We accepted an offer on our house 3 weeks ago. We have since had an offer accepted on a house one week ago. So, we are not very far down the process - solicitors have been appointed but no surveys have been done.
Today the EA phoned to say someone who had made a low offer has offered £5.5K more than the offer we have accepted. We have accepted a 92% offer and this would be 97%. We are actually having to borrow £3K from our parents so that we can afford the deposit on the new house so every penny counts for us but it feels so wrong to let our buyers be gazumped. Also, the 2nd offer people are not UK nationals (not EU nationals) and seemed very clueless when they came round to view the first time about how the whole process worked and I don't know how easy it is to get a mortgage here if you are not a British citizen.
So, I guess I'm asking what your views are. If we weren't borrowing extra money from our parents I would say no but the extra money could make a huge difference to us. I do know though there is a chance that either seller could reduce their offers after survey (though not expecting any major surprises) or pull out. Very confused at the moment - heart says one thing and head says another.
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AmIImmoral · 06/12/2012 18:57
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