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@fly some agents won't take it of the market until you have 'committed' financially (i.e: paid for searches, got mortgage survey and structural survey booked, etc...) the situation changes depending on the property, agent, amount of demand... as weird as it might sound, talk to the agent (some are normalish people) and see what the sellers want (some might want someone that moves quick, others the £££, some will want everything and more). Gazumping is less likely to happen if your position aligns with their priorities and you have the lawyer, surveyor, mortgage, etc ready to go. You can also get insured against it for a £100-200, but that only covers some particular cases
frankohara
Just say you won’t press go on lawyers / surveys until property is off online portals and any other marketing / viewings stop. Beyond getting the MoS done obviously.
Not much else you can do and if someone makes an offer anyway that’s your problem