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Teenangels · 28/07/2020 13:04

I am being unreasonable.

Bit of background put my house up for sale, just after lockdown ended.
I had 9 viewing on the first Saturday and 3 offers. All at different levels one at full price from someone with something to sell, one just under the asking price think 10k in a chain, the third offer was 10% off the asking price, chain free mortgage offer in place. The first time buyers also wanted a second viewing before they offered and wanted me to cancel all other bookings so they could get first chance of buying it, they were told to F off. They put in an offer.
We negotiated with the first time buyers and managed to get them to offer 5% of the asking price this was still 40K under the asking price. but we had found a house and for ease went with them but told them that this was a fixed price and there would be no further movement on price from either party.
This was beginning of June, they have had a mortgage offer and surveyor round, all fine house was valued at over their offer, I did not move on our price.
Fast forward to beginning of July another surveyors has come round and found some issues, like moss of the roof I kid you not!! That the electrics are not up to current 2019 regulations, the house was re wired in 2016, that they should check the drainage, and one of the struts in the roof is bending by 5 degrees (this is not a supporting part and there is no movement and if they wanted to replace it, it would cost no more than £50.

My buyer wrote a long email to the estate agent 3.5 weeks after they got the report to say that they wanted a structural engineer to come into the house, a builder and a plumber and electrician and we would have to vacate the house for the day so that they could check everything.
He wants the electrician to take off all the plugs and check the wiring in some of the walls (Channel them out) but not be responsible for any damage. I told them to f off, he wants to check that the electrics are working and safe ( we live in the house with 4 kids).
He is now saying that I have to let him have access.
I have given him access on Thursday to look at the roof, but not to do any electrical work.
I have said that if he plays anymore games the house will be back on the market, I think he wants me to reduce the price, there is no chance.

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Waytoomuch82 · 02/08/2020 17:23

** have this week had FTBs come round and say they weren’t interested in my house as it only has a quarter of an acre plot (which it stated on the estate agent blurb on Rightmove) and they wanted 2.5 acres.
They also wanted 10 bedrooms. Again ours has 4. It shouldn’t have come as a shock as it does say this on the EA blurb.
The problem is they can’t afford the 10 bedrooms and 2.5 acres and no photo of the house made it look like it was hiding 6 more bedrooms and no photo of the garden made it look like it had 2.5 acres.**

Really? How do you know this is what they wanted and that they couldn’t afford that? Sounds like your EA isn’t being clear to people OR utterly wasting your time

VinylDetective · 02/08/2020 17:25

Sounds like a rubbish agent to me.

yesterdayschild · 02/08/2020 17:41

Tell him to go forth and multiply. Who the hell does he think he is!

Soubriquet · 02/08/2020 17:47

I’ve never bought a house but even I wouldn’t demand money off, or a shed taken down.

I would assume all furnishings and fixtures would be gone unless it was actually stated that “the curtains in the bedroom are staying”

Things like the shed, if I didn’t want the shed, when I had the house I would remove it myself

Tinyhumansurvivalist · 02/08/2020 17:53

The shed thing could be reasonable depending on the state of it. When I bought my house last year the shed in the garden was rotten, half falling to bits and i suspect had asbestos on the roof. There was no way in hell I was paying to have it removed to i insisted it was removed and disposed of before completion. If @Teenangels shed is in a similar state then on that point the cf buyers weren't being cfs. If it is a good state and they just don't want a shed then they are absolutely being cfs

Choccylips · 02/08/2020 18:13

Never heard anything like it! Absolutely no way would he tell me to leave my house for a day or 5 minutes. Would pull out with immediate effect.

Originalyellowbelly · 02/08/2020 18:23

I was intending to put my house on the market this week, I'm scared now.

WaxOnFeckOff · 02/08/2020 18:32

Well, removing the shed would have to be in the conditions of the offer, not something you ask for afterwards. I presume that everything movable (except lightbulbs) will be taken unless requested to stay and anything fixed will be there when I arrive regardless of whether I like it or not. Starts with a shed and moves on to the built in wardrobe doors, the shower screen etc etc?

Last purchase we made, they asked if we wanted curtains etc left. We said we weren't fussed as we had our own, they asked if they could take the fitted roman blinds from a few places, we said fine but you need to make good the walls afterwards. When we moved in they'd left most of the curtains....and the blinds, but they'd decided to take the really nice curtain poles and replace them with cheap plastic look metal ones, they didn't fit in the existing holes so the walls were in a mess. If they'd bloody asked I'd have given them extra money to leave them and buy new as sorting out holes in plasterboard in a new build timber frame is a pain - hence the request from us re the blinds!

Gobshites, left the house in an absolute tip as well. rubbish on the driveway as well as a house key randomly amongst the chips and a manky bath.

We had a week gap while we had both houses, that was meant to be time for us to decorate etc but ended up having to use it to clean instead, really handy with me working full time and DH with 2 and 3 year old and the houses being 40 minutes apart.

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Teenangels · 02/08/2020 19:20

@Atadaddicted

* Did not say hormonal though to him, you only say that about women.*

So you don’t agree there’s a stereotype re women and hormones?

Confused

@Atadaddicted

I would never judge someone of their hormones. You are sounding more misogynistic with every comment.
Thank goodness I never encountered you while selling any house.

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Rosspoldarkssaddle · 02/08/2020 19:34

The house is above their offer value. With this and the 40k reduction, they should have plenty to pay with. Tell them no. Moss on the roof? Really?

Waytoomuch82 · 02/08/2020 20:03

I think @Atadaddicted was saying it was a stereotype and not actually her view? Yes she said ridiculous (but then I think that too and so do others!). And that the email was the stereotype of a hormonal etc seller but not that you were hormonal per se?

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Teenangels · 02/08/2020 20:08

@Waytoomuch82

It's the sexist view of woman that is my problem.

If you bothered to read I said it was my first draft, I am not hormonal, but have spent a shit load of money on solicitors and could miss out on my dream house. Just someone who is fuming.

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JudyGemstone · 02/08/2020 22:37

@Oliversmumsarmy

I don't get people that go, view houses with something they don't like and then ask for it to be changed before they buy or a ton of money off

I have this week had FTBs come round and say they weren’t interested in my house as it only has a quarter of an acre plot (which it stated on the estate agent blurb on Rightmove) and they wanted 2.5 acres.
They also wanted 10 bedrooms. Again ours has 4. It shouldn’t have come as a shock as it does say this on the EA blurb.
The problem is they can’t afford the 10 bedrooms and 2.5 acres and no photo of the house made it look like it was hiding 6 more bedrooms and no photo of the garden made it look like it had 2.5 acres.
(Only place that has this criteria in the road also has its very own helicopter landing patch and its own helicopter garage and is probably nearer £41 million than near to £1million)

Who the fuck needs 10 bedrooms?? Are they the fucking Radfords?
Oliversmumsarmy · 03/08/2020 09:12

They were newly married.

There are what they describe in the area but at nearer a treble roll over lottery prize

Not at under £1million

I think they wanted Buckingham Palace for £700,000 but it wasn’t for sale

PinkPushchair · 03/08/2020 10:05

Some people are just daft or have too much time on their hands.

When we were selling an early Edwardian in a conservation area, one lady said she wanted something completely modern with en suites.

Look at the floor plan and photos you timewaster Angry

Bells3032 · 03/08/2020 10:16

@Teenangels any update with your viewings over the weekend. We are gripped here!!

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Teenangels · 03/08/2020 11:09

I have had 2 offers.
They have both increased their offers, I am just sitting and waiting.

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Bells3032 · 03/08/2020 11:29

@Teenangels you're very lucky you have such choice. Good luck with everything :)

Sally872 · 03/08/2020 11:29

brilliant!! Sounds like you may get a better price too.

Best repsonse to CF's will be house is under offer/sold.

Thehop · 03/08/2020 11:43

I hope you get much more than the ridiculous buyers offers and the rue the day every time they drive by your lovely home. Good luck with the move OP

howfarwevecome · 03/08/2020 11:49

Brilliant! Hope your chosen buyer knows what they're doing this time.

Longwhiskers14 · 03/08/2020 12:12

That is brilliant news, OP! I wish I could be a fly on the wall when the EA tells the CF FTB that you've sold to someone else!

JingsMahBucket · 03/08/2020 13:17

Wonderful. Fingers crossed for you @Teenangels.

ShandlersWig · 03/08/2020 18:49

Fabulous!

OVienna · 03/08/2020 19:56

Well done @Teenangels