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This would depend on how your contract of sale has been drawn up and in which country you reside. Someone giving you a deposit to buy property creates a contract between you and the purchaser that they will fufill their part of the bargain (contract) by purchasing your property. Therefore if they do not proceed is a breach of contract which you would need to pursue through the courts. If your interests have been protected it will explain in the contract what happens if you or the buyer pulls out. The buyer may be responsible for all your costs until you resell the property ogether with interest added to those expenses. Normally a deposit is returned unless it was made clear and in writing before a contract was signed, that any deposit was non- refundable. If the buyer knew this beforehand and agreed to that condition, then you would be able to keep the deposit. If that was not the case then you would need to refund the deposit and make the buyers aware who have pulled (and give notice to this effect) out that you will be enforcing the clauses of the contract in relation to the purchasers pulling out. You should seek further urgent legal advice to clarify your position.

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