Buyer wants us to pay for survey they requested

[Starstruckbaby]

We are in Scotland and so had home report done. This indicated an alteration in our kitchen which we were never aware of as the home report does not specify. Our solicitor dug deeper into this with our surveyor who said it was likely a wall was dropped in the past. Our buyers are now wanting to confirm should there have been a wall previously, that that wall wasn’t load bearing. I am almost confident there was no wall, or if there was, it wasn’t load bearing (structural engineer background here) and am happy to welcome an engineer for a survey to confirm BUT they want us to pay. I am happy to pay and move on but my DH is making a real issue about this. I am just seeing the bigger picture here - not losing the sale, not losing our onward purchase, not losing our children’s new nursery space, not having to go through viewings again but he doesn’t care. He wants his point across and it’s wearing me down. I can’t deal with this if it all falls through.

tell me - AIBU?

Forgot to add we are 5 days from moving, supposedly.

I'd agree to pay halves for it IF they complete.

How much is the survey?
Compromise by agreeing to pay refunded if they don't go ahead?

I can see bith sides. It's a bit cheeky from the buyers end and is definitely not your responsibility to finance extra checks for their piece of mind when youe estate agent fees have already funded the home report. But ut cimes down to how affirdable the survey is to you and whether the cost is worth it to side step a huge amount of stress and potentially start again with selling. Could you meet them half way on the costs?

How much is it likely to be? If the whole sale is dependent on it I’d take the hit as long as they complete, if you’re in Scotland and they pull out they have to cover fees don’t they?

The survey is £500. I am willing to take the hit rather than argue over who needs to pay

@Changingplace that is a myth. You can still pull out before any exchange happens and we have not exchanged.

I'd just pay. It's a drop in the ocean co pared to the houses value.

Unless you can sign something yourself because of your professional qualifications?

Is there a note of comfort from the council also required or anything?

Such a pest when so near the sale.

Absolutely pay for the survey, to keep things moving. £500 in the long term is nothing

@DeliciousApples @BrightLightTonight thank you. I will show this to my DH with the hope that he’ll change his mind.