First house we liked we put in an offer of 20k below asking
They refused but we really liked the place so we offered 10k below asking. They refused again, we decided we really liked it so we put in the asking price. They responded that they thought the house was worth more than the asking price and they were hoping to get offers over the asking price (fucking idiots) they said they were insulted at the offers and took it off the market. It came back on a year later for 50k less than the year before. some structural issue I believe.

Lucky escape.
( Peej, Mon 16 Feb 2015, 9:50, 2 replies, latest was 9 years ago)

The last place we liked, we put an offer in only to be told that there was another offer.
The vendor had put it back on the market with the attention of securing a second offer in order to bully the first offerer into getting his finger out. We were told we'd know by 5th Jan. We didn't, so I called to learn the deadline had been extended. Heard nothing since.

Fucking pricks. I hate being used.
( Kroney, Mon 16 Feb 2015, 9:52, Reply)

I was speaking to someone at the weekend who put a house on the market merely to value it (they thought the valuation was too low).
They had first time buyers eagerly put in offers but with no intention of selling it to them.

Arseholes.
(Baggenfrock get fucked, Mon 16 Feb 2015, 10:45, Reply)

Fucking wankers.

( Kroney, Mon 16 Feb 2015, 10:53, Reply)

My mates mum used to do stuff like this.
She kicked off at my mate for doing a big smelly dump when the bloke was inspecting it.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Mon 16 Feb 2015, 10:56, Reply)

10% below asking price is usually about right as an opening offer
but you definitely get dickheads or people who've been lied to by their estate agents who are totally unrealistic. when i bought my flat, the one i really wanted was near gloucester road, with a key to one of those amazing secret square gardens, like in "notting hill". it was just at the top of my budget, and i KNEW it was way cheap, so banged in an asking price offer.

yeah... the next day she got foxtons round, who valued it at £500,000 more. funnily enough, she rejected my offer. and in the end she got £480k more, so the first one was a total fuckwit muppet.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 16 Feb 2015, 9:54, Reply)

Usually at least 10% over here.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Mon 16 Feb 2015, 10:37, Reply)