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Real case: A couple who switched lawyers the day before their tender closed... and still secured their first home.
Kirk and Luann Van Houten were facing a tricky situation: they changed lawyers just 24 hours before their tender closed.
They loved the house but knew it might be a long shot.
"Tender closes 4pm tomorrow"
We finished the Zoom call at 6pm and offered them options.... more on that below.
At HouseMe Legal, we believe in always giving our clients options.
Our initial recommendation was to submit an offer on standard conditions and complete the detailed legal review during the conditional period.
However, the clients understood that this would likely be a multi-party offer situation and wanted to position themselves as strongly as possible from the outset.
We therefore presented two clear pathways:
They chose the urgent review option.
(And this meant a 5am wake up for me).
We carried out a comprehensive legal review within the required timeframe. This included:
Despite the intense time pressure, Kirk and Luann felt informed, supported, and confident at every stage of the process.
They won the tender and beat 7 other groups!
The agent said their letter of introduction and unconditional offer made a big difference.
