Trying to sell the house.
A couple come and see it 3 times, put in an offer, increase their offer to put them in pole position, have their offer accepted enabling the rest of the chain to fall into place then... pull out.
How long do I have to wait before I visit them in the night with the Bombers?
Burn their house down. It's the only language they will understand.
Plus, they won't have a place to sell and so no chain, and they will be homeless so want to get into yours as quickly as possible.
2 birds
1 stone.
It happens...
Have you been greedy rather than taking a slightly lower offer in no chain? If so...
Have you been greedy rather than taking a slightly lower offer in no chain? If so...
Never ceases to amaze me how people behave when it comes to property though.
Not been greedy. They are first time buyers so have no chain issues. Price has been sorted for weeks.
They brought some old dear with them on Friday who has talked them out of it on the grounds that our patio is too high for their 15 month old.
1) It conforms to building regs for an un fenced patio (<600mm above the lawn).
2) A fence/rail could be fitted until their child is old enough.
3) Our patio (to my knowledge anyway) has not killed my toddler or anybody else.
4) There is a picture of the **** thing on the agents website so it was hardly news to them.
5) Who would leave a baby unattended in the back garden anyway?
That sounds like a fair enough reason to me, you should hear some of the excuses that people come out with !!
(I'm joking about it being a fair reason btw)
This is one of the reasons that house buying/selling is one of the most stressfull things you'll ever do.
Comes in the top 3 along with bereavement and divorce.
Lets hope they look around and see that your propery is the best after all and come to their senses, with out the help of the old fruit case.
Often heard that top 3 stressful thing, and have to say I can't see how that can be right. Heres an number of stressful things (divorce and bereavement apart), that top that by some way IMHO.
1) Being raped by the Fun Boy 3
2) Going on holiday in Benidorm
3) Having the mother in law around
4) Being set on fire
5) The Mrs catching me at it with the bird from the pub (again!)
6) The Mrs getting the bird at the pubs job
There may even be others, but I'm sure seeling my house is waaaaaaay down the list.
New buyer found. Move back on!
The previous lot will be in rented for the rest of their lives as the perfect house with the toddlerproof hard surfaces does not exist. Phuk'em.
Have you ridden those steps yet? I want to see video of you (doing so / failing to do so)* before you move out
*delete as appropriate. Obviously the latter will be far more entertaining for us but possibly not as appealing for you
This sort of behaviour is allowed to persist because it increases the chances of the solicitors and agents being able to extract extra fees and commision on the process as it drags out and as the goal posts move. Scots system of closed bids to the highest bidder and that bid being a firm commitment would speed things along (assuming you are in England).
I've fallen down them and put myself in A&E. I was carrying a bike and it got caught up in the tree.
However, these could have been toddlerproofed with one of those gate things.
Killer patio of death. Cover your eyes if you find gardens scary.
Nothing that a gate and a handrail wouldn't make safe.
mtbfix - Member
This sort of behaviour is allowed to persist because it increases the chances of the solicitors and agents being able to extract extra fees and commision on the process as it drags out and as the goal posts move.
Sorry i don't see how the agent is going to get extra fees out of the process as it drags on because they only get paid once the property is sold and the amount/% of fee is agreed when they are instructed. The more the sale of a property drags on the more they "earn" their commission. The solicitors are the only ones who would normally be able to charge extra fees but even these are normally only because the old searches go out of date and need to be done again so the extra fees are to cover the cost of this.
Just interested to hear how they will earn extra if a sale drags on ?
looks like a great drop off to ride, is there much run off?
Cut the tree down and put a foam pit in the lower garden area and you have the perfect place to pratice your ariel skills
The agent has made no extra money as a result of this. Actually they stood to lose about £10k as 3 of the houses in the chain are on with them. It was the agent who revived it by finding the latest buyer.
The Scottish system isn't all it's cracked up to be though. The myth that as soon as an offer is accepted neither party can renege is just that, a myth. The offer and acceptance aren't binding until several rounds of paperwork have been completed.
They better not take their toddler mtbing. It may fall off and get bruised.
Edit Said in a sarcastic one. 
I've got a toddler, he is a looney and will throw himself off anything, I would not choose to live somewhere with a backgarden like that. You wouldn't be able to take your eyes off him and that's no fun for anyone...
That's an ace garden for a child. You could build a cracking slide into the bank, add in some softer wooden steps. Whats wrong with people these days...
Puffle. 
I've got a toddler, he is a looney and will throw himself off anything, I would not choose to live somewhere with a backgarden like that. You wouldn't be able to take your eyes off him and that's no fun for anyone...
But would it have taken you three visits, with an offer made after two, to realise that?
No that's very true.
But would it have taken you three visits, with an offer made after two, to realise that?
First time buyers
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