Page 6 | AIBU to think low house offers are always worth making?

coulditbeme2323 · 2026-06-16T09:55:07+00:00

Why do low house offers annoy Mumsnetters so much? Surely a cheeky offer is always wort it.

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coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:19

BrownBookshelf · 16/06/2026 13:18

Why is paying someone the best offer they've had for a property exploitation?

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Only on MN!

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coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:18

TheHateUGive · 16/06/2026 13:17

I know so of course we can exploit people who have no other options. It's just some of us choose not to such things for personal gain.

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Refer back to my above post, if they are accepting my offer it means there hasn't been a better one.

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BrownBookshelf · 16/06/2026 13:18

TheHateUGive · 16/06/2026 13:17

I know so of course we can exploit people who have no other options. It's just some of us choose not to such things for personal gain.

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Why is paying someone the best offer they've had for a property exploitation?

Cosimarocks · 16/06/2026 13:17

coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:03

No - it's more we will only go and view properties who have to sell rather than want to sell.

For example if you are a couple who have outgrown your home and you need near asking price to fund your next move then we wouldn't waste the vendors time or our time by viewing the property.

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So really you’re proving that your assertion that you should ‘always’ offer lower is wrong as you don’t bother viewing properties than you know won’t accept a low offer…

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coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:17

TheHateUGive · 16/06/2026 13:16

And your values are yours to hold and justify. We don't all believe we will meet a maker who will judge how Good we are, but some do.

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I am struggling to see the problem.

The vendor is going to take the highest offer they get, if that happens to be ours then so be it.

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coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:17

Anarchy99 · 16/06/2026 13:16

That’s probably contravening all kinds of codes of conduct to presumably let you know which owners you can fleece

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I mean you say "fleece" but they are only accepting our offer if it's the highest genuine offer on the table.

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TheHateUGive · 16/06/2026 13:17

coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:15

Fair enough - but not everybody is in the luxury of that being a choice.

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I know so of course we can exploit people who have no other options. It's just some of us choose not to such things for personal gain.

TheHateUGive · 16/06/2026 13:16

coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:11

Business is business.

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And your values are yours to hold and justify. We don't all believe we will meet a maker who will judge how Good we are, but some do.

Anarchy99 · 16/06/2026 13:16

coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:00

We do, not because we are anything special - but because the local agents we have worked with for 16 years and though know what properties to give us a nod and a wink on.

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That’s probably contravening all kinds of codes of conduct to presumably let you know which owners you can fleece

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coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:15

TheHateUGive · 16/06/2026 13:14

I wouldn't be selling a property that won't be of interest.

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Fair enough - but not everybody is in the luxury of that being a choice.

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TheHateUGive · 16/06/2026 13:14

coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:11

The might not, depends on the property and the market.

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I wouldn't be selling a property that won't be of interest.

Retunue · 16/06/2026 13:13

coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 12:57

I do disagree, I haven't heard what i would consider one valid point as to why you wouldn't start low.

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OK.

Theres a house in a popular area that you really want. It’s on for £500,000. That’s within your budget.

Five offers are made. One at £505,000, three at the asking price, and you offer £480,000.

The vendor is going to accept the £505,000 or ask those who offered £500,000 if they can match or offer more.

If it were me, I wouldn’t invite you to do so because I’d conclude you weren’t serious and that you also wouldn’t bump up your offer by £25,000.

Even if you did, I’d be more inclined to go with others who offered the same, as I’d conclude you were a bit of a chancer, or clueless.

GasPanic · 16/06/2026 13:12

They annoy people because :

i) It reinforces that nagging doubt that their house might actually be worth a lot less than they think it is. And no one likes to find out they actually have something worth a lot less than they think it is, especially when a "lot less" can mean tens or hundreds of thousands of pounds.

ii) It increases the probability that their house is in fact overvalued by a significant amount, and them having to at some point face reality.

iii) It increases the probability that no one out there is going to fund their next life plans. Mansion/fast car/world cruise/comfortable retirement.

I'm pretty sure if someone turned up and told you you were worth 100K less than you thought you were, that would not be well received.

As the Descates quote goes :

"Man is incapable of understanding any argument that interferes with his revenue."

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coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:11

TheHateUGive · 16/06/2026 13:10

Yes they need as much as they can, and are often pressured by a ex male partner to sell asap. They often have a deadline. So when you come along, you're right that these are easy targets to pressure to undersell the property to you due to their desperation. Well done, you!

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Business is business.

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coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:11

TheHateUGive · 16/06/2026 13:10

Due to their audacity. Other people will want the place who aren't as disrespectful.

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The might not, depends on the property and the market.

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coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:11

Anarchy99 · 16/06/2026 13:10

Because it signals that they are time wasters

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But I added the caveat of a non refundable deposit.

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TheHateUGive · 16/06/2026 13:10

coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:09

Why would you turn down asking just because they started with an offer that annoyed you?

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Due to their audacity. Other people will want the place who aren't as disrespectful.

Anarchy99 · 16/06/2026 13:10

coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:09

Why would you turn down asking just because they started with an offer that annoyed you?

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Because it signals that they are time wasters

GreatOffWhiteFalcon · 16/06/2026 13:10

I don't mind receiving cheeky offers. Easy enough to either refuse or negotiate.

TheHateUGive · 16/06/2026 13:10

coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:08

To be honest divorce's aren't as good as they used to be, because to fund two properties they normally need as much as they can.

Probate are by far and way the best - because I think frame of mind wise it is easy to take a hit on something that you never worked for.

For easy maths lets say there is a probate property at 750 and three kids are set to beneift.

If it sells for asking they get 250 each but if they knock say 75k off they still get their mits on 225 each - so it's negligible for them. hjtrjrt

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Yes they need as much as they can, and are often pressured by a ex male partner to sell asap. They often have a deadline. So when you come along, you're right that these are easy targets to pressure to undersell the property to you due to their desperation. Well done, you!

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coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:09

Anarchy99 · 16/06/2026 13:07

There are plenty who would tell you to sod off. Just because it may not have happened to you doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen at all.

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Why would you turn down asking just because they started with an offer that annoyed you?

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WithManyTot · 16/06/2026 13:09

coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:04

I still doubt that in reality.

Lets say a property was on for 500, and you low balled at 400.

If that property wasn't selling and you came back and said ok I will offer asking and put a non refundable deposit down of lets say 10% - there isn't a vendor out there that wouldn't snap you hand off.

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And after your 500K is accepted, what is the vendor had 480K in their mind as an acceptable offer?

Your approach seems to have resulted in you paying 20K more than you needed to because to didn't draw them into price discovery negotiation

TheHateUGive · 16/06/2026 13:08

Anarchy99 · 16/06/2026 13:07

There are plenty who would tell you to sod off. Just because it may not have happened to you doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen at all.

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It's because they only choose home owners who are vulnerable in some way

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coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:08

TheHateUGive · 16/06/2026 13:04

Ah so like women who are going through a divorce and are trying to garner as many assets for their new future as possible?

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To be honest divorce's aren't as good as they used to be, because to fund two properties they normally need as much as they can.

Probate are by far and way the best - because I think frame of mind wise it is easy to take a hit on something that you never worked for.

For easy maths lets say there is a probate property at 750 and three kids are set to beneift.

If it sells for asking they get 250 each but if they knock say 75k off they still get their mits on 225 each - so it's negligible for them. hjtrjrt

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Anarchy99 · 16/06/2026 13:07

coulditbeme2323 · 16/06/2026 13:04

I still doubt that in reality.

Lets say a property was on for 500, and you low balled at 400.

If that property wasn't selling and you came back and said ok I will offer asking and put a non refundable deposit down of lets say 10% - there isn't a vendor out there that wouldn't snap you hand off.

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There are plenty who would tell you to sod off. Just because it may not have happened to you doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen at all.