Today we had a seller pull out of selling. By email. A few days before it was due to exchange. The buyer was extremely upset. Obviously. We had to give her the bad news that the property she had set her heart on, spent solicitors costs on, was no longer going to be hers.

If you ever wondered why Estate Agents fees are as they are, this is one of the main reasons. Believe it or not, alot of work and hours go into selling a property, as well as printing costs, postage, phone bills etc. If we charged every seller for going on the market regardless of whether they went through with it or not, the fees would reduce dramatically.

But I am sure it is not us you will feel sorry for and understandably so. The buyer, as many do, planned for the future in that property, probably had already bought furniture, accessories etc.  We will do everything we can to find her something else, hopefully something even better, but I cannot help thinking that rather than Home Information Packs, couldn’t the government have come up with something to stop this kind of thing happening??