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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.

OP posts:
Viviennemary · 22/05/2021 13:34

I wouldn't agree to vacate the house. If you want to sell reduce the price. If you want to wait for another buyer and think you could get more then dont reduce it. If you think there will be more demands and game playing tell them to get lost.

WeAreTheHeroes · 22/05/2021 13:36

Err? At least read the OP's posts before posting!

Congressdingo · 22/05/2021 13:39

@Standrewsschool

Haven’t read the whole thread (only op), but moss on the roof was something a surveyor found on a house we recently sold!
Moss will be found on most roofs, the house over the road from me had a new roof two years ago and I can see moss growing from here.

Most of this street has the original roof circa 1930 and they are laden with moss. It affects nothing and even if you were inclined to its not easy to clean.
and to add when I bought this place our roof had a red warning Fitbit on the survey but still 7 years later it's the same roof and doing fine.

Zzelda · 22/05/2021 18:38

@waitingforthenextseason

Thank you for the update!

If they do go to small claims court, I hope you are awarded all costs for wasting your time.

The small claims court has no power to do that.
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