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Let me cut through the noise for you.
There is absolutely nothing you can do to any party involved in this, NOTHING.
It's a bitter pill we know, nobody has done anything wrong, learn the lesson and move on.
Someone very clearly HAS "done something wrong" - ie the vendor has pulled a stunt on OP. But - I suspect there is nothing legally that can be done/no way to get any compensation out of Naughty Vendor for doing that one.
They're coming over as a try-on merchant - two EA's for a start-off (ie all the better to do "divide and rule" with).
Yep...I get that OP is livid (and rightfully so) and so would I be in their position. They've had a con run on them and fallen for it:(:mad:
But - I'd advise that the best way to deal with this is to think that = It's more fool them (ie about the tricky vendor) and a great peace descends when one realises that "I don't have to get even with them and await my opportunity for that - as the Universe will dish out appropriate karma for having pulled that one on me and I hope I'll find out what that karma was at some point - but I don't have to take action myself to ensure there is payback for that". At that point you can drop the anger and get on with your life - and just hope you do find out what specific way the "wheels grind exceedingly slow - but they DO grind" at some point.
Peace descends - as they won't "get away with it" somewhere or other along the line. You can get on with your life.0 -
moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »Someone very clearly HAS "done something wrong" - ie the vendor has pulled a stunt on OP. But - I suspect there is nothing legally that can be done/no way to get any compensation out of Naughty Vendor for doing that one.
They're coming over as a try-on merchant - two EA's for a start-off (ie all the better to do "divide and rule" with).
Yep...I get that OP is livid (and rightfully so) and so would I be in their position. They've had a con run on them and fallen for it:(:mad:
But - I'd advise that the best way to deal with this is to think that = It's more fool them (ie about the tricky vendor) and a great peace descends when one realises that "I don't have to get even with them and await my opportunity for that - as the Universe will dish out appropriate karma for having pulled that one on me and I hope I'll find out what that karma was at some point - but I don't have to take action myself to ensure there is payback for that". At that point you can drop the anger and get on with your life - and just hope you do find out what specific way the "wheels grind exceedingly slow - but they DO grind" at some point.
Peace descends - as they won't "get away with it" somewhere or other along the line. You can get on with your life.
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Sadly survey was £600. And we were concerned re survey results as it was built in 1865 and heard a few horror stories, so I am sure the new buyers had their fears allayed.
At the very least this thread may come up in an internet search in the future and mean someone else doesn!!!8217;t make our mistake.
Just to give the whole picture, the vendor was very sly, he insisted a survey was booked in before he would take the property off the market, so we rushed it rather than go through the normal procedures.
Should have realised what he was like when I had to pretend to the other EA that I was someone else wanting a viewing post offer acceptance to prove he was still allowing viewings!!!55357;!!!56873;.0 -
DaveyCrockett wrote: »Sadly survey was £600. And we were concerned re survey results as it was built in 1865 and heard a few horror stories, so I am sure the new buyers had their fears allayed.
At the very least this thread may come up in an internet search in the future and mean someone else doesn!!!8217;t make our mistake.
Just to give the whole picture, the vendor was very sly, he insisted a survey was booked in before he would take the property off the market, so we rushed it rather than go through the normal procedures.
Should have realised what he was like when I had to pretend to the other EA that I was someone else wanting a viewing post offer acceptance to prove he was still allowing viewings!!!55357;!!!56873;.
Not sure how it comes against this forum's policy but would name and shame via rightmove url here, incase if comes back on the market others be warned?0 -
I've not seen any rules against doing this.
So - I think I'd probably do so in OP's position - ie give the details of the house.0 -
How do you know the vendor never looked at the report, thought it would cost too much to put right and so accepted a lower offer with no hassle from another buyer?I am a Mortgage AdviserYou should note that this site doesn't check my status as a mortgage adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.0
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Thats a valid point. But alarm bell starts ringing when vendor asks to book a survey to take the property off the market!0
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Not really.
A lot of vendors won't take their property off the market until you show that you're committed, for example by having a survey.0 -
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2 days later we have been told the vendor has sold to someone else, supposedly viewers from some while ago who are cash buyers so he is not interested in counter offers.
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As the vendor had marketed with 2 EAs he was able to do things via the other EA without our knowledge.
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We had already caught him out with accepting viewings after accepting our offer, which was contingent on him taking the property off the market, from the other EA (once we found out the property was removed from Rightmove).
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We have been informed by our solicitor that despite accepting the offer from us 3 weeks ago nothing apart from the initial acceptance letter had been sent to her. .[/QUOTE]
Sounds like enough proof to me of what the vendor was up to.0 -
I guess that's fair but commitment is two way street. Can't expect buyer to shell out costs and allow vendor to mess around. Sorry but the vendor sounds dishonest.
Edit: What I am saying is that vendor should have sent draft contract as showing commitment at his end.0
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