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I suspect the estate agent's view is less of a backup and more find another buyer that will be a lot less work for me. If I get another offer I think they'd push me hard to accept it.
I'm undecided at the moment. There aren't any indicators that the chain will fall through and I don't want to be a twat but the uncertainty of such a large chain is hard work and I don't want to miss out on the property that we've had an offer accepted on.
aggi-
In your situation I would be considering the position of the alternate buyers. If they are chain free and have the cash, certainly worth getting them in. At worst they hate it or you can use them as a fire to light under the existing buyers, if you need it.
Having dicked around for a week now, I suspect the situation is this
- Lots of people trying to buy but they don't have the means or overstate their position
- EA's with loads of backed up stuff that may be falling apart
- Sellers getting twitchy, expecting to have offers but the ones they get suck for various reasons
EA's worst problem at the mo are 'problem sales' that eat time and result in so sale, hence your EA trying to get a sure bet in instead of a 'maybe'.
- Lots of people trying to buy but they don't have the means or overstate their position
Howard
As a (hypothetical) buyer, i'm not sure how many sold houses i would bother looking at.
If i wasn't aware it was sold (albeit in a long chain) and wanted to buy it, i would be pissed off when my lowball offer was declined because it has already sold for (insert price here) I would take that as you looking for higher offers and i would flounce.
But generally speaking, it wont hurt to let others look in case the chain hiccups at some point.