"Simple" flat sale- Comedy of errors
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Thought this might amuse some...
We're selling a one bed flat we own and rent out, only 500sq ft-ish, upstairs in a large converted house- should be easy right?
Estate Agents found a buyer "He's a cash buyer mate, old boy it'll be no problems" Great.
Then they oddly allowed him to visit our flat (which has/had a lovely tenant in) to "measure up", they did not ask us or accompany him, just sent him round... he promptly told the tenant he had "bought" the flat!
We had an agreement with the tenant (outside of the rental agreement) that he could stay till the last minute to give him time to find somewhere. On hearing that the flat was "sold" he promptly found somewhere and moved out (without telling us or letting agent- Opp's, that's another story...)
Anyway, we all know buying/selling should be quick but generally takes months, so now we have to pay for and maintain the flat for several months while the buyers solicitors do their usual glacial checks.
Today our Solicitor called with some odd questions... after a small bit of detective work it transpired the old boys solicitors had done their checks on the next door block of flats!!!
In the same conversation they let slip that he isn't a cash buyer either and is trying to sell his house.
Formal complaint about Estate Agents duly logged I am now at a loss to understand why they would lie and be so incompetent? Surely they knew we would find out they where lying about the cash buyer basis and them letting the prospective buyer visit our flat unaccompanied- the mind boggles!
Anyone like to speculate on the chances of the Estate Agent paying our Mortgage or reducing their massive fee due to their gross negligence and lies?
We're selling a one bed flat we own and rent out, only 500sq ft-ish, upstairs in a large converted house- should be easy right?
Estate Agents found a buyer "He's a cash buyer mate, old boy it'll be no problems" Great.
Then they oddly allowed him to visit our flat (which has/had a lovely tenant in) to "measure up", they did not ask us or accompany him, just sent him round... he promptly told the tenant he had "bought" the flat!
We had an agreement with the tenant (outside of the rental agreement) that he could stay till the last minute to give him time to find somewhere. On hearing that the flat was "sold" he promptly found somewhere and moved out (without telling us or letting agent- Opp's, that's another story...)
Anyway, we all know buying/selling should be quick but generally takes months, so now we have to pay for and maintain the flat for several months while the buyers solicitors do their usual glacial checks.
Today our Solicitor called with some odd questions... after a small bit of detective work it transpired the old boys solicitors had done their checks on the next door block of flats!!!
In the same conversation they let slip that he isn't a cash buyer either and is trying to sell his house.
Formal complaint about Estate Agents duly logged I am now at a loss to understand why they would lie and be so incompetent? Surely they knew we would find out they where lying about the cash buyer basis and them letting the prospective buyer visit our flat unaccompanied- the mind boggles!
Anyone like to speculate on the chances of the Estate Agent paying our Mortgage or reducing their massive fee due to their gross negligence and lies?
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