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Offer (eventually) rejected today.
It's a power of attorney sale and mortgage free, and from what the estate agent implied it's two brothers trying to get as much as they can for the cost of care/their inheritance.
We offered x, apparently before they listed it they discussed hoping to get between x and x*1.04.
We've been told they would accept x*1.025 but I'm not sure they actually would, I feel like that might just incentivise them to try to hold out for even more. I'm also slightly hopeful that a couple more quiet weeks without offers and it might seem more attractive. But by then the cheaper place would be off the table I suspect.
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Yeah i wouldnt play that ball tbh, people are greedy and think well get this but that was a year odd ago and the markets changed.
If you get it at the price you offered happy days if not onto the next oen.
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We offered on a place under similar circumstances in the past. Went 50k over budget and they still didn't accept. One of the siblings just refused to sell.
If you really want the place I'd say make a final offer stating it's your last offer and you'll walk with a time limit to for them to accept. Then delete the house from your brain.
I'd also be hesitant to hit the estate agents ££
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They sound like a couple of complete Herberts. I'd be tempted to leave the offer open for 5 more days then move on. Unless it really is your dream house, in which case pay them the extra 20k or whatever it is they want.
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I expect if they aren't talking Turkey with tbc then they are either having discussions with another party or they haven't got another offer on the table but tbcs isn't in the ballpark where they can have meaningful discussions.
If the owners are a couple of old(er) people in my experience that also makes things complicated as they generally don't have the same sense of urgency to get things agreed.