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Buyer gone quiet - would you be worried yet?

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rosemarycait96 · 08/07/2024 11:49

So after being on the market for what felt like forever - 5 months - we finally received an offer on our house. 20k under asking, we listed at 400k and the offer was 380k.

We decided to go forward with a counter-offer of 385k, as we won't really be able to afford an onward purchase without that slightly higher figure. We can do 380 but would be far more comfortable at 385. The buyer said he needed to talk to his wife about it, but that it should be okay to go forward with 385 as they are paying mostly in cash and they only need a tiny mortgage.

This all happened on Friday morning. Since then, we've received no contact and our EA hasn't been able to get in touch to confirm despite trying to call twice - once Friday PM, and once this morning.

We have the buyer's number - he gave it to us as he was so keen, loved the house etc and wanted to be able to stay in touch.

Should we be worried about being ghosted yet? Or is this still within the realms of normal for waiting on confirmation of the counter offer? I've been thinking that if all he needs to do is speak to his wife, they could/should have done that by now??

We could always text him ourselves as we have his number, but my husband thinks this is too forward and he doesn't want to be too insistent and put them off.

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Kelly51 · 08/07/2024 12:07

Calm down, Friday morning? it's only Monday.

disse · 08/07/2024 12:08

Absolutely do not message him.

But yes, if there’s no contact to the estate agent by the end of today then I would be getting worried.

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rosemarycait96 · 08/07/2024 12:12

I know - it's my nerves talking here, we've waited so long for this offer and I'm desperate for it to not fade away. Last time we sold, it was at the peak of the market and we'd sold above asking price before we'd even officially gone to market, so this is all new to me and I'm not sure what's 'normal', time-frame wise.

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TheRoseTurtle · 08/07/2024 15:07

Way too soon to start bugging him and it'll make you appear needy and desperate. For all you know they've had some family emergency over the weekend and haven't even begun to think about it. I'd wait until Weds before chasing up.

TheRoseTurtle · 08/07/2024 15:10

PS - and the needier and more desperate you appear, the less motivated he'll be to come up with the extra £5K .....

Twiglets1 · 08/07/2024 15:13

It should all be done via the EA so that you as the Sellers don’t appear too keen.

Let the EA keep chasing them and hopefully you will get a response soon so know where you stand.

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rosemarycait96 · 08/07/2024 16:04

So the EA finally managed to get in touch with them - it's 'sort of' good news.

They have agreed to the increase to 385 - but want to come for a second viewing on Friday before making it official and taking us off the market. I hope this isn't them messing us about! I'm definitely being impatient here, I'm pregnant and would rather not be moving house freshly post c-section so anxious to get it all going.

Thanks for calming my nerves everyone.

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rosemarycait96 · 08/07/2024 16:05

TheRoseTurtle · 08/07/2024 15:10

PS - and the needier and more desperate you appear, the less motivated he'll be to come up with the extra £5K .....

Yes, thank you for talking me down there. To be honest I am feeling needy and desperate 😂But I definitely don't want to come across like it, lol.

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fantafruits · 08/07/2024 16:11

rosemarycait96 · 08/07/2024 16:04

So the EA finally managed to get in touch with them - it's 'sort of' good news.

They have agreed to the increase to 385 - but want to come for a second viewing on Friday before making it official and taking us off the market. I hope this isn't them messing us about! I'm definitely being impatient here, I'm pregnant and would rather not be moving house freshly post c-section so anxious to get it all going.

Thanks for calming my nerves everyone.

I think that's a fair request and it doesn't sound like they're messing you around from what you've said.
It's an expensive purchase so of course they want to make sure it's right. I think most people would feel the same way.

At least this way if they pull out after the 2nd viewing (hopefully not) it will be sooner rather than later. Better than them stringing you along for months and doing it at the last minute.

Hopefully the viewing goes well and you can proceed smoothly.

Toomuch44 · 08/07/2024 16:38

We did something similar to your buyer, but different timing and a had reason. Places were being snapped up at time, we thought the house we were viewing had possibilities (although hadn't exactly been what we were looking for), so we made an offer on the spot but asked if we could go back ASAP to view again. We purchased the property.

Twiglets1 · 08/07/2024 17:07

It doesn't sound like they are messing you about @rosemarycait96 it sounds a fair request to me.

Appreciate it's an emotional time for you though.

Gamergirl86 · 08/07/2024 17:26

Absolutely normal to do a second viewing especially if they are paying more than they anticipated. Try not to worry!

Make sure thr EA knows that you are still accepting viewings until the offer is offical.
BTW, 2-3 days of no contact while purchasing a house is very very normal!

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