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Yes I was asked for 12k off a sale just before completion. I gave 5k although I absolutely begrudged them as we had already accepted a low offer. I was annoyed but had had a sale fall through a few months previously and it wasted so much time and money. Now we have moved I don’t think about it but I think it’s a crap thing to do as it’s manipulative- friends said I should have refused to pay it as they had spent money and wouldn’t want sale to fall through- who knows what would have happened

When I was in my 20s and 30s aqaintances would often say that they look at obituaries to seek out a house to buy. That was over 30 years ago. Seems that things haven't changed.

Always be aware of parents who accompany adult children. They absolutely think it's still their money.

Some people are fucking cheeky cheeky bastards!!!!

Just for information, the sealed bid process which legally binds the buyer is not always used in Scotland. Sales can be done in the same way as in England with contracts not binding until exchange, and with exchange/completion on same day. Family were selling house in Scotland, with the whole chain in Scotland. They did not have a sealed bid process, simply accepted an offer from someone they knew. The person at bottom of chain collapsed it on the day everyone was supposed to exchange/complete/move because it turned out they didn't actually have a mortgage in place. All the removal vans had to turn round and unload again. The other people in the chain managed to stick together until a new buyer was found and the sale went through several months later. Extremely stressful for all concerned.

So you’ve not sold your house, you’ve not even exchanged yet, you’ve accepted an offer and the buyer has dropped it. So far so normal. Just say no.

When I sold in England in 2006 I was very naive, the buyers tried every trick in the book to reduce their offer price but with no justification whatsoever. I just said no each time and refused to budge - but it was an eye opener. They had to go with the original price eventually, because they really wanted the house.

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Well you aren't really, are you? You did the same to the people you were buying from.

The Scottish system wouldn't prevent a buyer doing this exact same thing though, would it?

Stick to your guns op.

When I sold the family home, the buyers tried this on.
I was aware that there were some issues to be addressed, and made no bones about them when showing the couple round, saying that the asking price had been adjusted accordingly. Essentially, it was a "fixer-upper", nothing major if the purchaser had any DIY skills, and, crucially for a family but not for me, in the catchment area for a very good school.
The offers came in so quickly, the photos of the house didn't make it to the EA's window! I had another viewer while they were "thinking about it" who was especially interested in the loft space, which already had good access, flooring installed, and, apparently, excellent light aspect for an artist's workspace.
They rang me up to make a lower offer, and I told them, quite truthfully, that I had just turned down an offer from said artist but could easily get back to her if they had changed their minds.
They agreed so promptly, I think they had been swayed by ill-informed advice, and saw sense.

Yeah 6 visits would be a red flag. If they're old enough to get a mortgage, they're old enough to not have mum and dad hold their hands. Mum and dad who potentially haven't bought a house for a long time.

Let's face it, in the UK the system involving the buying & selling of property is an utter mess.

I’ve sold several houses as a single woman and there’s always a Dad doing this sort of thing. It’s cheaper to put your packed boxes in storage for a few months than lose £11k on the sale.

Good grief that's beyond nice of you! Three visits would be the limit for me.

After their current shenanigans I assume there'll be no more accommodations of this sort - they've had more than enough of your time and patience.

Btw OP, they likely don't know for sure where you're moving to, they've probably gleaned a couple of bits of info and worked it out from there. If you've said you need somewhere bigger in X area then they'll at least have an idea of the cost from a cursory look on Rightmove and what's showing as sold STC.

The biggest thing with any negotiation is to put yourself in the other person's shoes and think how whatever you're thinking of saying/suggesting will go down. Your buyers are naive because they think they hold all the cards. Due to the system in England and Wales you can tell them piss off at any point before exchange and there's no come back for them. They are idiots. Hold firm. And if they pull out, you'll find someone else.

We had this a couple of years ago. We'd done extensive renovations which obviously increased the value. All set to complete and the buyers suddenly wanted to know why we were able to make that amount of profit and wanted us to reduce. I listed the new kitchen, new bathroom etc and told the EA to advise them that I was happy to relist the same day. They completed as planned.

I'd put the sale price up by a couple of grand.......

Happened to us years ago but we knew that another couple had been keen to buy it and they could move quickly. We told out solicitor to have no communication with the first lot but to set up selling to the second. The first lot only found out very late on and were furious they'd been played at their own game. Not sure it can be done now though. When the second couple had wanted it we had thought we were doing the honourable thing in sticking to our agreement with the first, more fool us.

Hello Buyers,
Thank you for your communication re price adjustment.
With this in mind we’ve decided to re advertise the house for sale at a higher price of X.
Im sure you can see from the comments made by bank survey, that the house was of value, so we’ve decided it might be worth us advertising for a little more.
However, as a gesture of good will, we will let you complete the sale, at the original agreed price, you have 24 hours to proceed.

That was my first thought.

i wouldn't be surprised if one of their fathers is coming over all Billy Big Dick and telling them they are fools to not try and gazunder or pressure you.

I wouldn’t. I would do the opposite. I would say we don’t need your sale to complete on the next purchase. So you better decide now whether you want to proceed or not because your only wasting your own money on solicitor fees.