The decluttering, cleaning, vacating, pandering, nailbiting antics of the stressed out house sellers continued...

[CuddyMum]

Thought I'd better start a new thread... :)

Go in lower so you can offer more, if necessary.

Re offering - how long has it been on the market? What do you think it's worth? Is it near a stamp duty threshold? What position are you in; do you need to sell, need a mortgage? Is it competitive?

Is there anything similar nearby, and how much work does it need doing? what's your best possible offer? All of those things are worth considering.

Good luck!

That is a good position to be in, so I would chance a low ish offer. If nothing else, it usually generates a response that gives you a better idea of what to aim for, ie, 'your offer was rejected because the vendor is looking for a bit more/much closer to asking price/in no need to rush/nearer to x amount' etc which will help you frame your improved offer.

We didn't have a single viewer last week and I half suspect it's because we had a low offer from a buyer who lost her buyer - but if she finds someone else our EA will control the whole chain. Mad paranoia on my part but still

I'm using the impending move as a kick up the behind to sort out all my clothes. Goodbye to a ridiculous number of bras in the wrong size from pre-preg days (even if I go back when I stop feeding DD, they were the wrong size anyway, it turns out!). Goodbye thousands of pairs of pants I prefer not to wear. Goodbye dozens of pairs of sports socks, goodbye old formal dresses, shoes, wraps, scarves, trousers that don't fit and out of date dresses! And no eBay excuses - none of my stuff is designer enough to bother selling!

It's disappointing when you don't get any viewings Ghost but it's good that you are taking the opportunity to have a good clear out. Be ruthless!

I am still a little uneasy as to why when we were negotiating on our purchase that the agent said the vendor would include some items of furniture in with the sale when it is now apparent that this is not the case at all. I could kick myself for not getting that in writing! I don't want to make a big issue with the agent but I do want to make her admit that is what she said. I am conscious that we only have just over two weeks before we are due to move and that we have not exchanged yet though and don't want to upset the apple cart.

Is there anything similar to compare the house with Ruby ? Have you looked at the property history on Zoopla? Have the agents given you any indications at all? Most importantly, do you love it?

It is indeed annoying as I don't know whether it's the agent or the vendor who is to blame. Yes, I really should have got the details in writing but I guess we were carried away. I did keep mentioning the items of furniture to the agent in the many conversations I had with her in the days following our offer. I'm wondering whether the agent is to blame here.

Have just chased up my solicitor -I'm sure he thinks I'm a pushy so and so! He's just dictating an email re a number of points that we need to consider and take action on re the purchase. Hope it's nothing too complicated!

Offer just below what you think it's worth (everyone needs a bit of wiggle room). Are they willing to move out into rented or do they have something in mind? We have no chain and it still feels complicated.

I was told by my EA that people are accepting offers between 6-8% below. I accepted 5.4% below on my property. The offer was accepted at 4.7% below on the house I'm buying. So, I guess 5% wouldn't be insulting. Maybe view again.

We've been offered furniture too, to buy, and we're hoping to snag all the gardening tools and a garden bench. We're short of cash though so hoping they'll be glad to avoid moving tricky furniture. A good reminder to get it down in writing!

ruby we have secured our dream house for about 4% less than asking price - we had offers at 6% under refused. We were vaguely considering an offer on our own place that was 7% under just to make things line up, but I was right to be concerned as the buyer's buyer dropped out. I always think it's worth making a 'cheeky' offer to try to scare up some real information about what people are thinking, but unless the I thought the price was seriously wrong I wouldn't offer less than 10% less.

Good luck Ruby - keep us posted!

My lesson for today is NEVER trust an estate agent and ALWAYS get things confirmed in writing. What I should have done after each conversation was to send an email confirming what had been discussed and then at least there would have been a paper trail!

Aarhh, please offer advice and support, tearing my hair out :(

Had offer accepted on house we like sold our houses (2 to sell). The people in the house we've bought agreed to move out and move in with family, look at storage etc, if the people in the house they want can't move out as fast. We agreed a provisional week, legal permitting. So we've been working towards that date, our buyers are cash buyers so its doable. Spoke to my solicitor today to check we're on course for that day which we are. Sent a message to our sellers saying we're all on course. I then get an email from my solicitors saying our sellers can't confirm a date as they're waiting for their sellers and are denying agreeing to move out! If we continue to sell our houses and move out of our houses it'll cost us (I think thats why they've changed their mind as they've realised the cost of storage) and I'm concerned they will keep moving the timescales. I'm seriously tempted to say forget it and look elsewhere. Anyone got any ideas how to proceed or leave it?

I have no useful advice Turkey I'm afraid. I fear the our sellers may play the same game when we are ready to exchange potentially leaving us homeless, especially as they and the EA are denying that there was an offer of furniture included in the sale price. I guess you could try liaising with the EA you bought through.

Currently reading through a huge wad of paperwork that my solicitor sent today re my purchase.

Shit shit shit, our buyer has pulled out and we stand to lose a house we really really loved.

I want to cry but I am at work

Sorry everyone

Oh Terry that's rotten

Well, I've managed to get her back in, but we've agreed to pay for a survey. That's better than how it was a couple of hours ago but I will be on tenterhooks until the survey has been done!

ruby did you hear from the EA about the house?