Our vendor seems a little unhinged...

CKhalvashi

PoisonIvy wrote: »

Bravo! I got a good laugh out of that one.
:T

You’d be surprised at the levels vendors will go to.

Apparently the doors and floors were only included if we paid £150k + VAT for studio equipment in the property in a 2006 expansion. This was on a freehold building, too!

We did it, as it was easier and we could get in quickly, and everything still works to this date!

Annabee

ess0two wrote: »

Their obviously gonna gut the place due to accepting an offer they were'nt happy with.At the end of the day there aint much you can do.

Well, OP can always pull out.

Vendors acting like this are beyond weird. Nobody twisted their arm to accept the offer did they? These days they should be grateful to have a buyer, rather than behaving aggressivly towards them.

The way some vendors act, you'd think they want the sale to fall through. Nutters.

Old_Git

the other option is to drop the price because they didnt include the door furniture ,cooker, washing machine and TV aerial also it may not be connect to a sewage system . Play him at his own game .

mandragora_2

Look on the bright side. When you've bought it, they'll be moving away, so there's a high chance that they won't be YOUR new neighbours. Some other poor beggars will have that lovely surprise yet to land on their doorsteps!


(Unless, of course, they move in up the road. They wouldn't, would they??)

DVardysShadow

Old_Git wrote: »

the other option is to drop the price because they didnt include the door furniture ,cooker, washing machine and TV aerial also it may not be connect to a sewage system . Play him at his own game .

The thought is worth while - but this can go on tit for tat, having stuff taken away, dropping the price to the point that the deal amounts to £3.50 for the garden composter, buyer collects.

If I were buying that property, I would probably crack the whip and insist that everything stayed, door furniture. TV aerial whatever can be regarded as a fixture - even if I did not want it. And I would insist on correct answers to various questions. Or I would just walk away.

But not appliances - and I would not regard capping chimneys as the vendors job.

The reason is to ensure a stable agreement on the deal ASAP or otherwise discover quickly that this is going to be a deal where the vendor is going to be shifting and reneging to the last moment.

nick_

PoisonIvy wrote: »

As for the price, the valuation came in spot on, so he should direct his ire at his EA, since they're the ones who got his hopes up with an unrealistic valuation.

To be fair, if you've had a standard valuation done, they won't over-value the property if that makes sense. All they're doing is checking to see if it's roughly around that value so that if the bank needs to re-posses they're not going to lose out. Unless there are any major problems they'll just stick the "value" down as what you've offered.

sounds likea grade A prat though! best of luck.

MacMickster

I would instruct your solicitor to tell the vendor through his solicitor to stop playing silly beggars if they actually want to sell their property.

I'm sure that the solicitor would put it diplomatically, but if he can't get the message across then I would then reduce my offer to reflect what I consider that I might find on completion (rotten kippers included), or else pull out completely.

The vendor either needs to emotionally be a willing party to this sale or else be treated like the complete numpty that he sounds.

custardy

Must admit,a seller acting like that would put my back up.
I would be looking to drop the offier or pull out unless its was the only house I wanted/could get that suited

Citizen-of-Sheldonopolis

Speak to your solicitor, and make sure you are insured from exchange date.

tizerbelle

PoisonIvy wrote: »

He does seem pretty clueless. He did the f&f form 4 weeks ago but I only got it yesterday. The reason? His solicitor stopped work because the vendor hadn't paid him. The vendor told him that he'd pay on completion.
Nutjob.

The vendor does generally seem a bit of a twonk but this bit seems odd to me - 2 purchases and 1 sale behind me all done at seperate times and I've never paid the solicitor up front (2 different solicitors). I've always paid when the sale/purchase completed.