Hi there,
We exchanged last week on a family house and have set completion for 8th April. We made a good offer because we love the house (although we might have been able to get a little more off the price as we are cash, chain free buyers).
Annoyingly, had a bit of a run in at negotiation stage with the vendors as they wanted to charge £450 to leave the (bolted on, extremely ordinary) bathroom mirrors. We felt we had paid more than fairly to have the house as it is, and as the mirrors were mentioned as a selling point in the particulars we insisted that they be included.
The vendor agreed, and exchange happened last week. Since then, the agent has told us the lady is really angry and emotional about the mirror situation, as those mirrors were expensive. They are ignoring calls from the agent asking if we can have a quick look at the house now we will be living there. The agent has said she is shocked they are not returning calls.
We sent a really nice email to them two nights ago basically saying how happy and excited we are, sorry the negotiations became difficult, its so hard between middle people and at a stressful time...wishing them well and mentioning it would be really great to be able to see the place, and possibly meet them to make the whole process a bit more human after so much paperwork.
No response has come back.
And now I don't really know what to do. My main concern isnt really going in (although of course we want to) but that if they are being mean about this, what are they going to do when they leave...will we find items broken or stained or things missing that weren't on the particulars but go with the property like the made to measure drawer inserts etc?
Am i being unreasonable expecting or rather hoping to get into the property? I appreciate they are busy but a half hour visit with the agent when they're not in would make all the difference and would be a kind thing to allow. Isn't this the done thing? It's my first time but thats what everyone tells me. And why did they get so mad about bathroom mirrors, which was essentially getting mad about not getting £450 or having to rip mirrors off wall and pay a builder to make good on the holes and mess left behind? Bahhh!