When we put in the offer for the house we're buying, we knew that the parquet floor underneath the washing machine was damaged because of a leak, but the owners said they would be replacing it at their cost before exchange.
At the time our solicitor said we'd be better off taking some money off the purchase price and doing the work ourselves, but they were insistent that they'd be getting the work done shortly. Last weekend they let us know that they couldn't find a match for the existing tiles, so would be replacing the whole floor at their own cost.
Today we've been sent photos showing that they've got rid of the lovely parquet and have put a cheap laminate floor in - so it's not what we expected, and it's going to cost us more in the long run to replace it all with parquet, or better quality wood (I just don't like laminate - no offence to anyone who has it!).
So - we're not being cheeky to demand a reduction in the purchase price to cover our costs of putting in the flooring we expected are we?
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Can we take money off our offer price just before exchange?
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NorkyButNice · 21/08/2009 15:10
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