We accepted an offer on our property four weeks ago after only one full day on the market. We're in semi rural Suffolk so not sure if that's indicative of the market or we were just really lucky, probably the latter. There's not much on the market here though, small quite nice market town in a lovely area. Our buyers had sold to FTBs in rented.
We were so lucky with our own onward purchase, gorgeous big old country house, saw it for sale a few months ago and loved it but originally way out of our price range, absolute dream house for us. It had sold but the buyers had to pull out and the vendor was desperate for a quick sale and was very open to offers. After a bit to to and fro-ing she accepted our (very) low offer based on the fact that we were sold and could proceed quickly, her own purchase has no onward chain. Everything proceeding well with our buyer, survey done etc.
Too good to be true. Today our buyers pulled out, very close to exchange. Silly reasons to pull out imv, mainly caused by the inconveniences of moving to the next town (8 miles), such as grown up daughter now thinks she'll be too far from work and they also didn't realise moving town would mean moving GP. One of the couple is waiting for an op and this has put them off even though it would still be the same CCG/PCT. To me, these are issues to decide on before offering, not approaching exchange.
I am bitterly disappointed. We've gone back on RM today, but as the listing has our original listing date of a month ago, DH is concerned we won't pop up in any alerts or searches for anything new on the market and might get overlooked a bit.
We are so desperate not to lose the new house, I could cry, but if we don't get a quick sale again I think our vendor will remarket.
I'm just venting really, it's just such a hideously shite and stressful process. 