Advice needed over aggressive buyer

Pyjamas

I am really hoping someone will be able to help me, our buyer has been very difficult throughout our move and has caused numerous problems, all of which we have overcome and we exchanged a couple of weeks ago and we are completing in 2 weeks. He has now taken to showing up on our doorstep demanding access to the house, we have been recording these harassments with the police and they have said we should call 999 if he displays intimidating behaviour to us again. We are frightened to let him in the house as he is demanding to be there for 4 hours and we have a young baby and we are frightened to leave him in our house alone, it all is so stressful and awful. My question is, do we have to allow him access to our house before completion? We have been through the entire contract and there is nothing in the contract to corroborate his claim that he has the right, but we don't know very much about conveyancing so feel really lost in all of this.

Dan-Dan

talk to your solicitor?
or the estate agent?

Pixie5740

How easy would it be to find another buyer?

I can understand people wanting access to the property they are about it buy to check things out and measure up but I wouldn't expect them to do it in such an aggressive manner.

Edit: Thanks DaftyDuck, I totally missed the part about the exchange. Oops.

DaftyDuck

They've already exchanged, Pixie.

You do not need to allow him access to your property for one minute until completion.

I would write to him, stating he is not to be allowed any access until after completion. If he turns up again, and you find it threatening, call the police again.

Let your solicitor know you are having these problems.

eddddy

No - he has no right of access to your house before completion. (And he cannot 'change his mind' about buying, now that exchange has happened.)


You could ask your solicitor to write to his solicitor, confirming that you will not allow him access. (But your solicitor may charge you for writing the letter - as it's not a standard part of conveyancing.)

You could also ask your EA to pass on the message that you will not grant access - but EAs tend to lose interest after exchange.

Ozzuk

Wow, what a fruit loop. Next time he comes round just say he can have access in two weeks, not before. Be polite, and just close the door.

I'd also make the EA and solicitor aware as mentioned above.

Pyjamas

Thank you so much for these words, I cannot tell you how relieved I am to hear it. Thank you eddddy, this is exactly what I had prayed for. I still want the deal to continue, when we were going through the lawyers/estate agents he was problematic every step of the way but it wasn't upsetting like it is now. The police have taken the matter very seriously as he stood outside my house with to large henchmen last night for around 4 hours, 3 hours waiting for me to come home, he went in our back garden and used our ladder. Then after he had had a huge go at me on the doorstep telling me how I was in breach of contract, he stood there with his cronies for an hour afterwards. I was alone with the baby it was awful.

I have the estate agent calling him this morning and I have told her that I don't want him in the house at all.

I am just worried that there is some sub clause somewhere which means we have to let him in, I just feel sick with worry.

warwicktiger

I would ask your solicitor to have a quiet word with his solicitor asking his solicitor to have a quiet word with your buyer.

bebewoo

Make sure that when you move you take every removable single fixture with you even the lightbulbs and loo roll holder....

Out,_Vile_Jelly

Completely unacceptable behaviour; glad the police are taking it seriously.

The house is your property until the legally defined process of completion. No sub-clauses, ifs or buts.

AlexMac

bebewoo wrote: »

Make sure that when you move you take every removable single fixture with you even the lightbulbs and loo roll holder....

but leave a kipper behind a kitchen unit?