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In a state of shock!
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Well only because it could easily happen. It is not nice for anyone selling to think it's all wrapped up only to see the buyer pull out at the last hour for whatever reason. I sincerely hope for the OP that they don't, however.
Rob
I agree. VERY well done to the OP, though :T .
Keep you fingers crossed and bare in the back of your mind that there MAY be a chance that they could get cold feet and/or intentionally gazump (we got gazumped 3 weeks ago, so it is very fresh in my mind... :rolleyes: ).
My advice would be:
- Do EVERYTHING in your power to get them to valuation and exchange AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (we did, although our estate agent let us down badly on one aspect of this... next time I would be right on top of the estate agent to make sure everything runs to schedule...).
- IF YOU CAN, keep the property on the market until exchange or at least the valuation (our buyers - FTB - stalled the valuation, then demanded a further £40k off the asking price)
- Think through the gazump situation. NOT to be pesimistic, but - if the worst comes to the worst - to me able to cope with it. Rightly or wrongly (people have varying opinions on it!), our knee-jerk reaction was not to negotiate and all and say "take it or leave it" - they pulled out. If it does happen, you want to be aware if you would negotiate and, if so, how much...
I would be SLIGHTLY suspcious about your buyers because, like ours, they originally offered lower and then came back and offered higher (which we eventually accepted - it was still below the minimum we wanted). Hopefully it was because they REALLY want it, so "despite trying it on, have decided that it is worth close to your asking price afterall". What I would be worried about is that they were "originally trying it on, but still only want to pay that amount" (i.e. are offering more, but intending to force the offer back down). Sorry, I don't have a lot of faith in people at the moment (still stinging). Plus if you believe some people's opinions, a buyer would be insane NOT TO gazunder... :mad:
VERY, VERY good luck: keep on it, get it all through as quickly as possible :beer:
QT
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Thanks QTPie,
I am worried about gazundering - but I guess my strength is that I was on the market less than 48 hours, so I'll just go back on if they try any tricks. They did ask me to take it off the market - and I agreed on the basis that I'm not into playing any silly games, but I also mentioned that I expect anyone else to play games either (I forget how I actually worded it....)
Good luck with finding a new buyer
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WillowCat
Fingers REALLY crossed for you :beer:
There definitely ARE genuine buyers out there who wont mess you around (if I was buying your house, I certainly wouldn't mess you around). If your turn out to not be one of them, I will lend you a very big stick to beat them up with...
Thanks and good luck to you too. Please let us know how it goes.
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325 to 250
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:j :j Fan-diddly-tastic.
Lets' hope it completes without any probs....like survey niggles being used to push down price a bit more....but if they do...meet halfway.
Good to have some positive news on the board....wishing you a stress free sale
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pandamonia wrote: »well if you priced your house well at 250k from a 2007 peak of 325k then well done.
you have been realistic and have managed to find a buyer quickly. now lets hope these people can follow through lol
i new that you would contribut e to this thread and aslo noticed that there was not congratulations or even best wishes to WillowCat. don't worry old chap, shandenfreude can be a nasty beast for your mind to deal with...
well done Willow Cat, you must be very happy.0 -
Our house went on the market Friday evening, on Rightmove overnight......
And we settled down for a long wait and/or the drudgery of lots of viewers.
Got a phone call from the agent this morning, can someone come round in half an hour. Well they did, liked it, offered too low on the spot, then the agent rang back before lunch with an increased offer which we accepted!
They've nothing to sell and are happy to proceed asap:eek: :eek: :eek:
Green shoots eh Excellent news ! 0 -
Our house went on the market Friday evening, on Rightmove overnight......
And we settled down for a long wait and/or the drudgery of lots of viewers.
Got a phone call from the agent this morning, can someone come round in half an hour. Well they did, liked it, offered too low on the spot, then the agent rang back before lunch with an increased offer which we accepted!
They've nothing to sell and are happy to proceed asap:eek: :eek: :eek:
Make sure that the transaction moves along quickly. As if they've nothing to sell you should be able to complete the transaction in 4 weeks. Been in similar position myself, fortunately my solicitor was on ball and warned me that that other party was dragging along. Transpired did in fact have property to sell!0
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