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No reply to my offer?

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Arrrghh · 06/07/2021 15:17

Buying my first property! I put in a first offer just below asking price (only 5k under) on a house, after it had been on the market a week. That was 12 days ago now and I’m disappointed not to have heard anything back. Wondering what the issue might be?
The house is empty at the moment, it’s the owner’s second home so no chain.

Maybe he/she is looking to see what other offers she gets? But why not just haggle directly with me, or say nothing below asking price will do, if that’s what the issue it?

How long could this go on for? (Is that a how long is a piece of string question?) surely 12 days of silence is a bit rude? I asked if the Ea had passed on my offer and they said they had Sad

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HmmmmmmInteresting · 07/07/2021 20:59

Congrats, OP. No tips, it seems to be pot luck with solicitors. Good luck Confused

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Arrrghh · 07/07/2021 21:01

Thank you!! 😊

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Arrrghh · 07/07/2021 21:03

If I get the chance I will try and find oot what the delay was and report back in case it’s useful for anyone else to know in future!

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Livingintheclouds · 07/07/2021 21:14

Well done.

Lottieh31 · 29/06/2022 14:17

Hi we are going through the exact same thing. The first house we put an offer in we never heard back from the agents then the next thing I see it’s sold. I suspect they didn’t even put the offer forward. Now we’ve put an offer in on another house. The owner is desperate to move and no other serious interest and nothing. Dead air. Even a no we could work with.

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Arrrghh · 29/06/2022 23:23

Oh sorry you’re going through similar @Lottieh31, it’s so frustrating!

Glad you resurrected this post of mine, because I can update what happened with my house. Sadly, it fell through as soon as I got a survey done. It had dry rot and subsidence… which made it pretty much unmortgageable. After I pulled out it sat on the market for nearly a year before being STC again last month. Will be watching with interest to see what happens.

I suspect the vendor (who was a landlord living half way across the country from here) was aware of the problems, and knew that I, as a naive 1st time buyer, would most likely pull out once I learnt more about the house. Hence the delay accepting the offer.

Here’s hoping that your house is in perfect condition Lottie and he seller is on holiday or has appendicitis or something!

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Monty27 · 29/06/2022 23:37

OP did you manage to buy? Hrtht

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