Page 4 | To think an agent can’t refuse to put my offer forward?

thankunextex · 2019-04-18T13:24:19+00:00

Best and final offers were asked for and mine was declined. I then was advised by another estate agents that they are legally bound to put forward any new offers to the vendor until the contracts have been exchanged. I’ve asked to put a new offer in and they refused ad they said it’s unethical. Surely they can’t do that?

Mildura · 18/04/2019 17:04

@Bluntness100

"Estate agents are also legally obliged to pass on any other offers for the property right up to when contracts are exchanged."

www.gov.uk/buy-sell-your-home/estate-agents

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thankunextex · 18/04/2019 17:07

The agent is a woman but ok ..,

Also she could just say the vendor had stated that they won’t be accepting anymore offers.

I’ve also not been rude. It’s just expected in aibu that you’re suppose to roll over and never say a bad word back.

Bluntness said stop talking crap.
I said she needs to stop talking crap.

Yet I’m the only rude one?

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GPatz · 18/04/2019 17:16

I’m tired of losing out things I want because of being a “nice person”.

VanGoghsDog · 18/04/2019 17:21

Yeah, they have a legal duty to put forward any offers. The EA selling the house I bought refused to put mine forward until I had seen their mortgage advisor which I refused to do (I didn't need a mortgage) and so I complained to their compliance department and they gave me compensation - I bought the house!

GreytExpectations · 18/04/2019 17:30

I’ve also not been rude. It’s just expected in aibu that you’re suppose to roll over and never say a bad word back.

You are rude. You are also unreasonable. AIBU is as its says a forum to ask if you are being unreasonable. Except you wont accept anyone saying that you are being unreasonable so you might as well not bothered posting.
The agent has the relationship with the seller, not you. If they said no to anymore offers than thats the seller's and the agent's decision, not yours. Get over it and get a grip. Find another house. Its very wrong to try and gazump someone- imagine if someone did that to you. Maybe you could take a life lesson on morals.

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thankunextex · 18/04/2019 17:32

You are rude. You are also unreasonable. AIBU is as its says a forum to ask if you are being unreasonable. Except you wont accept anyone saying that you are being unreasonable so you might as well not bothered posting.

Erm .., I guess you missed the post where i said I was unreasonable ...

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StormTreader · 18/04/2019 17:36

"Oh by the way I wouldn’t offer a further £20k ... my original offer was very close to what they were already asking so I would be paying way more than what it’s actually worth.

It also needs a lot of work doing to it so I need funds to be able to do that. "

Maybe they got the vibe that you are a property investor trying to sneak your way up to gazump a buyer who actually wants to live in the property? Then maybe try and knock the price back down because of "all the work that needs doing"?

The reduced stress from a straightforward sale can easily offset the odd 1k or 2k here or there.

GreytExpectations · 18/04/2019 17:37

Erm .., I guess you missed the post where i said I was unreasonable ..

Nope i read that. But i dont think you actually understood so i decided to reiterate it. Also you are being rude tonl posters on here snd its uncalled for. HTH

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thankunextex · 18/04/2019 17:42

You clearly didn’t as you said I wouldn’t accept anyone saying I was unreasonable

But no I’m unreasonable expecting my offer to be put forward. It’s the law, reasonable or unreasonable aside - it’s not always fair but it’s that we live by every day.

Lots of people have been rude on this thread. It’s just odd that in aibu the op is always expected to never say anything back for fear of being called rude when the other posters can say whatever the hell they like,

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PurpleFlower1983 · 18/04/2019 17:42

If the vendor had expressly told the estate agent they don’t want anymore offers then they don’t have to pass them on. If they haven’t then they are legally obliged to pass on the offer. The best you could do is a note through the door at this stage or try and stalk the seller. Either way it’s a shitty thing to do to someone.

FiddlesticksAkimbo · 18/04/2019 17:44

Hello, all getting a bit emotive now!
Thankunextex, you can find out who owns the house for a couple of quid on the Land Registry website, including their address. That might help you in making a direct offer.

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thankunextex · 18/04/2019 17:48

Thank you for the last two suggestions. I think I will contact the vendor directly and just say how interested I am and if the sale falls through then I’d be happy to match what they were paying etc

Not to drip feed, it’s just been a shit year and I really want to make big positive changes and I just got that feeling about this property and it was helping with my depression to focus on this and work on a project.

Hopefully I’ll find another property that I feel the same way about,

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GreytExpectations · 18/04/2019 17:50

it’s not always fair but it’s that we live by every day

But its fair for another buyer who actually had the money and acted quick enough to lose out on the house? Its a shitty thing to do, OP. And why does the law matter if the seller has specifically said to the agent to not put any more offers through? You have no idea what has been agreed. Just move on. Oh and your comment about missing out because of being the "nice person" doesnt apply here because quite frankly you dont seem like a nice person.

Notwiththeseknees · 18/04/2019 17:51

I would put it in an email to the agent. No one likes a paper trail if they are behaving unlawfully. Explain how you suddenly are able to increase your offer and you would be grateful if they would pass it on and let you know the response.
It has only been 3 days - worth trying if you really like it.

PurpleFlower1983 · 18/04/2019 17:51

Buying houses is really stressful but it might be the fact that you’ve lost it that makes you want it more. I’m sure something else will come up, especially now you have more money to play with.

TruffleShuffles · 18/04/2019 17:53

Nobody in this thread has been anywhere near as rude as you would be OP to try and force this offer. A sale has been agreed and as someone who in the last week has been gazumped it’s a really shitty thing to do.

The property I was trying to buy had been up with two agents and one took the more ethical view and refused to put forward the offer but unfortunately the other estate agent, the one I was going though decided to put in their offer.

GreytExpectations · 18/04/2019 17:55

I remember the happiness my Dh and I felt when we had our offer accepted on our first home. I couldn't imagine taking that away from someone but guess some people just dont feel guilt at causing other people stress if it means they get what they want.

FiddlesticksAkimbo · 18/04/2019 17:56

On the subject of karma, and to vindicate the ethical housebuying faction, I did some guzumping of my own to move into my present house. What I hadn't allowed for is that the person I guzumped was very keen on this street, bought a house directly across the road from me three months later, and still will not speak to me!

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thankunextex · 18/04/2019 17:56

The property I was trying to buy had been up with two agents and one took the more ethical view and refused to put forward the offer but unfortunately the other estate agent, the one I was going though decided to put in their offer.

It has nothing to do with ethics or morals. It’s the law that they have to put through a further offer through if contracts haven’t been exchanged.

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PCohle · 18/04/2019 17:58

Not to drip feed, it’s just been a shit year and I really want to make big positive changes and I just got that feeling about this property and it was helping with my depression to focus on this and work on a project.

What about the buyers who have had their (best and final) offer accepted? How do you think they feel about the property?

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thankunextex · 18/04/2019 18:01

Oh and your comment about missing out because of being the "nice person" doesnt apply here because quite frankly you dont seem like a nice person.

Well I don’t really care if you think I’m a nice person or not as you’re a stranger on the internet judging me exclusively on this.

It’s like starting a book on page 92 and saying it’s shit.

I care about the opinions of people actually in my day to day life. And after going through a really difficult few months I know I have some incredible supportive friends and family in my life that if I were a horrible person wouldn’t have given two shits about me,

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thankunextex · 18/04/2019 18:03

What about the buyers who have had their (best and final) offer accepted? How do you think they feel about the property?

It doesn’t really matter if you read my update.

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TruffleShuffles · 18/04/2019 18:08

Well aren’t you just a peach. I really hope the people who have currently had their offer accepted are as petty as I am and kept matching my gazumpers offer forcing them to pay £15k more than necessary even though I had no intention of paying more than I had already had accepted.

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thankunextex · 18/04/2019 18:11

Well aren’t you just a peach. I really hope the people who have currently had their offer accepted are as petty as I am and kept matching my gazumpers offer forcing them to pay £15k more than necessary even though I had no intention of paying more than I had already had accepted.

I literally just said I’d contact the vendor to say how interested I am and IF the offer falls through then I’d be happy to match what they were paying.

Yet I’m still the hitler of real estate in here.

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sonjadog · 18/04/2019 18:12

I would do what the previous poster suggests and out it all in an email and send it to the estate agent. I would also put a note through the door saying the same. And then leave it in the hands of the seller to decide if they are interested or not.

Tbh, I wouldn't give a shit if the estate agent thought I was ethical or not. I´d just want my offer given to the sellers. I don't really get all this emotional stuff and wanting to be "nice" in house buying and selling. To me it is purely a business transaction.