To think this vendor is out of order?

Have a firm word with the estate agent - the offer has been excepted and that's it. Tell them you want confirmation that your offer is good and you will step away if they persist in asking for more. Tell the agent as they has a vested interest in getting the sale to complete. The solicitor doesn't have the same pressure. In fact you can ask the estate agent to arrange viewings for other properties if they don't stop.

Just be aware the solictor may charging you for each communication

I would ask the estate agent to have a word with them. Alternatively at every request to up your offer I would counter with an amount lower than your original offer.

This is very standard and goes both ways. It's common for buyers to ask to reduce the price after their survey even when nothing really concerning comes up or it points things they were able to see or were told.

Buying is a gamble and many sales fall out until exchange. You've got to decide how much you want the house vs how desperate they are to sell quickly and call their bluff.

it's a Buyers Market, maybe the agent should remind them of this .I would tell agent that you will pull out if they carry on asking. We really do need better laws in England for house buying& selling.

I'd run for the hills. These vendor/s will be asking for more money on exchange day I can guarantee it. Don't let them gazump you.

I would just ask them to clarify if my offer as it stands has been accepted or not. If not, I would just say I will leave it on the table for now but I will be looking at other options too.

Several years ago, a colleague and his wife were purchasing a house to meet the complex needs of their 2 disabled teenagers and enable them to continue at the same special school. There was also scope to extend to provide an Annex at some point in future to give them some independence and provide a bedroom for overnight carers. The vendors were aware of this and had allowed an Occpational Therapist and builder to visit re immediate adaptations and equipment required & to advise on the feasibility of their longer term plans. The offer accepted was the full asking price and everything was proceeding amicably. However the day before they were due to exchange contracts the vendor demanded an extra £20k or they would take the property off the market. My colleague felt they were over a barrel at this point and family rallied round to fund the extra.
If your vendor is already making noises about wanting to increase the price, I would think very carefully about how to proceed.

Honestly I would be instructing my solicitor to cease working on it and pull out.
they are going to sting you for more money at the day of exchange

I would not be proceeding with this sale under these circumstances. They will more than likely act the goat the day of exchange and you’ll be far too invested by then.

However, if you feel the house is worth the hassle, I would reply that you will not be increasing your offer, all further contact needs to be made via solicitor and if such requests are made again you have no choice but to retract the your offer permanently and pursue a more stable purchase. And most importantly, mean it!

You need to respond and say
the offer has been accepted and you won’t be negotiating further, I will now no longer respond directly and request all communication is via our solicitors.

I’d be concerned they’d strip all the lightbulbs etc if it did get over the line. Ask your solicitor to tell his to tell him to stop harassing you over the price.

Be really careful, they'll be the type to demand more money the day before exchange. You'll have to call their bluff if that happens or pull out.

I wouldn’t incur costs such as surveys etc for a house where the vendor was constantly badgering me for more money. I think they’re likely to pull out, so I’d protect your interests now

Asking you, as in has your personal details?!
Absolutely not. I make it clear one last time you will not be renegotiating the accepted price and then totally ignore every other request. Everything goes through the solicitors.
Be prepared for them to pull out last minute. They sound the sort.

Houses are worth what you are willing/can afford to pay for them. If the vendor thinks it’s worth more, let them test that idea on Rightmove. “Unexpectedly back on the market” tends to put buyers off.

I would be very careful op. They sound very likely to pull out at the eleventh hour and you will have lost a lot if money

Never ever fall in love with a pile of bricks there is always a better house around the corner in my experience. If they want to play silly buggers fine not with you

This!

I had a similar situation when the vendor was trying to get me to give him a copy of the survey (the surveyor said no) and hurry up the searches (outwith my control) so the vendor threatened to put the house back on the market. I told the estate agents I was looking at other properties and they said oh, he’s just anxious. He ended up selling the property for £15k less than my offer.

I’d pull out at this point. Tell the solicitors to stop work and let the vendor put the house back on the market. Look for a different property. Don’t communicate with the vendor at all - go through the estate agent.