Just gathering thoughts on this situation.
I posted a week or so ago because we were seriously considering pulling out of our house sale/ purchase to go for our dream house (on another thread) but we decided in the end that we couldn’t do that to the rest of the chain and are carrying on as originally planned. Just mentioning that to point out that we really aren’t desperate to sell and wouldn’t be averse to putting our house back on the market really if it comes to it.
Our buyers delayed having a survey on ours until late on - last week- and we’re all due to complete first week of January!
Today our buyers sent an email saying the survey demanded 5k off the purchase price. They’ve sent a list of things they require the money for... I’m floored by it!!! Our house is in fantastic condition (it was fully renovated a year ago and is immaculate). On the list is items such as new internal AND external doors because they’re all wooden and therefore beholden to upkeep and maintenance (repainting) going forward. They are new in last year and do not need replacing!! They also want the planting outside the house to run further up the path to reach the house - the garden is fully landscaped and in good condition! These things are just down to rate surely?! I’m absolutely astounded by this and we’ve told them we will not be renegotiating at all. They can buy the house or walk away.
Can anyone else confirm if they would/ wouldn’t renegotiate after a survey for trivial matters? I didn’t think this was the norm to be honest. The email they’ve sent demanding 5k is pretty awful too.