To forcibly ask why you pulled out?

Jealous? 🐲

I sense a touch of the green eyed monster.

What has the amount got to do with it, other than you flaunting your wealth?

Don’t confront them, but speak to the agent and ask if the house is still being sold to another buyer. You might be able to get some of your money back that you will have spent on searches/ surveys etc. if it is. If it’s a higher offer, would you be prepared to increase your own, to match it?

😂

Behave the way you would have wanted to behave if a close relative of them was unexpectedly diagnosed with a terrible disease.

You don't know, and it's not your business.

Sorry about the house, that's annoying.

So when we bought a house, we put in an offer but they had already accepted someone else’s because the estate agents didn’t tell them we had put an offer in, they contacted us on fb to ask if we liked the house and why we hadn’t put an offer in, to which we said we had.. so they pulled out of the accepted offer and accepted ours. The person turned up offering to go way above our offer… it really intimidated the seller to which she said she wouldn’t sell to her now anyway after that, so if you think you’re going to achieve anything then ok but if not I wouldn’t bother… I found the seller finding us on fb abit weird too but I let that slide due to getting the house I wanted!

That’s no one’s business

I wouldn’t confront them. Can’t your lawyer find out from their lawyer? I wouldn’t say you are ‘entitled’ to an explanation, but it would be courteous to give you one.

@MyPeachLion the price of the property is surely irrelevant? You are buying for that, they are selling. They won’t be impressed by 900k - they’re likely going on to buy something pricier. As for being a cash buyer… yes it gives you the edge, I would suspect they have chosen to stay where they are?

I wouldn’t turn up and ask them. Just find somewhere else, you’ll have lots of choice with that budget if not in v expensive areas. Good luck.

Yes you're being unreasonable. These things happen. It's why buying is so stressful.
Ask estate agent whether it's something you could have positioned yourselves better for - and if not don't pry further.

Until you exchange you don’t have any rights..

we recently purchased .. and the seller pulled out of his contract and chose us as he was annoyed with the brashness of 1st purchaser sending trades in and measuring up before they had exchanged.

admittedly he was only 3 wks into the legal paperwork with them, but he pulled out as he just didn’t want to deal with them.

until you exchange - there is very possibility either side can walk away - and not look back.

there Will be another place out there..
if you do ask I would be a calm as possible versus stomping in pointing fingers of entitlement

I would be beyond pissed off in your shoes! However, stomping round and demanding an explanation will get you nowhere and gain you a reputation as a crazy person, possibly even an arrest for a public order offence! Just don't do it! As PP's have said, they have probably got a better offer and they're grabbing the extra cash?

It's so frustrating when this happens! Years ago we were living with my parents as we'd moved back from abroad. Found a perfect little house, a few minutes from dcs' school, near their friends, within our budget etc. We'd had the surveys etc and they pulled out! We were really upset as we were not getting on well with living with my parents and really needed to move out. We found out that this was the THIRD time the sellers had done that.

No you can't.

Annoying as it is, until contracts are exchanged nothing is certain.

The op said earlier on that she will not ask the vendors the reason for their - sudden 'interruptus'. She let off steam here and knows she'll get over it.

I don't blame her for being upset and annoyed but these things do pass. Something better will be around the corner before too long.

It is sad that people are jealous and resentful of those better off. Feelings like that are destructive. A well off person will still have difficulties in life of some kind or another, for example illness is no respecter of wealth, it strikes anyone.

I admire people that save so much money and it’s obvious some on here are just jealous of your wealth. You are not being unreasonable to be pissed off and want answers, I would too.

Haha so do I that’s why I clicked on it 😂

Gawd, I'd want to know why, cash or mortgage, and 20k or 20 million. No they don't have to sell it to you, and weirdly in English law they don't have to, despite verbally and literally making contracts. But irl they've cost you money, alot, time and pain and wtf is wrong with asking what happened?

They tell u to fo, lost nothing, they explain why, you get a bit of closure and maybe an opportunity to buy further down the line.

Tis truly a cautionary tale to buyers though, thanks for sharing.

I agree, £900k is not unusual in the London area. I do not get the suspicion or the resentment. There are always going to be people in life who are better off financially and/or have greater assets. So what?

I thought the same at first glance :-).

@MyPeachLion

Don't listen to those who are obviously eaten up with jealousy at you being able to afford that.
God there are some really bitter people
on Mumsnet in this world
Absolutely no need! Just be kind ffs 🙄

I do feel for you, you'll have paid out already for surveys, etc.
Very underhanded of the seller to do this to you.
Good that you're not Baby Reindeer 2.0 🤣going to face the seller.
Hold your head up and walk away with your dignity.

I know how gutting it is as something similar nearly happened to us, but luckily it worked out on the day before exchange.
I remember how upset and stressed I was (also 36 weeks pregnant), so I empathise.

Fingers crossed something even better comes along for your soon.
There's a reason for everything, and karma is a bitch!

True, did not think of that.

He knew they had pulled out and still smiled and let her book flooring people to go in next week. Never said a word.

Why would the EA do that deliberately? What is in it for them?

YABU, post smacks of an excuse to say they have liquid assets of 900K