Walking away - tell me positive stories!

[LittleBitAcorn]

I've had to pull out of my dream house purchase and I'm gutted. I know it's the right thing but I'm exhausted from all the stress of it all.

What reasons have you had to pull out of a purchase and did you find a better house in the end? I need some hope!

The information supplied on the property information form was blatantly incorrect, went to confirm this at the house and there was a leak. Just couldn't trust that anything had been done to any standard or that the owner knew anything about the house!

Stayed with family a lot more months than anyone wanted, and now in a much better house that we hope never to leave!

Depends why you pulled out. We found the perfect house- 2 other people offered so we offered more than the asking price. The sellers accepted a lower offer from a cash buyer , then our buyer pulled out. We were gutted. A couple of months later we got another buyer and the dream house came back on the market - their cash buyer wasn’t a cash buyer and they couldn’t get a mortgage.
So, we got the house in the end, at a lower price 😀

We thought what we found was a lovely house on a lovely estate. We pulled out because they were constantly refusing to commit and making excuses to force us to jump through another hoop each time we successfully cleared their last one.

We found a beautiful, bigger house with a lot more potential, way better garden with a much nicer location, for £40k less than the offer we'd had accepted on the first one.

We moved in in July. The other house is still up for sale.

We have only ever pulled out of one purchase, due to a very adverse survey, no regrets, cost us money on legal fees, survey etc, but it was the right thing to do.

I haven't pulled out but I can give you a story of one I should have. I knew the day I moved in it wasn't right. I wasn't excited.

There had been so many obstacles and I kept pushing through. It was the worst financial and emotional decision. The house was falling apart and I had 2 sets of the most awful neighbors I've ever known. My mental health took a real bashing and it's taken me 2 years to recover.

So, this could be the best thing you've ever done!

That sounds horrendous. Are you in a place you love now?

The vendors have now come back with a token amount off the price to entice us to continue with the purchase. It's so stressful!

Dropped out of house purchase earlier this year as the stress got too much after a few things went wrong, and now I'm really glad I didn't move. Immediately felt so much relief once we'd dropped out and months of stress was over. Spent some money rearranging things in current house, new furniture, redecorated and very happy now. Still want to move in the next few years, but need some time to mentally recover first!! If things don't feel right, it's a big decision to go ahead with a move if you're not 100% sure :)