Horrible sellers - trying to purchase

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Hello,
So! I'm trying to buy a bit of land that used to be communal from the freeholder/management people. There are 3 plots that they are selling.
We agreed the land I'd like to buy as £3k. This was nearly a year ago. My solicitors have been trying to get their solicitors to do the smallest amount. Chasing every week and them taking MONTHS to send over wrong documents.
Now they have come back with saying I need to pay their legal fees (£1400 +VAT) and I need to pay for their fees to sell all three plots of land (£950 +VAT) and once the 2 plots have sold they will then reimburse me £300. I have gone back and said I will only pay their legal fees if I get more land to reflect what I am paying and I will only pay a 3rd of the £950.
Since then they have come back and said they will only proceed if I do what they stated.

The issue I have is that the plot of land I've requested to buy is right outside my sitting room, bedroom AND kitchen window... (ground floor flat) hence why I am keen to buy.
I don't think it's right I have to pay for 2 plots of land that aren't my own AND their legal fees on top of my own and the price of the land.
It's double the amount I was expecting to pay but then on the other hand I need it to go through as I don't want someone else to have their garden looking straight into our windows.
Anyone have any advice? It's my first property so not sure how to handle it. The management/freeholders are complete crooks and never get any repairs done/spend any money. Oh! I should add, the other two plots of land they want to sell as gardens with two of their flats that they own. They evicted the tenants over a year ago - who haven't left. So it is HIGHLY likely I wouldn't receive the £300 back for 2 years. Each flat sale has taken well over a year to go through.

Sorry for the really long post but I appreciate any advice!

Just to clarify, how did this management company get to own communal land?
Apologies, I can't actually help with your situation. Has your solicitor commented on their demands?

@Hadalifeonce they used to own every flat and rent them out but over the years have sold a few. So I’m one of 4 that own and there are 3 more who have all been given eviction notices. I guess they own the land through that?

@Hadalifeonce and yes, my solicitor to me said their demands are ridiculous and unfair but it’s because they know I want to buy it for privacy. She suggested we try to compromise.

Maybe offer 3,500 and say that's it.
Why are their fees 1,400 + vat? Is that for selling the land?
I think you have to act as if you aren't too desperate.

@Caradonna the 1400 is their legal fees from their solicitors.
I will try to offer £3500 however I first went back saying I will pay it all only if I get more land and a third of the cost to process, their response was "My client is only prepared to proceed as set out in my email of 20 June." Which is the email saying I am to pay everything 🙄

If it is their land, they can set whatever price they want for selling it. If they want to demand more money, they can (assuming you have not exchanged contracts). The only question is whether you or anyone else is willing to pay. You can try to negotiate them down, but if they insist on nearly doubling the price from what was agreed, you have to either accept that or walk away.

Sometimes you have to play the long game. I agree you should get back 2/3rd of the £950 plus 2/3rds of the VAT. If your solicitor is clever they may be able to word the agreement so you do not pay any further legal fees to receive the refund.

You can put an alert on the other two plots of land so you are notified if they are sold. Additionally you can ask your solicitor if it is possible to record with Land Registry the refund as a charge against the unsold land.