OldBlueLady
Junior Blues Coordinator⭐⭐
Tell me about it!. My son has sold his house in Shoebury to a couple from Devon. He has a place lined up in Chalkwell, but last few weeks although contracts being drawn up, no other news from Estate Agent.
Then out of the blue on Weds, my sons told unless his buyer can move in by next Fri, he will pull out of the deal FFS!.
So we've got a week to empty the loft ( done today, oh what fun in this heat! ), 3 bedrooms, lounge & dining room, 3 outside sheds, bathroom & kitchen, arrange removals & collection of unwanted furniture etc!.
I suggested calling the guys bluff & asking for more time, but my son doesn't want to take the risk.
OBL is this a common occurrence?.
That's just people bullying - you get that in all walks of life. We work on whether something is fair and reasonable and advise accordingly. That's not fair or reasonable - unless his agents and conveyancing solicitors have been poor in their attention to the sale! At that stage, it's more down to the legals, and the estate agents are in the middle......sounds poor, though.
I bet some estate agents are on retainers from property developers as well.
Undoubtedly. Not us though. We don't tie in to the big developers.