I'm not sure that anyone will be able to help, but I'd appreciate any pearls of wisdom on the following situation...
In early Jan, we noticed that an estate we were interested in has one house empty (with sale agreed sign outside) for the best part of a year while all other houses are now occupied. I contacted EA to enquire and the story was that the builder had held one back for tax purposes and would be willing to sell now. EA was to contact builder and come back to me with a price.
That was 2 weeks ago. Story from the EA in the first week was that the builder was to visit property and see what needed to be done (e.g. kitchens, bathrooms etc.) and would revert asap. Needless to say, getting hold of the president would be easier than contacting this EA. He hasn't come back since, and is blaming builder for not getting back to him. House value is €450-500k.
My question is how to proceed?? We are very interested in this house and EA knows we are keen because we called him about it (it's not advertised). I don't want to emphasise anymore how keen we are because that will prob result in €20k being added to asking price. However, on the other hand, I work in sales, and if a customer was calling to enquire about buying something from me for that amount of money, I would bite their hand off! Yes, I know builders/EAs are a breed apart but what's the next step?
In early Jan, we noticed that an estate we were interested in has one house empty (with sale agreed sign outside) for the best part of a year while all other houses are now occupied. I contacted EA to enquire and the story was that the builder had held one back for tax purposes and would be willing to sell now. EA was to contact builder and come back to me with a price.
That was 2 weeks ago. Story from the EA in the first week was that the builder was to visit property and see what needed to be done (e.g. kitchens, bathrooms etc.) and would revert asap. Needless to say, getting hold of the president would be easier than contacting this EA. He hasn't come back since, and is blaming builder for not getting back to him. House value is €450-500k.
My question is how to proceed?? We are very interested in this house and EA knows we are keen because we called him about it (it's not advertised). I don't want to emphasise anymore how keen we are because that will prob result in €20k being added to asking price. However, on the other hand, I work in sales, and if a customer was calling to enquire about buying something from me for that amount of money, I would bite their hand off! Yes, I know builders/EAs are a breed apart but what's the next step?