Well I know for sure that it is not. We have today been gazumped on the deal we had made for buying a house. We have also sold our house and should be moving out in just over a week. We are now going to have to do the same to the buyers of our house.
I feel very angry and don't know if there is anything we can do.
2007-02-21 02:04:23 · 8 answers · asked by diamond 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Gazumping is apparently not illegal under Scottish law but was/is virtually unheard of due to the difference in house purchase practice. However it appears to be creeping into Scotland due to the increasing numbers of English house buyers.
2007-02-21 02:17:02 · answer #1 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your offer to purchase is a contract. Contracts can be broken IF you want to pay the price... You may have been gazumped but the gazumper will have to pay for this freedom... sue his *ss for your iving expenses until you find another suitable house to buy.
2007-02-21 02:13:27 · answer #2 · answered by 6kidsANDalwaysFIXINGsomething 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in scotland nothing is for sure untill untill everything is signed sealed and delivered, scotland has open offers and quite often do not have a closing date so sellers can take the best price that is offered to them, you might not have been gazumped but somone has put a better offer in than you,
2007-02-21 02:17:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why cant u move to rented accomadation just now how your feeling now your going to make the buyers of yoour home feel the same its not there fault do the rite thing its not there fault i think there should be compensation for something like that im not sure thou
2007-02-21 02:08:49 · answer #4 · answered by angryguy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have always been told a contract is a handshake in Scotland and there is no gazzumping apparently my info was wrong
2007-02-28 03:40:06 · answer #5 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the people who guzumped you have to pay all your legal costs but check with your solicitors.
2007-02-21 02:23:11 · answer #6 · answered by angelwings_9090 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.lake-shore.co.uk/
2007-02-28 10:54:50 · answer #7 · answered by http://www.lake-shore.co.uk/ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you are correct - talk to your solicitor.
2007-02-21 02:08:21 · answer #8 · answered by dave a 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋