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Why on earth did you communicate this to the rest of the chain, how, and what exactly did you say to them?!

Obviously post-sale they can’t renegotiate the price.

I'm selling my house right now and have already told dh I'm.pulling out if we get this last minute. Our house is priced to sell 30k under its potential market max if it had everything done. So no 10k off for a new kitchen etc. It's had that taken into consideration already.

Can you say no? And mean it? Did come straight after the survey? On the back of the survey? It seems not?

Just to be clear, you didn't "sell" the property. You're in the conveyancing process to sell it, and you're in a chain?

If your buyers are at the bottom of the chain then it's a common tactic. They know they hold more power, because the chain could collapse without them but they have little to loose beyond the survey and solicitor fees they have engaged (and some will only charge on completion so will cost them nothing at this stage).

They are idiots and terrible negotiators if they think they can just show up and ask for a lower price "just because". Normally buyers are a bit more clever and base this on some work required on the house.

You CANNOT accept this or renegotiate. They already negotiated once, that's a second time 3 months in, if you give in they'll certainly do it again a few days before exchange...

The only reasonable response is to tell them to let you know asap whether they still want to buy the house, as otherwise you'll put it back on the market.

Quite common to attempt to “gazunder” in this way. People gamble on the fact that you’ll be so desperate not to lose your onward purchase that you’ll agree to it, or meet in the middle. Just hold your nerve and say the price is the price. It’s possible they will pull out but £11k is a lot of money to just give away so I’d stick to your guns.

Seems to be becoming a thing these days, chancers wanting money off right at the end of completion amd people bowing down to stop a chain folding..... just stand firm and see if they pull out. I doubt they will.

Are they the bottom of the chain and you've yet to explain? I think they are being cheeky and trying a risky tactic: that you won't want to collapse the chain and you'll take the hit on the price.

But you also make it sound like the sale has completed and you're in the new house? In which case, they don't have a hope in hell of reopening a completed sale and this is crazy behaviour.

There are always chancers out there.

I was selling my family home after my stepdad died. It was just after covid and probate took forever. The same buyers waited and waited.

On the day we were due to exchange, they pulled out.

Estate Agent called full of woe. Would I like to reduce the price?

Fortunately, I was in no hurry so said I had no interest in proceeding with them and to put it back on the market.

You did the right thing in saying no. Hope it can all go through eventually.

I have long argued that the law for the sale and purchase of houses in England and Wales should be changed. Same process as in Scotland would be an improvement and relatively easy to implement.

Stick to your no, it’s ridiculous for them to try and get 11k discount for no issues with survey etc. Let them lose the money they’ve spent so far.

Pass on a message via your estate agent “What part of off are you having trouble understanding?”

What's the rest of the chain got to do with it? Are you near completion? Tell them absolutely not, complete on X date or you're putting it back on the market. Cheeky fuckers.

Tell them to sod off.

To do this now, once everyone has worked on the basis of the agreed sale prices. Disgusting behaviour.

How bizarre. I wouldn't have offered to speak to the rest of the chain either.
Just say no and move on.