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Help - I suspect estate agent hasn't told seller of our offer

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barking · 13/02/2008 14:47

Hi - just wondering what to do....
We've been looking for 6 months and a house we missed has just come back on the market after previous buyers dropping out.

When we viewed, agent said seller is really keen to sell, (it's empty), our first offer was refused, I put in second offer 9am this morning 5k below asking price, and the people buying ours are cash buyers. I've checked our mortgage is portable so just need valuation to get banks approval.

Phoned estate agent 5 times and he keeps stalling, saying he can't get hold of seller, then later said he would try phoning, then said he knows what the seller will say - which is they want to wait a while to let there be other viewings.

Arghhh! I really don't want to lose this house, what are they waiting for? Can I report them? Should I go in in person to get a better response? Feel like this is psychogical warfare and I don't know the rules - don't want to p*ss estate agent off, but feel like he's hiding something.

Is there a way I can contact seller directly?
Help help help

OP posts:
Smurfs · 11/03/2008 20:44

barking, sorry to hear you are feeling a little numb. This feeling will pass and now you have the chance to focus on you, Mr barking and the little barkings. It could also be a time to reassess all your options, moving to something completly different that is a more straighforward project or indeed abroad. I always find at this time of year the lure of living abroad with sun and lazy evenings is hard to resist.

Just as an aside - the E/agents sound shocking - I find it hard to believe that any E/agent in the current market has so many instructions that they can turn yours down! They sound like an incompetent bunch and it makes me sad that such firms exist. When I was an E/agent working in a tough market I would have snapped your hand off for the instruction Their loss...

Enjoy your day off tomorrow - I think given the recent stress you deserve it and have some chocolate for me

I am sure that I will run into you on the property threads soon with threads like 'Please help have sold our house - moving abroad, where to choose The Cook Islands or Tanzania? or 'Have sold our house for ridiculous amount as gold found under the flower bed what to do, help please'

Take care, Smurfs x

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