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Buyers asking for £60k off just before exchange

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Loobydoobies · 14/08/2023 17:56

Just as the header says. Suddenly wrote us a long letter ranting about interest rates etc, and asking for a huge discount.

We live in an area where property is scarce and holding its value ATM due to that. Told agent to tell them where to go. I am furious as we will lose our dream home.

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Loobydoobies · 15/08/2023 17:41

@c1n1c

Sadly not! We do have their random bullet pointed list of crap- but it's all just bog standard stuff...

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C1N1C · 15/08/2023 17:57

Loobydoobies · 15/08/2023 17:41

@c1n1c

Sadly not! We do have their random bullet pointed list of crap- but it's all just bog standard stuff...

Do a sneaky... ask for all survey results under the guise of looking them over to see what you can do with regards to the price... then tell them no to the 60k or to f-off, whichever takes your fancy :)

I see that as a win-win. You're not planning on bending over, so if you get free survey results out of it, win. If after they send them (if they do), you tell them no to the 60k, and they STILL accept the offer, win :).

Netaporter · 15/08/2023 18:09

@Loobydoobies My wannabe ‘Apprentice’ candidate has finally understood today the price is the price. We have exchanged and completed simultaneously so hurrah. He is still doing my head in with inane post sale queries but he won’t be getting a rise from me.

Stand firm. 💪

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Loobydoobies · 15/08/2023 18:59

Netaporter · 15/08/2023 18:09

@Loobydoobies My wannabe ‘Apprentice’ candidate has finally understood today the price is the price. We have exchanged and completed simultaneously so hurrah. He is still doing my head in with inane post sale queries but he won’t be getting a rise from me.

Stand firm. 💪

Hurrrrrrrah! At least someone has a decent resolution. We will have another sleepless night....

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Loobydoobies · 15/08/2023 19:00

Netaporter · 15/08/2023 18:09

@Loobydoobies My wannabe ‘Apprentice’ candidate has finally understood today the price is the price. We have exchanged and completed simultaneously so hurrah. He is still doing my head in with inane post sale queries but he won’t be getting a rise from me.

Stand firm. 💪

PS you don't have a preschooler daughter, do you? One of DD's friends moved today in a similar situation.

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Loobydoobies · 15/08/2023 19:03

@c1n1c I like your thinking. Will try to work out how we do that tomorrow....

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greyhairnomore · 15/08/2023 20:41

This happened to me today (not such a large amount). At 10.30 I said absolutely not.
By 5 they'd come back to agree. I'm not in a chain so I said I wasn't bothered.

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Loobydoobies · 16/08/2023 12:50

greyhairnomore · 15/08/2023 20:41

This happened to me today (not such a large amount). At 10.30 I said absolutely not.
By 5 they'd come back to agree. I'm not in a chain so I said I wasn't bothered.

Glad you resolved it!

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Loobydoobies · 16/08/2023 12:50

Still no word from our buyers. This is torture.

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DrySherry · 16/08/2023 13:11

Loobydoobies · 16/08/2023 12:50

Still no word from our buyers. This is torture.

Fingers crossed for you

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Loobydoobies · 16/08/2023 13:15

Seems like they have gone to ground and aren't answering calls or emails

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Whataretheodds · 16/08/2023 13:15

When's the deadline? If they don't meet it don't chase them - follow through.

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Loobydoobies · 16/08/2023 13:16

48 hours from yesterday lunch.

The agents are following up, not us....

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KathrynWheel · 16/08/2023 16:33

I do hope they come back to you tail between legs. Oh and don't forget to leave it a shithole for them, they don't deserve to move into a clean house.

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Loobydoobies · 16/08/2023 16:54

KathrynWheel · 16/08/2023 16:33

I do hope they come back to you tail between legs. Oh and don't forget to leave it a shithole for them, they don't deserve to move into a clean house.

Absolutely. Husband doesn't want to leave them any paperwork, or label the keys of that happens.

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TheHorneSection · 16/08/2023 16:58

KathrynWheel · 16/08/2023 16:33

I do hope they come back to you tail between legs. Oh and don't forget to leave it a shithole for them, they don't deserve to move into a clean house.

Yep. Our buyers were such naive arseholes - to the point they didn’t want to complete on the day that best suited everyone else is the chain as they couldn’t actually move in for a few days and “didn’t want to be paying for a house they weren’t living in”, when they were living with family and were the bottom of the chain. They made the whole thing so insanely stressful for the last few days they were bloody lucky I even ran the hoover round. And to think I was original going to leaver our buyers a welcome pack and helpful notes!!

OP, I hope you hear soon.

SpamFrittersYouSay · 16/08/2023 17:20

Fingers crossed for you.

Swansandcustard · 16/08/2023 20:39

Hoping the twats miss out. [email protected]

Netaporter · 17/08/2023 04:26

@Loobydoobies no sorry not me! And no preschooler kids either. I have a property development company so probably face this sort of thing more than most. Have everything crossed for you.

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Loobydoobies · 17/08/2023 13:10

Still nothing...

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GasPanic · 17/08/2023 13:17

I'm surprised your agent hasn't tried to get you to counter offer.

At the end of the day if they want their commission they have a VI in closing the deal.

CatMattress · 17/08/2023 13:26

Arseholes. I'm sorry.

This is giving me PTSD flashbacks to our house move last year!

pilates · 17/08/2023 13:26

@Loobydoobies not looking good 😞
I would get it back on the market now so you don’t lose any time over the weekend. It won’t hurt as if they do come up trumps you can still proceed with them.

FuglyHouse · 17/08/2023 13:37

They're waiting to see if you'll blink first....

Get it back on the market. If that doesn't shift them, nothing will.

Whataretheodds · 17/08/2023 13:40

Yeah, dickwads. Get it back on the market. You've nothing to lose.