{"id":472,"date":"2015-08-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/video-guide-to-accepting-offers-for-your-home\/"},"modified":"2016-09-12T14:34:13","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T14:34:13","slug":"video-guide-to-accepting-offers-for-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/video-guide-to-accepting-offers-for-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Guide To  Accepting Offers For Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<div> <object id=\"videojugplayer\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" width=\"640\" height=\"396\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.videojug.com\/player?type=interview&#038;id=5ed1b7d1-4479-c6b2-1e6e-ff0008c96464\"           \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"           \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"           \/><\/object><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.videojug.com\/interview\/doing-the-deal\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">Doing The Deal<\/span><\/a> <\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">Video guide to accepting a buyers offer for your property the guide aswers the following questions:<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">I have accepted an offer on my house &#8211; what happens next?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">At what point is the deal legally binding?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">I have accepted an offer but another buyer has just offered more &#8211; what can I do?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">After seeing the results of the survey my buyer wants to reduce his offer &#8211; what can I do?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">My buyer has dropped out &#8211; what can I do?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: #3398cc; font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Dealing with Property Buyers<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">When a buyer makes an offer for your property its best to take your time before accepting it. I would never make a face to face acceptance so if it is made in person tell the buyer you will come consider the offer and come back to them later. When an offer has been made you need to find the buyers exact position in the market. A first time buyer with a mortgage without a <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">chain is far more attractive than someone who needs to find a buyer for their home.&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: #3398cc; font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Buyers Often Make&nbsp;Three Offers<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">It is common that buyers will make 3 offers the first one being the lowest and second to find out your bottom line the third and final one to secure a sale.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">Accepting the offer will also depend on your own circumstances<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">Are you ready to move have you found a place to move to?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">Are you prepared to move to rented accommodation to secure a quick sale?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">How soon do you want to move or can you hold out for a better offer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">Do you want to arrange more property viewings to see if you can get a better offer? <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">Is the buyer a first time buyer, have they secured a mortgage from the bank subject to valuation and status.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">Is the buyer in a chain, if yes at what stage in the chain are they at? <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">Will they&nbsp;agree to conditions that you will accept only when they are ready to move?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\">Once an offer has been accepted its time to exchange solicitor or conveyancer details and let the legal process begin.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: #3398cc; font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Top Tip;<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt\"> using the local or family solicitor can be a slow and expensive process, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/conveyancing-quotes\" title=\"conveyancing\">conveyancing<\/a> work can be left t the bottom of the pile of work. Consider online conveyancing companies or specialist solicitors that deal with home buying as a major part of their business. Save time by opting for a conveyancer that offers online tracking <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doing The Deal Video guide to accepting a buyers offer for your property the guide aswers the following questions: I have accepted an offer on my house &#8211; what happens next? At what point is the deal legally binding? 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