[shygirl]

are you going to do a blog, clarebelle? id love to read how you get on. 

[Clarebelle]

I had thought about doing a blog, i probably will, it will be an adventure!

The vendors of the house in Orkney have come back today to say they want 135k which we cannot afford which is really frustrating as I wouldn't have spent £700 going to view it if I had known! They are thinking about our offer so we will see, we might be back to the drawing board tomorrow though

[happygolucky]

Clarebelle , fingers crossed and sit it out and they may well come back.....we only had that much and it was for a house that they wanted over £150,000, they told us that when we viewed, we put the offer in for £130,000 and sat back, well we had no choice as we were unsure of our sale, it since fell through...they rang back and accepted it.....what will be will be, I am glad we have a limit that's fairly low...the funny thing is, any mortgage we have would be lower repayments monthly than the cost of hiring a shed or storage!!

[shygirl]

I had thought about doing a blog, i probably will, it will be an adventure!

The vendors of the house in Orkney have come back today to say they want 135k which we cannot afford which is really frustrating as I wouldn't have spent £700 going to view it if I had known! They are thinking about our offer so we will see, we might be back to the drawing board tomorrow though

im sure its been on the market all year, so i would be tempted to call their bluff. though things are selling up there. i had my eye on a little shop but that sold this week 

it cost us £1200 for 4 of us to fly up and view the farm we have now. we wanted to view one in caithness but that was 3 flights from south of england and the thought of driving with a baby was too much. its funny - i wouldnt think twice about driving for 12 hours now. im used to it..lol
good luck, its a gorgeous looking place.

[bloomer]

its a bit naughty when the brochure says fixed price, is that allowed...

[shygirl]

oohh, i never noticed it was fixed price. thats very cheeky.
what nationality are the sellers? they are probly taking the p as you are english.

our seller told us we were english idiots for paying his asking price    (we bought in scotland)

[kelly58]

Hi Goatwoman !  We have lived here for 13 yrs an now we have decided we would like more land.
We have bought 21 acres just 10 miles away and have plans to extend our campsite and l keep finding more animals needing saving  Wouldnt move any further we love Caithness and the friends we have made here. So exciting times ahead 

[Clarebelle]

We thought it was pretty cheeky too! They are english themselves originally but have lived up there for 9 years. Fingers crossed they decide overnight to accept our offer, i'll be pretty gutted if they don't! I'll keep you posted.

Kelly, your place does look lovely, I hope you find someone for it, fingers crossed for you too 

[doganjo]

If it's a fixed price they can't increase it without changing their schedules and that costs money.  But you can offer less.    If it's been on the market for a few months I'd reduce your offer, or keep your offer as it is  but make conditions to suit you..  Your own agent should be able to find out if there have been recent other viewings - don't you watch Kirsty and Phil 

[southernskye]

Clarebelle,
 
That's awful. I hope you have spoken to orkney property centre and mentioned you spent £700 to view and you offered the Fixed asking price?
I'd leave it at that, they are just being cheeky and selfish. buyers market still so take a step back and make a pot of tea and try to wait it out.
Very best wishes
Sskye

[Clarebelle]

Thanks everyone,

Yes I did point out to the estate agents that we wouldn't have come up to view if we had known the fixed price wasn't so fixed! But they said they weren't aware the vendors wanted more money until they told them we had offered 130k so I guess theres not much they could have done, its just a very frustrating situation. Hopefully the lure of having the house sold will outweigh their need for the extra money.

[Anke]

Thanks everyone,

Yes I did point out to the estate agents that we wouldn't have come up to view if we had known the fixed price wasn't so fixed! But they said they weren't aware the vendors wanted more money until they told them we had offered 130k so I guess theres not much they could have done, its just a very frustrating situation. Hopefully the lure of having the house sold will outweigh their need for the extra money.

I think that's really shabby. But I would call their bluff and sit tight - if they haven't sold in a year, it is unlikely someone else will have enough guts to travel up to Orkney in the midst of winter to view and make an offer. 

Also as far as I know fixed price in Scotland is just that - you can offer anything above or below the asking price, but they cannot ask for more than the fixed price. Let's hope their solicitors would rather see a sale than a house possibly on their books for a few more months...

[Clarebelle]

Well, they have refused our offer and are now advertising the property at offers over 135k. After speaking to my mortgage guy, he says we could go up to 135k but that would be the absolute limit. So we could put another offer in but I'm not sure if I really want to anymore!! The whole experienced has tarnished my view of the place really, although I know thats silly and its still the same property.

Oh well, maybe we will leave it until the new year and re evaluate it then.

You'll all know if we buy it coz I'll be popping up asking for lots of advise! 

[lachlanandmarcus]

I def wouldn't play their silly game. Even tho it's hard. I just wouldn't reward that kind of greed.


The only saving grace is with the Scottish system if they do accept your offer in the end, they won't be able to play silly beggars after that as they will be committed to the sale (as given your experience so far, I'd worry about that otherwise! )


Hope it all comes right and you get the place and realise the dream!

[shygirl]

theres a croft on sanday for £88k, 3 acres. not far from water.
or the village shop on westray, next the water, £185k with a fair set of accounts.

im suprised the way its gone for you.im not sure what id do.