Bidding- help!

[Bigfoot]

Hi,

I was just wondering if estate agents saying that sellers are "on holiday" is a common ploy to drag out the bidding process?
It has happened to me twice in the last while and I'm starting to think they are lying.

Thanks

 

[Duplex]

Drive past the property tonight and check if there any signs of life. I know its hard to believe but agents dont lie all the time

 

[Bigfoot]

I hope not! It's just that the estate agent says he's not sure if they are away for one or two weeks?!? The house is just on the market a week and he says they are looking for a quick sale so it seems very odd to me that they would go on holiday. I think the house is empty anyway, ah this whole bidding thing is driving me nuts!

 

[redstar]

Tell the agent that you are ready to buy now but if the vendor is on hols, and u don't know for how long, then you are not interested anymore and will move on and bid for another house.

 

[Bigfoot]

I think if I say that I'm not interested the estate agent won't care. He knows the house will sell anyway. I feel like I have no control over what happens, it's so frustrating. I've tried using all the advice on dealing with estate agents and putting time limits on bids etc but i feel like they aren't bothered and know that if they don't sell to me there's always someone out there willing to pay over the odds!! Rant over..sorry!!!

 

[Molly]

unless they've gone on holidays to the moon, surely the estate agent has some means of contacting them. Alot of people arrange a holiday around selling a property so the property is unoccupied and clean for viewings, but you would imagine the estate agent would have a contact mobile or the vendors would be in contact to see how things are going.

frustrating I know, but you will probably have to grin and bear it, or tell estate agent your retracting your offer until you know the vendors are contactable.

 

[Bigfoot]

Thanks. I'm getting so cynical I just think he's lying! Will get on to him Monday