Buyers demands! What would you do please?

[rattlesnake]

I have had several issues come up in a survey that our buyer wants put right. He want to complete and move in middle January 2018. The work that would have to be done is: all ceilings in house re plastered, parts of bedroom wall and bathroom wall chipped off, sealed for damp and plastered. Spraying for woodworm in loft. Electrical work in loft. I assumed he would take an adjustment in price. However he wants me to get all the work done myself before completing. We are 20 days from Xmas and I have children and a disabled person at home with me. It would be a major disruption and I would rather know money off for the work to be done later. Do you think this is reasonable?

[VeganIan]

He can do it when the house is empty - and when he owns it.

[JoJoSM2]

Asking to get ceilings done when he’s been for a viewing is ridiculous. If the house is meant to be all fantastic and done up but there’s damp discovered, then I would go a bit of a discount on the house price to go towards sorting the problem. And would want to see a proper damp survey + estimates to even start the discussion.

I’m sorry if he pulls out but nothing you can do about it if he’s a nutter.

[frogsoup]

People are such cheeky fuckers. I remember one person who wanted to buy our first house knocking 10 grand off his offer price 'because it didn't have a big kitchen'. Sonny jim, if it'd had a bigger kitchen it would've have had a higher asking price! It does depend on the market, but it seems so counterproductive to be arsey like that - this guy came in with a second offer at asking price, but told him to sod off and ended up selling to the couple who'd offered a couple of grand less, because they looked to be reasonable people who wouldn't play silly buggers - and we were quite right too.

[MiniCooperLover]

He’s trying it on, negotiate a small discount as goodwill if you feel it needs it but you aren’t doing that work now!

[another20]

Be prepared that CF's like this don't give up. Expect them to attempt to gazump on exchange day - and stand your ground.

As others have said - shouldnt be giving anything off from survey unless something seriously structural.

[BubblesBuddy]

If the survey has found damp and woodworm in the loft this is not really visible to a buyer. If you did the work in your own time you will prevent another buyer discovering these problems. They are problems!

Just reducing a bit wouldn’t be good enough for me unless I had seen estimates to justify the reduction. I may expect a fairly big reduction with these faults unless the house was priced with the faults taken into account. As it has come up in a survey it seems unlikely.

I would not expect you to do the work but I
might well walk away. If tad electrical work is related to safety then you should get it done for your sake.

I love the way other posters think there will be another buyer along who will be happy to buy the house with these faults. Yes, if it’s dead cheap and there is a good disruption for the work. Another buyer will have to factor in not being able to move into the house as well. Negotiating on price is the only way out but I think your buyer may walk unless you are in a very desirable area or cheap.

[BubblesBuddy]

good discount for the Work......