AIBU that my mother is playing me against another buyer for his house

[EarthStroller]

I am buying my mother's house from him, yet another family that were going to buy it have suddenly come back and offered £5k more. This is extremely near exchange and puts the house over the general house price. She is now going to allow this gazumping and go with the external offer unless i meet the additional £5k. AIBU to think this is unfair behaviour, after all I am family and thought she would be kind enough to keep it in the family as long as she gets fair value for it. I appreciate it is ultimately her home and she wants to get as much money for her retirement but this has really rubbed me up the wrong way and upset me.

Me too. His house, buying my mother's house from him. Is there someone else who owns the house?

My friend’s father did this to her. She was very upset. Surely she is saving the cost of an estate agent by by selling directly to her daughter. Walk away

Sorry for the confusion everyone, i was very stressed when writing this message. To clarify the mother is selling the house, i am the daughter.

She would still have to pay the estate agent even if she sold it to her daughter. If you register with an agent you pay them, regardless of where the buyer came from.

I would tell her to fuck off and never speak to her again!

Wow. You two are clearly not close, so there isn't much to lose here in that regard. I'd hold my nerves and say no, it's the price agreed or nothing, and then just let that play out then distance yourself either way afterwards . I hope you have plenty of love and care from the other people in your life.

Blimey, your mother is happy to throw away her relationship with you for £5k. Don't pay it. Let her decide to come to her senses or sever her relationship with you.

I don't think people were confused with who is the mother and who is the daughter - it was you calling your mother him and his that's confused everyone.