Andy_and_lou
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We put a bid on a house last night but the Auctioneering was nearly telling us not too if you know what I mean. She kept on telling us we should see in the day light and to make another appointment, then when we put in the offer, I indicated that we would still be looking around (did want to give her the vibe that we were desperate for the house but did tell her that we did like it) and she told us that we should go off and if we do find something else to go for it :-/ I did ask the question were the owners deffinately selling and she said that they were and need to be out by end of January as they were moving counties to a new Job. This is true as my parents went down to have a look at the outside of the house over the weekend and met the owners who gave them the same story. I also told the auctioneer that we had put a deposit down on the exact same house in the same estate but had to pull out as there was a problem with attic conversion, basically our engineer told us not to buy it and wouldn't do a valuation.
Any ideas of why the auctioneer would be acting like this? Is because she wants the house to seem exclusive or something or has she got someone in her own mind to buy the property. There are alot of houses in the same estate for sale but only 2 of this type, the one we orginally put the deposit on and this one. Does this sound like strange behaviour from the Auctioneer or is it the norm??? PS she did say there were no offers and it's been on for the last 2.5 weeks and also she said that the owners will be happy with a bid and thanked us but still I found the above behaviour strange to say the least. Also we are ready to go ie mortgage in place no place to sell etc.
Any ideas of why the auctioneer would be acting like this? Is because she wants the house to seem exclusive or something or has she got someone in her own mind to buy the property. There are alot of houses in the same estate for sale but only 2 of this type, the one we orginally put the deposit on and this one. Does this sound like strange behaviour from the Auctioneer or is it the norm??? PS she did say there were no offers and it's been on for the last 2.5 weeks and also she said that the owners will be happy with a bid and thanked us but still I found the above behaviour strange to say the least. Also we are ready to go ie mortgage in place no place to sell etc.