Bossy buyer

Easylife_3

Hello everyone. I look forward to your advice, no matter what it is.

I sold my house privately (never again) and it has all gone through. The buyer gave me (into my account) £2000 to pay for x,y and z as they had hit their mortgage threshold and the agreement was to pay back what wasn't used/needed. No contract or receipt by the way just a verbal/email discussion that I was happy to honour AND still am.

However the buyer wanted it sorted the day after the completion, no possible as all issues are not straight but I assured him/her as soon as it was they would get invoices and money.

Not good enough! Wants it now or will take legal action.

Now there is no doubt I will honour the agreement but in my time and when all is done (would be done now but for the interference), about a week away.

I am so tempted to tell them to go jump (but still really pay back what is owed) and let them instruct a solicitor as I do not think they would, not sure that they could under those tax evasion ethics they used :O

What do you guys think?

PasturesNew

Not sure I understand the whole crooked deal really.

Easylife_3

But enough to think it is "crooked"?

Gwhiz

Easylife wrote: »

But enough to think it is "crooked"?

Experience would say that because you have not provided any details on what this £2000 is for, it's likely to have a rather murky background. Give the details so you can get advice.

Muscle750

Two words spring up here well actually 3 stamp duty and clown

Easylife_3

I do not think anything was "murky" but I may be wrong. As I said mortgage threshold was reached and the sale required money to split various fees - this was given to me as a cash payment.

Now I realise the fact that this looks bad but I am giving it back, more their bad than mine. My ask is can I be threatened and bullied to get it back? I am not sure a solicitor would take the case?

Easylife_3

Muscle750 wrote: »

Two words spring up here well actually 3 stamp duty and clown

Cheers

Not sure I am the clown though, or at least not the biggest % of clown in this pie?

silvercar

They hit their mortgage threshold, but still had money for fees???

Lets say the agreed price was 253k, but they could only get enough mortgage to reach 250k, so they agree to put 250k on paper but pay upto 3k of your fees. Am I on the right track?

Easylife_3

Yes, very close.

puddy

isnt that fraud?

silvercar

So they have money in the bank to pay your fees but they couldn't use it to increase the official amount they paid for the property?


Or didn't want to, because that would mean a higher stamp duty bill?