AIBU if I accept a higher offer

[Smartpic]

Accepted offer from lovely young couple at full asking price. A lady also offered full price, but I thought the couple were keener and I really liked them so chose them (neither would go higher at the time). Today the lady offered 50k extra. So conflicted now, don’t want to let the lovely couple down, but - 50k! Don’t want to go back on my word, but - 50k! Would prefer to see the couple living in my house, but - 50k! Would I be an awful arsehole if I accept the higher offer now? What would you do?

This is a piece of string question. OP how do you expect anyone to give you sensible advice without saying what the asking price is £50k as % of £5m is 1% so would be understandable. £50k as % of £500k less understandable.

Curious for an update

I've gone with the higher offer, after sleepless night and still feeling pretty sorry about the whole thing. No-one was out of pocket, so my son made me realise that "liking" a buyer and wanting them to live in my house was not a sensible reason to give up £50k, and I needed to make a business decision. As well as the money, the lady has no mortgage, and is already some way through her sale, whereas the couple's buyer has now expressed reservations about timings due to relationship issues, so I think it's the right decision. Could still come back to bite me, but that's true of either buyer with the way house-buying works. Not feeling good about it though.

Thanks for the update.

That’s fair enough. What will you do if she starts dicking you around or later drops the price by £50k?

If she dicks around and you’re not going to lose a good then tell her it goes back on the market at £700k as you know you’ll get offers again. If she tries to knock the £50k off

Would you mind saying roughly where the house is? City or general area would be interesting.

I keep hearing that vendors are needing to drop their prices but that's clearly not true everywhere (including where I live)

Completely this

I hope it all works out well for you OP, every stage of the moving process is very stressful, I can empathise having downsized in 2021.

You've made the right decision @Smartpic. House selling and buying is a business/financial decision, not emotional (says someone who paid through the nose last year to secure the house she fell in love with so badly).