Our sale seems to have stalled slightly and I have no idea where to go next. Our buyers are first time buyers and seem very cautious- they offered on our house the day it went on the market and were enthusiastic. We were clear that we had found something chain free to purchase and wanted to move quickly therefore.
Since then they have queried and double queried everything. They had their survey, a builders inspection, and an electric survey. They even had someone come to check out double glazing (which is still in guarantee) and garage roof (which was only replaced at the beginning of the year). We have had the boiler serviced on their behalf, agreed to buy an indemnity policy on a wall that was removed long before we moved in, even though our solicitor said we didn’t need to- anything to keep things moving. We have also given them guarentees/proof of every piece of work we have had done to modernise since we move in. They had concerns about the roof- the builder (who they hired) said there was nothing to worry about and that the roof would probably stand for another 100 years!
Despite this, our estate agent called on Monday saying they wanted another builder to come round. When i asked why, when they had had one over for an hour just two days earlier, they said for a second opinion. I said that, given our fast turnaround requirements, this seemed excessive and the agent agreed and told them no.
We need to complete by the middle of next month, but since then (the first time we have said no to any of their requests) they have gone awol. Our aolicitor hasn’t heard from them and our estate agent can’t get hold of them either.
Have I ballsed up here? Should I have agreed to the second builder even though this would have meant we couldn’t complete within the timescale we need to secure our upward purchase (she has been very fixed on dates as she is going into a retirement home/flat and needs the cash). What can I do now? Obviously we don’t want to lose the sale, but we really have spent months bending over backwards!