I wanted to buy a property in Rainham. I viewed the property and put an offer. only to be told that the vendor liked another couple, so they have accepted a lower offer. fair enough. Two weeks later, I saw the same property, still being advertised online. I asked them if it is available. I was told yes and they asked me if I would like to view it. I said, I will put an offer. I was transferred to James, who told me what the vendor is expecting, I matched my offer to what the vendor was looking for. after a while, James phones me back to tell me that the offer has been accepted. I arranged/paid a solicitor the next day and my mortgage application was submitted within 4 days. I asked them to take the property off the market or mark it as SOLD STC. but I was told that they cannot do that until the survey has been carried out. Everything was going very smooth, until Terri got involved (the lady who told me earlier that the vendor liked another couple and she would call me if anything would change). Terri phoned me one week after the offer was accepted, and told me that they have received another offer, which is just 5k more, and asked me i I would like to match it. I don't like to be blackmailed, so I asked her, whats the guarantee that she would not receive another offer. and I will be forced to match again. I also told her that I have paid my solicitor and my mortgage application has also been submitted. she was not bothered about it. So I said to her that she can take the other offer. I then noticed that, as soon as I told her that. the property was taken off the market. I knew something fishy was going on. I tried to speak with James, but this lady (Terri) would never transfer me to him. After one week, I phoned again and spoke with Terri. I offered her 5k more than what the other person offered. I wanted to see whats her response is going to be. as expected, she said that it is too late now, as the other party has already arranged a solicitor and they are arranging their mortgage. I told her, I was in better position, as I had already applied for my mortgage. she, very halfheartedly said, she will put my offer forward. She didn't answer my phone for next 3 days. I knew what the outcome was going to be, but I wanted to see what excuse she comes up with. she finally answered my phone and told me that because the other buyer had started the paperwork, the vendor has decided to stick with them. I asked her, that I had done the paperwork too, so why did they do what they did. her response was, the vendor liked them. I still don't understand how come the vendor always met the other couple and I didn't even know their name. the conclusion is, I don't think it was the vendor who caused this. it was reading property services. I won't say it was because of my identity, but I won't rule it out either. Terri's role has been very fishy.