To not gazump the house I love?

[Nofoolfornoone]

I viewed a property recently and fell in love with it. It needs a total refurb and I’m buying on my own as a woman in her 30s so I really don’t think the agent took me seriously. Anyway, I made a second viewing which has been cancelled as the owners have accepted a below asking price offer. At the time I had a second viewing booked in on my property who was chain free so I explained that to the agent hoping he may advise the vendor to wait a few days to see if I can make an offer. He didn’t ask what my offer would be. When I told him I was disappointed he said I can always make an offer once I am in a position to and I can do this right up to the point of exchange! Which I know is legal but pretty poor practice.

This was two days ago and I had a second viewing on my property yesterday and an offer made. I absolutely love the house and there is nothing else comparable but I really feel uneasy about gazumping so will likely just leave it and hope something else comes up.

Am I mad??

I would not do it just before exchange, very bad form, and should be illegal. But in these circumstances, days after, I think it s okay! Good luck!!

don’t think the agent took me seriously.

Possibly because you did not have an offer on your own place. You now have an offer, so go back and make your offer on the other house.

That leaves it up to the people selling.

Good luck.

Make an offer! What’s the worst that could happen? They refuse?

They can’t accept an offer that is it made.

Go for it!

Good luck!

Isn’t

I have experience of renovating houses before many times

So have these been purely for your own use, Nofoolfornoone, or are you yourself a developer?

if I now made an offer and it’s accepted (the EA) may have told other interested parties to do the same and I could get to exchange stage and someone gazump me

The EA probably has told others the same, but it's perhaps a bit much to object to others "jumping in" when you're considering doing exactly the same

Obviously it's less damaging to do it at this very early stage, but personally I'd just ask to be considered if the current sale falls through and carry on looking elsewhere

@Puzzledandpissedoff no they’ve been just for me. I am not a developer. I’m now divorced and see this could be my forever home. But as others have said, there are other houses

I think you are probably quite a nice person. Well done for thinking twice about it! We live in such individualistic times.

I decided not to gazump which is a good thing as the person who offered on mine has since pulled out!