Seller is still marketing house depite accepting my offer. Can I still view other properties

amapolo

I have just had a n offer on a house accepted which was marketed by 2 estate agents. I had said that I wished the property to be taken off the market with my offer. They have with the estate agent I put the offer in with , but the other agent is still marketing it.

Can I therefore still look at other houses? 

Whats the best way to deal with this situation, Im not keen on being gazumped, though its been on the market for sometime.

lincroft1710

Of course you can view other properties. Nothing is binding until exchange of contracts 

El_Torro

The best way to show the seller that you are serious to start spending money on the purchase. Getting the survey done, etc... 

While nobody likes being gazumped it's less likely to happen the further down the road you are. The seller will have to start again from scratch with the new buyer after all. 

RHemmings

I would simply inform the seller and the first agent that you are waiting for the property to be taken off the market. If you want it to be off the market, then you can simply say that you are waiting for it to be at least SSTC before spending money. 

You might then spend money on a survey, but there's no guarantee that will help them take it off the market. 

caprikid1

amapolo said:

I have just had a n offer on a house accepted which was marketed by 2 estate agents. I had said that I wished the property to be taken off the market with my offer. They have with the estate agent I put the offer in with , but the other agent is still marketing it.

Can I therefore still look at other houses? 

Whats the best way to deal with this situation, Im not keen on being gazumped, though its been on the market for sometime.

The seller wants to see you are committed to this house, viewing other properties won't tell him that.

Up to you but few sellers will take a property off based on an offer.

If you chose to nag the estate agent they may put your offer out there to other interested buyers as to what the seller will accept. Just crack on with the purchase and enjoy your new house.

MEM62

amapolo said:

Can I therefore still look at other houses? 

You can do whatever you like.  You are not committed one way or the other until you exchange contracts. 

TheJP

RHemmings said:

I would simply inform the seller and the first agent that you are waiting for the property to be taken off the market. If you want it to be off the market, then you can simply say that you are waiting for it to be at least SSTC before spending money. 

You might then spend money on a survey, but there's no guarantee that will help them take it off the market. 

The first agent has no influence on the other agent. The buyer clearly is keeping their options open hence 2 agents. The OP can crack on with the process but likewise keep their options open.

RHemmings

TheJP said:

RHemmings said:

I would simply inform the seller and the first agent that you are waiting for the property to be taken off the market. If you want it to be off the market, then you can simply say that you are waiting for it to be at least SSTC before spending money. 

You might then spend money on a survey, but there's no guarantee that will help them take it off the market. 

The first agent has no influence on the other agent. The buyer clearly is keeping their options open hence 2 agents. The OP can crack on with the process but likewise keep their options open.

No, but the first agent is in direct communication with the seller, and the seller has or at least should have influence on the second agent. 

TheJP

RHemmings said:

TheJP said:

RHemmings said:

I would simply inform the seller and the first agent that you are waiting for the property to be taken off the market. If you want it to be off the market, then you can simply say that you are waiting for it to be at least SSTC before spending money. 

You might then spend money on a survey, but there's no guarantee that will help them take it off the market. 

The first agent has no influence on the other agent. The buyer clearly is keeping their options open hence 2 agents. The OP can crack on with the process but likewise keep their options open.

No, but the first agent is in direct communication with the seller, and the seller has or at least should have influence on the second agent. 

Back to my point that the seller is keeping their options open. 

RHemmings

TheJP said:

RHemmings said:

TheJP said:

RHemmings said:

I would simply inform the seller and the first agent that you are waiting for the property to be taken off the market. If you want it to be off the market, then you can simply say that you are waiting for it to be at least SSTC before spending money. 

You might then spend money on a survey, but there's no guarantee that will help them take it off the market. 

The first agent has no influence on the other agent. The buyer clearly is keeping their options open hence 2 agents. The OP can crack on with the process but likewise keep their options open.

No, but the first agent is in direct communication with the seller, and the seller has or at least should have influence on the second agent. 

Back to my point that the seller is keeping their options open. 

The buyer can ask that these options be closed if the seller wants to sell to the buyer. That's what I did, and it worked. I'm in the house now. 

MobileSaver

TheJP said:

RHemmings said:

TheJP said:

RHemmings said:

I would simply inform the seller and the first agent that you are waiting for the property to be taken off the market. If you want it to be off the market, then you can simply say that you are waiting for it to be at least SSTC before spending money. 

You might then spend money on a survey, but there's no guarantee that will help them take it off the market. 

The first agent has no influence on the other agent. The buyer clearly is keeping their options open hence 2 agents. The OP can crack on with the process but likewise keep their options open.

No, but the first agent is in direct communication with the seller, and the seller has or at least should have influence on the second agent. 

Back to my point that the seller is keeping their options open. 

Maybe not, in this particular case it actually sounds like it is the second EA keeping their options open. 

If it's a multiple-agency agreement and the OP offered via the first EA then it's very likely the second EA won't earn a penny in commission. In which case not surprisingly the EA will want to keep marketing in the hope that a better offer is made through them.

Depending on the terms of the agreement it may even turn out that the seller has no control over stopping the second EA from marketing during any initial selling period...