Buyer wants survey as about to exchange!

[Linsthings]

Due to exchange this week after 5 months. Our buyer has been patient and waited whilst our first house fell through.. we did find another quick with a very short chain.. just us and our seller. Now buyer wants a level 2 survey before exchange, they forgot to arrange it when advised by solicitor 4 weeks ago .. .. our house is on just I know that surveys can be scary to read and put people off!! If something is found, would be happy to reduce within reason.. anyone else had this and it’s all worked out? I’m so stressed about it all.. just want it all to be over.. The annoying thing is they were asked about a survey months ago! Moving house is not for the faint hearted.. never doing it again if this does work out!

Sorry to read this.

Sooner the spivs charter is replaced by something akin to the Scottish system for house purchase the better.

They have to be signed (but undated) and sent to the conveyancer in preparation for exchange. Very standard.

What happened Linsthings. Did you move and did your yours try to reduce the price? Am in a similar position at tge moment

Might be a condition of their mortgage, but what idiots. Guaranteed it’ll delay the exchange if this is the case. I’d state a condition of no price negotiation.

I'm just so stressed I lost my first sale and worried going to happen again. Our sellar luckily waited but has been ongoing since Feb and she is messaging constantly saying she needs to move before the winter!