“Offers over” £12,000pa in Edinburgh. Looking for advice.
Myself and a colleague are looking to open our own private studio space, and found the perfect property to rent for £12,000pa. I have expressed my interest, wrote out a detailed proposal of our vision, sent over some finance info, and offered a few months rent up front. And yet, communicating with the landlord has been a struggle. This is my first time doing anything like this, and I only just noticed that the ad says “offers over £12,000” so it’s possible he has just been waiting for us to put in a better offer. How much more should I be offering? Any advice on what I can do to increase our chances of signing a lease? 
Thanks in advance!
[{"id": "izg8yco", "text": "I do sales not leasing, but I would say never counter your own offer. Keeping pushing to get landlord to respond.", "replies": [{"id": "izic5fs", "text": "Thank you. I guess I just assumed that he\u2019s not taking us seriously because we didn\u2019t immediately offer anything over the listing price. I\u2019ll push for a response, but IF I were to offer more than the listing price, how much would you say is reasonable to start with?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "izwv69z", "text": "You put your offer in, now keep looking for other spaces. Phone Council or a recently dpwnsized company looking to sublet.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]