We saw the house and loved it, but it needed lots of work.
We put in an offer that was way lower than asking price. They rejected.
We put in half decent offer. They rejected.
So we asked them what the deal was> the agents said the sellers had a higher offer on the table that they'd accepted, but if we put in an offer that was higher, the vendor would consider. So we put in a slightly higher offer but feel quite unsure of what is going on. We did ask whether it was possible for them to do such a thing, where one offer is accepted and while the poor sods are selling theirs, somebody else can jump in with a higher offer. The agents said some vendors choose to keep the house on the market and it wasn't against the law.
Has anyone known of this happening???
It's the third day today and the agents havnt got back to us, although DH rang them up yday to ask and they said no response as yet.
Someone else may have put in a higher offer than us! Would be 
but we've done it ourselves 