Offers Received Comparison Sheet

Who this is for

Compare buyers, not just prices. Each offer gets a row with the amount, the buyer's chain position, whether they have a mortgage agreed in principle, where the deposit is coming from, the timescale they want and any conditions. The sheet shows each amount as a share of the asking price and against the highest offer.

Sellers who have more than one offer, or expect several, and want to weigh how likely each buyer is to proceed as well as how much they are offering.

What this helps you track

• The asking price, set at the top for every comparison
• Each buyer's offer amount and the date it was made
• Chain position, mortgage in principle and deposit source
• The timescale each buyer wants and any conditions
• Each offer as a percentage of asking and its gap to the highest

How to use it

1. Write the property and the asking price at the top.
2. Give each offer a row as the agent passes it on, with the buyer's name or reference, the amount and the date.
3. Ask the agent about the buyer's chain position, mortgage agreement in principle and deposit source, and fill those in.
4. Note the timescale the buyer wants and any conditions, and keep the highest offer so far field at the top up to date.
5. The percentage of asking and difference from highest are worked out in the browser and the workbook; on paper, divide each amount by the asking price.
6. Talk the strongest offers through with your agent before you accept one.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser
• Excel / Google Sheets workbook

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The workbook uses plain formulas only — SUM, IF, COUNTIF and the like — so it opens in Excel, LibreOffice and Google Sheets without anything breaking, and every calculated cell is grey so you can see which figures it worked out.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

Should I always accept the highest offer?

Not necessarily. A slightly lower offer from a buyer with nothing to sell and a mortgage agreed in principle may be more likely to complete. The sheet lays those factors side by side; the decision is yours.

What does chain position mean?

Whether the buyer needs to sell a home first. A buyer with nothing to sell, one who has sold subject to contract and one who has not yet put their home on the market are in very different positions.

How is difference from highest worked out?

Each offer amount minus the highest offer, which you write in the field at the top and update when a better one arrives. The top offer shows zero and the others show how far below it they are.

Can the agent verify what buyers tell them?

Agents often ask to see a mortgage agreement in principle and proof of deposit. Ask your agent what checks they have made and note it in the conditions column.