Who should cover an appliance repair before exchange when buying a house?

[BessieSurtees]

We are in the process of buying a property. An appliance that is included in the sale has developed a problem that will cost £250 to fix. The vendor has said they are not prepared to pay for it to be fixed as they have already paid a lot on the house sale.

Firstly I am not opposed to paying the cost when we move in. However the vendor could continue to use this appliance potentially making the problem worse. I suppose I could say don't use it and we will address it when we move in but I don't think that will be practical and I can't guarantee they wont use it.

Anyone know what the protocol is on this? I can't be expected to pay to fix it now before we have even exchanged.

Is it a sex chair?

I would ask your solicitor whether it's possible to add the £250 cost of the repair onto the price of the house and to make this repair part of the contract. They will then be responsible for ensuring the repair happens but with the reassurance that they will be reimbursed when the sale goes through.

Yes if you say you don’t want it and it isn’t integrated then they need to remove it. The contract states vacant on possession which is no fittings or furniture unless agreed.

Well it’s their choice really - they’ve declared it’s not working and don’t want to repair it. So then it’s remove it. It’s inconvenient to remove it so they don’t want to by the sounds of it. If the repair is £250 then in the grand scheme of things why can’t they pay for it. Included in the sale is a cop out - who wants something in a purchase that doesn’t actually work?