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Buyer wants survey as about to exchange!

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Linsthings · 17/07/2025 17:08

Due to exchange this week after 5 months. Our buyer has been patient and waited whilst our first house fell through.. we did find another quick with a very short chain.. just us and our seller. Now buyer wants a level 2 survey before exchange, they forgot to arrange it when advised by solicitor 4 weeks ago .. .. our house is on just I know that surveys can be scary to read and put people off!! If something is found, would be happy to reduce within reason.. anyone else had this and it’s all worked out? I’m so stressed about it all.. just want it all to be over.. The annoying thing is they were asked about a survey months ago! Moving house is not for the faint hearted.. never doing it again if this does work out!

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Lauraloo266 · 17/07/2025 17:28

We had someone do this then about three days before ask for money off and knew we HAD to move then for varying reasons. We ended up knocking about 10k off for the work that ‘ needed’ to be done which they never did.
buying and selling houses is game playing as far as I can see.

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Linsthings · 17/07/2025 17:22

Yes we are really unimpressed by it all… can’t understand it. Mortgage offer in place, contracts already signed by all parties now this! You couldn’t make it up..

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Piggywinks · 17/07/2025 17:14

Goodness that’s really annoying. I wouldn’t want to sell to them if they pushed for it so late in the day, but obviously aware you have somewhere lined up and don’t want to loose your new home.
Sounds like they have you over a barrel and they know it! There is a very high chance they will come back to you after survey with a ridiculous low offer!

Downplayit · 17/07/2025 17:13

Hmm...I'd be dubious about this. Be wary that they are not about to try and gazunder you. It's a known tactic- wait until the last minute, find something wrong and then go in with a revised low ball offer knowing you are in a corner.

LemondrizzleShark · 17/07/2025 17:10

I would be deeply unimpressed by this - the survey is usually the first thing to get done! (No point paying for conveyancing if the house is unmortgageable).

Five months is pisstaking honestly.

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