My DM put the family home on the market in June 2016. This was after my DF passed away from a long illness and the need to downsize became apparent.
In the last 2 years, she's had 4 buyers pull out of the sale - 3 of these were right at the point of exchange. The most recent of these was on Monday - this was by far the most solid of all the offers and she received it within days of going back on the market after another buyer pulled out in April. We'd been told all along that he was really keen, the solicitors were hard at work and she'd even received paperwork to sign ahead of exchange due this week. Then on Monday, the bloody buyer rings the estate agent with a flimsy excuse and off he goes.
My DM is now left with another load of bills and the dreaded task of going back on the market and setting the house up for viewings again. She just turned 70 and after the past few years she really needs to relax and have a break. I'm so worried about her with all this stress.
She's emailed her local MP to ask about his views on changing laws to make it more difficult for buyers to drop out of sales without having to pay the seller's expenses at least (I believe Scotland has laws in place which make pulling out at certain points much more difficult than here). I have also emailed my local MP for advice.
I don't really know what I'm asking for here. Has anyone been through anything similar, or does anyone have any advice? I'm just so angry and there's no one for me to have a go at! AIBU to track down this buyer and kick him where it hurts?!