Re: Bought!

On Jun 29, 12:13 pm, Alan Brand <alan.brandATs...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Yesbut - in the uk (in my day at least) you don't actually exchange
> formal contracts at the initial agreement - anyone can come along and
> better your offer until the last minute - "gazumping" -

That's ridiculous- it may as well be an auction, not a sale.


> in my
> experience in Canadia the contract is made up subject to whatever
> conditions you might like to include (and get accepted) and these
> conditions are signed off as met - e.g. survey, sale of current home.
> This makes it hard for the sale to fall apart as all the conditions
> are spelled out and agreed and it is very expensive to renege on a
> contract to accept a better offer.

That's similar to what goes on here.

KS