Son of a bitch fuck arse shit wank

[dolly's gal]

really sorry to hear this chris

can only echo what else others are saying about cheaper properties. can you get onto your mortgage lender and see what the situation is? and then take it from there...

sorry mate, i know you were so excited about this

 

[Yelkcub]

You should definitely do that. She needs to know.
I'm so sorry for you - really shitty situation

Understand the sentiment, but what's he going to gain for the effort?

Onwards and upwards I say. Next stop a better house for a lower price. Good luck!

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Bad shit, really sorry for but write the letter, tell her how's she's fucked things up for you and the costs and tell to show her sons.

 

[bluestreak]

Just invoice her FFS. She's pissed you about and cost you time and money. Give her 28 days to pay up before you pass it to small claims court. You might not win, but it'll shit her up enough.

 

[Sweaty Betty]

Yep i was thinking small claims court or a threat of it at least- then let her bloody sons deal with the crap they've left you in.....

 

[spanglechick]

mate, i'm gutted for you - that's just dreadful.. emotionally awful and so much time and money. i know you're skint, but treat yourselves tonight. look after each other.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

There's no basis for a suit at all, so if you just want to frighten the old bag you'd be better off dressing up as Death and waving a scythe and hourglass outside her window.

On the upside, if property crashes you'll find something better value soon.

But commiserations anyway.

 

[zenie]

Just invoice her FFS. She's pissed you about and cost you time and money. Give her 28 days to pay up before you pass it to small claims court. You might not win, but it'll shit her up enough.

Not really...under English law what she's done is perfectly legal.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Understand the sentiment, but what's he going to gain for the effort?

It would sure make me feel a bit better knowing that I'd told the woman exactly how much shite she had caused. It's ridiculous the way people mess about like this causing others to lose hundreds of pounds - not to mention the emotional stress.

 

[EastEnder]

Just invoice her FFS. She's pissed you about and cost you time and money. Give her 28 days to pay up before you pass it to small claims court. You might not win, but it'll shit her up enough.

She hasn't done anything wrong, legally at least. Until the contract's been signed, there's no obligation. If Chris had pulled out at the last minute, she wouldn't be able to sue him for any losses incurred either.

If you could sue in this sort of situation, no one would ever bother gazumping...

 

[geminisnake]

Really sorry to hear about this Chris. Tbh I thought the english law had changed to stop people being able to do this, but maybe it was just something they were thinking about doing. Maybe it was only introduced up here. I know nothing about the property thing.

Why couldn't her sons have said something months ago?? Sounds a tad fishy to me but still bloody infuriating. (((Mrs Filter))) coz I know that totally gutted feeling.

As others have said I hope it all works out in your favour asap. You wouldn't want negative equity would you?

 

[Poi E]

Cheer up mate. Think of all the negative equity you've saved.

When will some party reform this archaic and annoying system? You'd think it would be a sure-fire vote winner, but I don't see anyone making political capital out of it.

 

[El Jefe]

Shit, fella, just saw this

 

[upinsmoke]

Thats happened to me three times now...i have given up trying to sell
Sorry you experienced it too x

 

[The Boy]

I've nevr understood who benefits from the shitty English system of buying/selling. All that gazumping and gazundering and people pulling out at the last minute. Even the French system makes more sense to me and French bureaucracy is one of my pet hates!

You'll no doubt be feeling shitty atm but as people have said it may turn out better for you in the end. Someone mentioned contacting your mortgage lender and I would say that would deffo be a good idea. If they've already decided you're worth the loan they may well be happy to keep the offer there, and if house prices god down (which they seem to be doing in England) then you may well end up better off.

 

[oryx]

Oh, no, what a bunch of wankers.

When we were buying nearly 2 years ago, we got really fucked about by some vendors, but I'm now glad we didn't buy any of the places concerned. I hope the same happens with you.

It is worth writing to them & maybe sending them an invoice as bluestreak suggests. The law really should protect people against this shit.

 

[Poot]

Not really...under English law what she's done is perfectly legal.

That's true. Selling a house is an ideal way of figuring out that half the population are wankers with absolutely no conscience.

I'd go with the letter suggestion. Make her have a shit time too (if she has a conscience at all). But only because if you go round and kick her in the crotch she might call the police.

 

[dogmatique]

That's proper rubbish - I feel your pain. Unfortunately that's the third incident like this I've heard this year. There really should be a change in the law so that when it's got to that late stage the vendor has to pay expenses.

Outragous. Though not quite as painful as a close friend of mine who had a vendor with serious difficulties getting a mortage for their next property. - It took them so long to find one, that when he eventually did, he announced that house prices had gone up and could he have an extra 20 grand please, thank you very much.

Lost survey fees, had to move themselves into a friend's spare room for four months and put everything in storage till they found another place.

Hope you have better luck...

 

[lillia]

Can't offer any advice but wanted to say I'm sorry to hear this tho - house buying/moving is really stressful at the best of times...

...just wanted to say if you do send a letter phrase it carefully - I'd want to rip her to shreds and be a right bitch, but she could get funny about it, and that's the last thing you need at the mo I guess.

 

[berniedicters]

After 14 weeks of non-stop hassle, the day we were due to complete the purchase the woman we were buying our house from has pulled out because her sons told her they don't want her to move.

Ulp. That's crap.

It might turn out to be a blessing in disguise, though. If the property market does drop back a bit - I think it's going to - then you might well be better off sitting any downturn out in rented accommodation, before leaping back in as cash buyers when the time is ripe.

But don't deny yourselves the satisfaction of a beautifully crafted letter, written in acid, for your vendor...even if you don't end up sending it.

 

[Lazy Llama]

Completely sympathise with you Chris (and Mrs Chris) as we had much the same happen to us in December 2006.

We were two weeks from completion, our existing rented flat had been sold, we were due to buy a house in Herne Hill when the seller suddenly pulled out giving no reason other than she "felt that she was being pressured". It was our third attempt to buy that year, each had been through surveys, searches etc before the buyer pulled out each time.

Two weeks later we found that the owner had subsequently put the place back on the market for £40k more, and didn't even ask if we were interested.

The laws need changing to stop sellers wasting the money of buyers (and vice versa), and make people realise that they're playing with peoples lives. From what I've heard the Scottish system seems to avoid most of this shit.

As we had no time to find somewhere else to buy we had to rent and although it was a week before Christmas and Mrs Llama had done her back in, we were lucky enough to find our current place.

We gave up on trying to buy after all that... Looking back, it probably worked out better for us, but the pain and stress were hell.

Prices are heading downward, rental prices too as our agent told us today (our current rented flat has also recently been sold under us...) so fingers crossed that after a while to recoup, you'll be in a better position than ever.

 

[wrysmile]

That really sucks - you poor buggers! At the moment, though, you might find that in 6-12 months, you can get a better place for a cheaper price, way the housing market is looking right now. Doesn't make you feel any less fucked off now, though, really sorry to hear it...

 

[silver]

The laws need changing to stop sellers wasting the money of buyers (and vice versa), and make people realise that they're playing with peoples lives. From what I've heard the Scottish system seems to avoid most of this shit.

Yeah, in Scottish law, once you accept an offer you're under obligation to continue with the sale, it's not like England

I sympathise too, same thing happened to me when I was trying to buy my first house about a year ago & I lost nearly a grand

The woman I was buying from was supposed to be moving in with her boyfriend, then they changed their minds and she took it off the market - I was so pissed off - people should sort out their relationships before putting properties on the market!!

 

[vipper]

Poor both of you.

If you do nothing else write the bitch a very nice, polite and emotion free letter explaining the consequences of her selfish thoughtless and downright fucking stupid action both financially and emotionally on you and Mrs CF, including the fact that you are now facing homelessness. Also tell her there is an elderly woman in hospital as a direct result of her actions. Copy her estate agent and yours.

If she has any thing approaching a pulse or more brain power than an amoeba she will vaguely understand what she has done after reading it.

 

[spanglechick]

thing is, you'd think a vendorwould jump at the chance to sell a property at the market price of the beginning of this year... whatever does or doesn't happen, it's going to be a cold day in hell before prices go higher than that.

stupid cow.

 

[moomoo]

This happened to us years ago. Do you remember the time when the house prices rocketed? We were about to buy a house for £23k and 3 days before we were due to complete, they backed out. In the meantime the house prices had almost doubled so we had to buy something else for £51k and with interest rates at 15%, nearly crippled us.

I also still walk past that house and scowl at their window.

Hope you get something better Mr and Mrs Chris, it's so stressful and awful when things like this happen.

 

[LilMissHissyFit]

Tempting. I seriously considering writing her a letter making her aware of the trouble she's caused.



None at all. Big failure of UK law; protects the seller, not the buyer.

You should, weve had something like this happen to us twice and we are still renting because of it.
You are completely correct, the law is all in the sellers favour, they can waste your money, fuck you over and you dont have a leg to stand on.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Hard luck, it's bad when it happens so close to completion.

 

[oddworld]

Thats horrible , sorry to read that.

I feel your pain , I remember trying to sell mine and tOka's house and its took 3 attempts.

On the second sale we were almost due to sign contracts and I was due a weeks holiday I was on my way to the airport and got the call saying they'd pulled out last minute. Spent all holiday worrying about affording the mortagage when I got back.

The whole process is so stressfull.

(((Mr & Mrs Chris)))

 

[pk]

After 14 weeks of non-stop hassle, the day we were due to complete the purchase the woman we were buying our house from has pulled out because her sons told her they don't want her to move.

What. The. Fuck.

So, that's 14 weeks and over £1000 of our money wasted. The onward chain is an elederly woman who had a funny turn when told the news and is now in hospital.

I hope the stupid woman had some idea of the shit she's caused.

We now have 12 days in which to find a place to rent. We can't afford to buy anymore because this purchases rinsed all our cash. Stupid fucking house sale laws.

FUCK

And to those that will respond with some property is theft wank, grow up.

I sympathise, really. Laws in this area are only in place to protect the homeowners.
Console yourself with the fact that the place you end up with will be better.
And the fact that yours is thread title of the year thus far.