the agents wouldn't accept an offer without an offer on our sale
I thought estate agents were legally bound to pass on all offers to the vendor? I mean they can advise that you're not in a position to move and talk all the bullshit they want but they still have to tell the vendor the details of the offer.
You're right (I think) but it was shorthand for 'the agents heavily hinted that once we had an offer in place, we'd be in a good position to undercut the asking price by a decent amount'.
I thought estate agents were legally bound to pass on all offers to the vendor? I mean they can advise that you're not in a position to move and talk all the bullshit they want but they still have to tell the vendor the details of the offer.