our family have been looking for a house for over a year now to continue my smallholding. we are relocating as our budget (£350k) was a little low for trying to get some land with the house. we need around 1 acre (more would be great) and a min of 3 bedrooms.
so thanks to covid everything was put on hold but i still actively look everyday. we have been interested in a few properties but to be honest thanks to dodgy estate agents have missed out.
so today i was looking through the houses on my list and noticed that a house that had previously sstc twice had come back on the market again for £375k (with purple bricks). so i messaged first for a virtual tour as the property is pretty far...she said she is not tech enough to know how to do this so she cannot provide me with a tour. i obviously explained our position and said asked if she was open to offers.
homeowner then replies and says that no because its only just been listed and they think its to early to accept offers. to which i responded that i thought it had was sstc since October.
i don't receive a reply but they then remove the old listing and put a new one.
i'm mortgage ready and in rented! i feel like i'm in a good position. is it normal procedure now for everyone to turn you down before they have even heard your offer!?
i'm on the verge of giving up now! everything is out of our price range since the stamp duty holiday and lockdown houses with land have sky rocketed!
before all this houses in my search area were well within my budget. now nothing!
sorry i needed a rant!