Property – Legal Advice / Offer Accepted – Now Gazumped!?!

[Craig]

Hi Guys,

Need a bit of legal advice, and fast. Placed an offer on a house yesterday which was accepted subject to proof of funding, in which I was to supply this morning.

When I went down to the estate agents they claimed a couple, who has previously placed an offer BUT retracted it have no placed an offer again higher than mine. Is this legal??

I have a written document from the estate agent of an accepted offer, I could understand if I’d outbid the previous couple, but I had not, they had simply retracted their initial bid before I placed mine.

I’d like to know where I stand on this situation, or is it tough shit see what they come back it.