023 at 11:54PM
    Idpullthecurtain said:
    UPDATE.  This situation got even weirder.  Now the property is sold/under offer.  My viewing has been cancelled.  But my offer wasnt accepted and I wasnt made an offer either. 
    Are you implying that when you made your 'full asking price cash offer' you hadn't actually viewed the property ?
  • Idpullthecurtain
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    p00hsticks said:
    Idpullthecurtain said:
    UPDATE.  This situation got even weirder.  Now the property is sold/under offer.  My viewing has been cancelled.  But my offer wasnt accepted and I wasnt made an offer either. 
    Are you implying that when you made your 'full asking price cash offer' you hadn't actually viewed the property ?
    No I hadnt viewed it.
  • Idpullthecurtain
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    eddddy said:
    p00hsticks said:

    Are you implying that when you made your 'full asking price cash offer' you hadn't actually viewed the property ?
    Idpullthecurtain said:

    No I hadnt viewed it.

    Realistically, no seller would consider an offer from somebody who hadn't viewed the property.

    What makes you say that?  I am a developer, it would have been an investment, and not for me to live in personally.  So I am more interested with the findings from the survey, than my viewing.

    (And also don't forget I did have the first available viewing scheduled.)
  • eddddy
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    edited 10 July 2023 at 9:54AM
    Idpullthecurtain said:
    eddddy said:
    p00hsticks said:

    Are you implying that when you made your 'full asking price cash offer' you hadn't actually viewed the property ?
    Idpullthecurtain said:

    No I hadnt viewed it.

    Realistically, no seller would consider an offer from somebody who hadn't viewed the property.

    What makes you say that?  I am a developer, it would have been an investment, and not for me to live in personally.  So I am more interested with the findings from the survey, than my viewing.

    (And also don't forget I did have the first available viewing scheduled.)

    OK.... so if you're a property professional, you don't need me to explain the reasons.

    Out of interest, how many properties do you buy per month or per year? Do you offer/buy them all without viewing the property first?


    Edit to add...

    And if buy properties without viewing... why did you try to book a viewing?

  • Idpullthecurtain
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    eddddy said:
    Idpullthecurtain said:
    eddddy said:
    p00hsticks said:

    Are you implying that when you made your 'full asking price cash offer' you hadn't actually viewed the property ?
    Idpullthecurtain said:

    No I hadnt viewed it.

    Realistically, no seller would consider an offer from somebody who hadn't viewed the property.

    What makes you say that?  I am a developer, it would have been an investment, and not for me to live in personally.  So I am more interested with the findings from the survey, than my viewing.

    (And also don't forget I did have the first available viewing scheduled.)

    OK.... so if you're a property professional, you don't need me to explain the reasons.

    Out of interest, how many properties do you buy per month or per year? Do you offer/buy them all without viewing the property first?


    Edit to add...

    And if buy properties without viewing... why did you try to book a viewing?

    I would like to view if possible.  But its not always possible.
  • silvercar
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    Given you had a viewing booked, you must know the address of the property. Post a letter to the owner telling them what has happened.
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