To forcibly ask why you pulled out?

Morally I think you are owed a brief explanation.

But realistically these days, nobody cares about anyone else.

YANBU to ask, but unfortunately the system in England isn't reasonable and no one is under any obligation to tell you their reasons for pulling out, which sucks.

We had this with a buyer of our last place and it would have been helpful if they'd said why so we knew if there was something we could address that we might deal with for future buyers - but I knew that they didn't have any obligation to tell us and indeed we never found out. I figured in the end it was probably that they were first time buyers and maybe got carried away with the offer and then felt they'd overcommitted themselves.

Personally if I was pulling out of a sale I would always give the agents a reason so the owners knew and if they had something to address, they could deal with it.

Alarmingly entitled poster of the day award goes to! 🏆

Even in MN terms this is another level of batshit behaviour and thinking, get over yourself. Nobody is owed an explanation and in all likelihood the sellers have had a better offer

You would be mad. What would you even do with the information?

Oh, someone ib their family died? Offer a nice platitude and go away happy?

They changed their mind or were actively bad people? Give them an earful?

I get you're mad but in a civilised society you don't go banging on doors to give people an earful. They've pulled out. Thats the information you need.

Perfectly obvious the OP is venting and many on this thread are unsympathetic because she has the good luck to be a cash buyer with a large budget. Tall poppy syndrome. I do feel sorry for her. She will have lost money over this - she will have paid out for the survey and she will have to pay her solicitor. Not a penny of it recoverable from the seller. The seller may have accepted a higher offer but the new buyers will be starting from scratch with survey and legal work so there's plenty of time for second thoughts, delays from trying to sell their own property, problems with the survey etc etc.

I hope you find something else soon, OP.

There seems to be some resentment towards you for buying an expensive house in cash. In my opinion, mazel for having that much cash to hand. You’ll never meet a hater who’s a step ahead of you 😂

If you were buying a 90k or 9m house my response would be the same - go and face the prick.

They are legally entitled to pull out of the deal, but after wasting your time and money you deserve an explanation. Even if it’s something shitty like the market’s warming up and they want to hold on for a better offer.

The seller and the EA are spineless little cunts hiding behind the skirts of their lawyer. Go round there and let them be accountable for their decision.

Yes you would be unreasonable to actually do it but I 100% get why you want to! Really sorry you're going through this but there will be another house.

Ignore the bitchy posts so far. Just because you have loads of cash doesn't mean you should have this happen and be ok with it. Considering the average Mumsnet salary is a million pounds I'm shocked people even noticed

Yes and then MAKE them sell it to you.

I get why you’re pissed off but why bother? Why does knowing make a single ounce of difference?

Nobody owes you an explanation, nothing they say is going to be something you want to hear, the world doesn't revolve around you and if you are going to 'forcibly' harass the owners then you are massively unreasonable.

Move on, it's just a house.
It's not like your budget is so small you won't be able to find another property.

It won’t change anything other than possibly damage your relationship with the EA. As frustrating as it is, I would leave it. Something else will come up

What would be the point?

i imagine they have reprehensible accepted a higher bid. Let’s hope they have chosen similarly morally-challenged people to sell to who will try and cut the price at the last minute or post survey

What on earth do you expect to achieve?! It's disappointing for you, but these people owe you nothing. Their reasons are none of your business.

It would seem that your budget may have given you a false sense of entitlement. If the EA is not forthcoming on a reason for them pulling out, then you have to accept that, as frustrating as it is.

If you do that, prepare to face a very frosty reception from said EA (even if it is deserved) when you express interest in another property.
They could've pulled out for a great many reasons. I'd put cash on it having something to do with a better offer, though. It's almost always about the money.

Turning up to ‘face’ the sellers would be called harrasment and is an absolutely ridiculous idea. You are not entitled to any reasoning whatsoever, it’s their house and they decided not to sell it is all you need to know. YABVU

Sadly I vote YABU, OP, in that you can’t force people to tell you things. Obviously the sellers have behaved contemptibly

They don't owe you an explanation.

But I'm sure your massive wad of cash will get you something soon.