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Demands a day before exchange

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fingerscrossed4this · 02/12/2021 23:44

After dragging this along for WAY longer than required, our buyers finally agreed to exchange tomorrow and we get this from their solicitor -

It is noted the electrical inspection report dated 2011 requires the next inspection to take place in 2021. It is appreciated that exchange is required tomorrow and therefore please confirm your client will arrange for the an inspection of the electrical system prior to completion and for any remedial works to be undertaken at his expense.

The last inspection was done when our house was built (we bought it new) and there is a recommended date of inspection on the report that was given to us. I'm so annoyed that they have waited till the very last minute to spring this on us. They've also asked for a boiler service to be done, which we are fine with as we get that done annually anyway.

I am fuming! They've put us through a lot already and I really want to say no. Having read previous threads on here and having checked online, there's no obligation for us to do this inspection. FYI, we live in England. Urgh so annoyed! We were meant to have exchanged mid October!!!!

Sorry I just needed to vent. I don't think we'll ever exchange at this rate.

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Doubleraspberry · 03/12/2021 11:24

[quote fingerscrossed4this]@Doubleraspberry yes they are FTB. It's possible that they are nervous but I'm just tired at this point. [/quote]
I bet you are. But hopefully they'll take your refusal and move on, if it's not deliberate stalling or mischief making.

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fingerscrossed4this · 03/12/2021 11:48

@BFPDec21 I'm not against them getting an inspection done as it's their requirement. I'm not paying for one. I'm happy to pay for remediating any issues that they might find, which is only fair. But I'm not paying for the inspection. Nope. I don't have to.

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LuneyTunes · 03/12/2021 11:55

Nope, if they want it done, they do it. Saying you're liable for any remedial issues could mean a whole heap of trouble

Mildura · 03/12/2021 12:09

Hardly anyone gets their electrics checked every 10years, there is no legal requirement to do so in your own home. (Regulations are different for houses being let out)

Seashell1234 · 03/12/2021 12:10

[quote fingerscrossed4this]@BFPDec21 I'm not against them getting an inspection done as it's their requirement. I'm not paying for one. I'm happy to pay for remediating any issues that they might find, which is only fair. But I'm not paying for the inspection. Nope. I don't have to. [/quote]
I don't know if your buyers are generally gits, but I don't think they are unreasonable to ask for the inspection. Their solicitor will have told them that they must ask for one (or have just asked off their own bat) and one tends to listen to the advisors who are supposed to be working for us, esp as FTBs.

Obviously you are perfectly in your rights to then say no, or yes, but you pay for it (as you have, very reasonably).

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fingerscrossed4this · 03/12/2021 12:19

@Mildura sorry yes that's what I meant. It's only a recommendation. If the buyer requires it doing they can do it themselves.

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fingerscrossed4this · 03/12/2021 12:20

We haven't heard back from them yet. Sigh.

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Ohbotherpiglet · 03/12/2021 12:22

Say no. It’s not the inspection that would worry me but the agreement that you will carry out any remedial work it suggests. You might find an electrical standard has changed in ten years and your electrics are not up to code despite being perfectly safe. Which could be £££ to upgrade

HavfrueDenizKisi · 03/12/2021 12:23

Asking for an inspection on a 10 yr old house is bloody ridiculous. Yes yes all this would be great but surveys usually mention they should be checked but it's at cost to the buyers not the sellers.

I'm a mardy one with house purchasing piss takers so it would be a firm no and re list for me. Especially if you could get more for the sale.

So I would say no, exchange tomorrow, or I'm relisting at a higher price. Usually that gets them sorted. If they do pull out then it wasn't meant to be and you will find a better place if your onward purchase falls through.

PicsInRed · 03/12/2021 12:33

The market's moved significantly upwards and at the same time established chains don't want to break and start from scratch.

Tell them they have until x time on x date to exchange or you'll remarket for offers over to no chain buyers - and likely end up with more money in your pocket, not too much time wasted, and the chain's verdict that you didnt break the chain for that purpose, buyers did.

99% they'll exchange.

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fingerscrossed4this · 03/12/2021 12:39

Eek!!! We've just heard from solicitor. They're happy to proceed!! So exchange will happen today 🤞 I could cry with relief.

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PicsInRed · 03/12/2021 12:49

@fingerscrossed4this

Eek!!! We've just heard from solicitor. They're happy to proceed!! So exchange will happen today 🤞 I could cry with relief.

Of course they have, cheeky fuckers that they are.

Congrats OP. 🍾🥂

RockinHorseShit · 03/12/2021 12:59

Yay!!

Congratulations & good luck for no more stalling for the rest of it x

Alwayswaiting · 03/12/2021 13:18

Oh good! What a relief for you.

BlueMongoose · 03/12/2021 15:25

It's a buyer's responsibility to arrange and pay for electrical tests, and they should have done this long since, and certainly before contracts were written up, regardless of any 'recommended' dates on any paperwork. Then it's up to negotiations whether if there is work that needs doing, you allow anything off the price or not.
You'd be bonkers to agree to pay for the report, and even more bonkers to agree to pay for anything resulting from it when you hadn't even seen the report.

BlueMongoose · 03/12/2021 16:08

Sorry I missed the ending, thought there were just 2 pages...
That's great news! Best wishes to you.

Clymene · 03/12/2021 16:53

Oh I'm so pleased! Congratulations

saleorbouy · 04/12/2021 00:27

It is not a legal obligation and at this late notice impossible to arrange.
Just say NO.

Roselilly36 · 04/12/2021 06:35

So pleased for you, it’s such a bloody stressful time getting to exchange. But you have got there, well done for standing your ground, if you had of agreed it would have delayed things further, so something totally unnecessary. Far to late in the day to insist on something like that. Good luck with your move

IgnorantUncle · 04/12/2021 09:36

Especially if you've lived in the house from new without having modified anything, this must be super frustrating. Considering everything will almost certainly be exactly the same as the previous cert details you could probably get it done quite quickly and cheaply if you explain the situation to an honest sparky. One way you should be able to make it much cheaper would be to agree to remove every lamp, unplug every appliance and clear space in front of all sockets. That takes more or less half the time for an inspection usually. With that done it shouldn't take more than 2 hrs to do the work even in a larger house with many circuits.

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