Buyer wants a price reduction on day we were supposed to exchange

[kerala]

Grrr!

Anyone else had this? It seems really bad form to me. We only agreed the price 6 weeks ago and market was pretty dodgy then so we thought we had factored the economic climate into the price.

Now they want a 1% reduction because of various made up reasons about the house - but its obviously because of all the doom saying on the news. We have paid for a survey on the house we are buying and are leaving town in 2 months with DH job so have no option but to move so if this falls we will be seriously seriously inconvenienced. Just so cross and feel they are being underhand.

haven't read whole thread so this might have been pointed out already but please don't take anything that you said on the SPIF that you were leaving otherwise you are in breach of contract.

And neither can you take things and replace with cheaper versions as has been suggested eg light fittings, socket covers, curtain poles etc. They have to get what they bought.

what happened?

I'd like to know what happened as well?