We agreed a sale on our property at the end of April. Buyers had the Home Buyer Survey done, everything was fine, happy to proceed. Since then our solicitor has been chasing the buyer's solicitors in regards to dates for exchange etc. After speaking to our solicitor they suggested we speak to the buyers and see if they could perhaps nudge their solicitors to move forward. I got in touch and have just now received a response.
Their buyer has pulled out (they haven't said why), they pulled out on Wednesday and were waiting for advice from their solicitor before telling us. They go on to say how much they love our house and are 100% committed to the purchase. That they hope they get a new buyer ASAP so they can proceed, but understand if it changes things for us.
Our situation is that we own a property abroad and are moving out there permanently. We can't move until we have sold here.
Our property is quirky and although we sold in 4 weeks, I do feel it was just a case of the right people at the right time. We had approximately 10 viewings and 1 offer.
My first reaction was to give them a period of time to try and sell their house without marketing ours, but is that naive? I believe they are genuine, they offered a price we were more than happy with, they offered an hour after viewing, and during the viewing they were very open about how right it was for them. I don't know whether I want to risk losing them as buyers. We've never been in this situation before.
I did think about asking them how long it took to sell their house this time/what they are selling, but not sure if that's a bit pushy or rude.
Haven't told DH yet as he is at a friend's birthday do, seems silly to spoil his night when there isn't anything we can do.