Can I make an offer on a property that is SOLD STC?

[kashmiribelle]

It is currently still on the market so obviously the vendor is not completely happy with the offer they have currently received and thus are looking out for better offers.

I know some people might see this as gazumping, but honestly the vendor could back out any way and decide not to accept the offer...

Please don't get into the moral side of this, I'm not here for an argument on gazumping. Thanks. :)

I'm assuming this is a poor April Fool's joke posted by a goady fucker and advise everyone not to touch this one with a bargepole!

Anyone that calls someone a retard deserves no help at all, especially one with no morals at all. Not nice. I will take this as an April fools joke too.

Right.

Well all I can say to that is I am truly surprised that you are even eligible for a mortgage.

The story on this thread is slightly different to the story on op's thread posted last night.

I suspect the EA might have advised the vendor to avoid her at all costs too .

Yes can you imagine dealing with a buyer like this? I'd run a mile!

I don't think it can happen in Scotland though Regina can it? I believe in the Scottish system an accepted bid is considered legally binding.

Wrong. That applies in England and Wales, not Scotland, where an accepted offer is legally binding.

Both of the above statements are wrong - nothing is binding until the missives have been concluded and the bargain is made. Missives can take several weeks if it's not straightforward and you can be gazumped whilst the missives are being negotiated (although gets a bit dodgy for solicitors here).

And, in certain circumstances, the buyer can still gazunder as well.

Op it happens loads, unfortunately that's the way it is in this country.

If you really want it and the estate agents hinted that, make your offer!!!

In theory yes you can make an offer.

But it would be a pretty shoddy estate agent.

When we started looking at buying last year, whenever we mentioned a property we liked (but was SSTC), the EAs were always very quick to say that it was already sold, no more viewings etc.

That was without trying to make an offer- which we wouldn't have done anyway.

If a seller is that flaky they are just hanging out for a higher offer, they are really not worth entering into a sales transaction with.

It could be that they don't have confidence in the buyer - they still need to sell their property, or are in a really long chain etc.?

I doubt the OP will be back....

I wouldn't be able to rest in case the vendor did the same to me. A bit like if a man cheats on you, once a cheater always a cheater?? I wouldn't do this personally. Though I personally think if it happened, the vendors would be the bad guys, not you.