The vendor of the property we were buying (6 weeks into the process) accepted a higher offer from another buyer, He said ‘she wants to move rapidly’ and doesn’t seem to grasp that the time it takes is just that. He’s lived in the US most of his adult life and can’t understand why there’s a delay. He even took a call from our surveyor on Friday and accepted a booking from them, knowing all the time he had accepted another fucking offer.
The house is a wreck and needs doing up massively and we just can’t borrow any more or it eats into the budget to do it up.
We’ve spent all weekend on RM trying to find something, as well as doing some drive bys.
This is the house we’ve lost: www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-93332942.html
We were 12.5k under asking price, this other buyer has gone in at asking and given him ‘cash as a sign of commitment’. The house is his mum’s and he’s taking her to his home overseas to live with him.
Our chain below us is only 2 with bottom one a cash buyer so we just need to find somewhere!
So exhausted with this.
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Bunnyfuller · 04/10/2020 19:52
Sorry you are having to sell op. I lost my job 2 years ago and we were forced to move to a cheaper house.
Offer was accepted on one but vendor messed us about - turned out to be a blessing in disguise. We both realised that a slight drop wasn't going to give us what we wanted so we ended up doing a radical move to the shitist, shit hole known to mankind.
It was bloody hard for six months (the filth, oh the filth!) but a year on and we are so happy.
Good luck, hope you find the perfect house for you 
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