Conveyancing: Aibu to say no to these requests?

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I'm selling my mum's house under probate. I live 300 miles away. The buyer wants to move quickly, and did not arrange a survey. However, they have now asked if I would be willing to arrange a boiler service and electrical safety check. Aibu to say no?

When we moved last year those were included in the information pack. When were they last done?

You can say no and that they are free to arrange their own if they wish.

Theyre probably just asking for the sake of it in case you say yes. If not I guess they’ll still go ahead with the purchase as why would you throw away a house you like enough to buy over a few hundred quid

Our sellers did this for us. Not sure whether it’s standard practice or not but it was recommended by our solicitor.

Electrical safety - it's not a legal requirement and is almost like a survey. If there are issues they are very likely to try and negotiate on price. I would allow them access if they want to get one done but I wouldn't pay for it if I were you.

Boiler - I don't think there's a requirement to have an annual service but generally think it should be the case. I think it depends what the general condition of the house is, how old the boiler is, when the last service was and what condition the house was marketed as (all good, move straight in/needs some cosmetic updated/very likely to need significant jobs doing).

I said no but they were willing to commission their own if they would like, and I would allow access.

I would say no. I am also selling a house in probate and I would not even consider it.

This is a standard question posed by the solicitor. It's perfectly okay for you to say no.

I did it for my buyers when I sold my late parents house as a probate sale
they didn’t ask but as they were paying 20k over the asking price it was the least I could do to ensure a smooth sale
Cost £85 for the Gas & Boiler check
£180 for the electrics as it needed something done

Our sellers did this without even asking, repaired a worn boiler part, plus gave us back £200 to replace double glazing that blew just before completion. I would say it’s a sensible thing to do, but they could do it themselves if you are happy to facilitate it.

When I sold my late parents home I didn't do boiler service/electrics check.

It was a doer-upper though. They'd have let it fall down around their ears (or electrocuted themselves from the dodgy extension leads, leaky loo and hole in the roof) if they'd lasted any longer.

It depends ifyour buyer is paying top market price or if you've had to accept a slightly lower price (which I did just to get rid of it).