Kurtis Property
600 Green Ln, Ilford IG3 9SQ, United Kingdom
4.3
55 reviews
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H476+63 Ilford, United Kingdom
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Monday: 9–18
Tuesday: 9–18
Wedneasday: 9–18
Thursday: 9–18
Friday: 9–18
Saturday: 10–16
Sunday: Close
Tuesday: 9–18
Wedneasday: 9–18
Thursday: 9–18
Friday: 9–18
Saturday: 10–16
Sunday: Close
We had an offer accepted on a property, Jerome did the usual of taking our ID, proof of deposit, agreement in principle etc and confirmed acceptance.
Three weeks later our solicitor raised our attention to the fact that the sellers solicitor had yet to issue draft contracts. After another week I finally got hold of Jerome who confirmed that the seller wouldn't issue the draft contract until we had a confirmed mortgage offer on the property. I told Jerome that wasn't the normal sequence we were familiar with, but he assured me that was how sales progressed in his experience.
We went back to our solicitor who advised us that they would indeed normally wait for draft contracts to be issued before proceeding with searches and surveys etc. So we gave the sellers solicitor a deadline before we would reconsider the offer.
On the day of the deadline the seller issued a race contract and advised us that there was another interested party who's offer had also been accepted and the seller would exchange with the party which secured a mortgage offer first.
I don't know whether Jerome was aware that the seller had accepted multiple offers when we had our conversation, but my instinct at the time told me he wasn't being open and honest about the sellers intentions.
So beware of this agent in case they try this with you.
Make sure you have proof of everything or you will get called a liar