I am considering buying a house in a holiday village where the original properties were Section 23 but I understand that this has been phased out. I first saw the house on daft.ie and went to view it. The agent said there was an offer on the property over the asking price but the seller hadn't accepted it eventhough it was K10 more than the price similar houses in the village recently sold for.
When I asked for a second viewing the agent said it was now rented out so I asked if the seller was serious about selling or just wasting time. I havn't been given an answer on that. The property has been on daft since Jan 2013. There is another house in the same development that the agent told me was sale agreed but I just noticed that it too has just been renewed on daft a few days ago. I am beginning to think that there is some scam going on that the owners are pretending to want to sell to satisfy the bank they have gotten into negative equity with and are dragging the process out and wasting people's time who are genuinely interested in buying the houses. I am still interested but wonder how long if ever I may have to wait. The agent is also very poor at communicating and has ignored e-mails I have sent and is also very reluctant to answer his phone.
I would appreciate any advice or to know if anyone else has had a similar experience.
When I asked for a second viewing the agent said it was now rented out so I asked if the seller was serious about selling or just wasting time. I havn't been given an answer on that. The property has been on daft since Jan 2013. There is another house in the same development that the agent told me was sale agreed but I just noticed that it too has just been renewed on daft a few days ago. I am beginning to think that there is some scam going on that the owners are pretending to want to sell to satisfy the bank they have gotten into negative equity with and are dragging the process out and wasting people's time who are genuinely interested in buying the houses. I am still interested but wonder how long if ever I may have to wait. The agent is also very poor at communicating and has ignored e-mails I have sent and is also very reluctant to answer his phone.
I would appreciate any advice or to know if anyone else has had a similar experience.