Re: Purchase of Repossessed House


"Peter Crosland" <g6jns@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> Any suggestions as to what I can do to get the property removed from
>>> the market upon acceptance of this or a higher offer?
>>
>> I had this, there was a price put on the repossessed house by the estate
>> agent handling the sale which I agreed to, no offers or messing about. A
>> few days go by, a phone call, "we have had a better offer", I agreed to
>> pay more than the asking price by a few thousand, a few more days, "we
>> have had a better offer" I told them to take it, eventually the house
>> sold, I don't know how much for, but presumably considerably more than
>> the asking price. I was a bit disgusted with the whole deal and next time
>> would only deal with am actual seller, rather than a building
>> society/bank.
>
>
> The building society/bank are the actual seller! Once the property has
> been repossesed the borrower has no say in the matter. That is what
> repossession means.
>
> Peter Crosland
>

Ok, I mean an individual seller, rather than an institution.

mrcheerful


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