Our buyer recently had a survey done. I think it was a Homebuyer's Report, but originally the estate agent had said it was a full building survey, so I'm not 100% sure.
Our buyer wanted to bring a plumber over to look at something specified in the survey. No problem at all, except that she turned up with three of her friends, two of whom may or may not have been qualified plumbers (they didn't show any form of ID or business cards etc).
They spent half an hour or so having a general look around - both inside and outside the property and at our garage en bloc which we are also selling.
The following day I had a call from my estate agent saying that the buyer had contacted them and mentioned the following defects:
- Damp found in a wall, most likely caused by cracks in the grouting between tiles and water seeping through. The buyer has said that the wall needs replastering. We have actually rectified the problem (by regrouting) and the wall on the other side is completely smooth and not bubbled up.
- Rubber seals around the double glazed windows to be replaced.
- Unspecified work to the garage.
For this our buyer wants £10k off the price! But she is willing to "meet halfway", so £5k.
Am I being unreasonable to think that there is no way on earth the work she says needs doing will cost £5k (let alone £10k) so would like to see what the survey says? Before going any further with negotiations I'm also going to insist on specialist quotes written on headed paper so I can be sure she hasn't just plucked figures from thin air?