Advice needed over aggressive buyer

Pyjamas

RuthnJasper wrote: »

Definitely a strategically-placed prawn or several. Top of a curtain rail holder, behind a skirting board, etc. They will certainly smell them but I very much doubt that they'll find them...

Then, it will also be nice to think that those prawns did not give their lives in vain.

Additionally, something in the Police's responses make me suspect that this character has had previous run-ins with them in similar situations.

You don't deserve this hassle Pyjamas - hope it's all over soon and that you and your family will be very happy in your new home. x

You are not the first person to say that, I was mulling it all through with a friend and she said that she reckoned he has previous as the police took it all so seriously and instructed me to call 999 if he threatened me again. Anyway, it will all be over soon.

In terms of warning signs, it is such a long story - this guy actually put his thumb through a wall (it is a really old house) when he originally viewed the property. We discovered the damage and then a few hours after the viewing he was stood outside, I guess admiring the house so I went out and asked him if it was him or the agent who had damaged the wall. He said it was not him and that he hadn't touched it. The agent said he was pushing really hard against this soft section of wallpaper and his hand went through. We were, of course, livid and asked how this would be rectified. The agent said she felt the best solution was for him to buy the house, he was keen and offered us asking price and we just felt it would make sense to accept the offer as it solved the problem of the hole in the wall. I didn't like the guy as he had lied to my face but we all felt this resolved a difficult issue the best way. He was problematic throughout and then a couple of days before exchange he demanded a reduced price for the house, by this point we were all financially committed and it was a real low point, the agents who feel quite sorry for us I think agreed to lower their fees to pay him some of it off and we have accepted additional debt to ensure the deal goes through. It has just been a nightmare from start to finish, I cannot wait for this guy to get out of our lives.

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Normally I'd agree to the 'revenge isn't worth it' theory. But I think I'd be a bit clumsier than usual after going through that. As he's going to renovate, I'd have to think about a good place first though.

I know my dogs would be most helpful after the carpet has been removed. Or rolled prior to replacement.

Hoploz

Pyjamas wrote: »

In terms of warning signs, it is such a long story - this guy actually put his thumb through a wall (it is a really old house) when he originally viewed the property. We discovered the damage and then a few hours after the viewing he was stood outside, I guess admiring the house so I went out and asked him if it was him or the agent who had damaged the wall. He said it was not him and that he hadn't touched it. The agent said he was pushing really hard against this soft section of wallpaper and his hand went through. We were, of course, livid and asked how this would be rectified. The agent said she felt the best solution was for him to buy the house, he was keen and offered us asking price and we just felt it would make sense to accept the offer as it solved the problem of the hole in the wall. I didn't like the guy as he had lied to my face but we all felt this resolved a difficult issue the best way. He was problematic throughout and then a couple of days before exchange he demanded a reduced price for the house, by this point we were all financially committed and it was a real low point, the agents who feel quite sorry for us I think agreed to lower their fees to pay him some of it off and we have accepted additional debt to ensure the deal goes through. It has just been a nightmare from start to finish, I cannot wait for this guy to get out of our lives.

OMG you poor thing! It will all be over soon and you can move on and forget about the whole thing. Horrible.

RuthnJasper

deannatrois wrote: »

Normally I'd agree to the 'revenge isn't worth it' theory. But I think I'd be a bit clumsier than usual after going through that. As he's going to renovate, I'd have to think about a good place first though.

I know my dogs would be most helpful after the carpet has been removed. Or rolled prior to replacement.

I agree with you; I'm by no means a malicious or vindictive person. But in view of the hours that the OP has sat in terror in her own home due to this complete tool of a buyer, when she should be enjoying her new baby and the anticipation of a brand new home, I think temptation might get the better of me on this occasion...

silverwhistle

jjlandlord wrote: »

I'm not going to suggest that this buyer might find some nice 'gifts' left by OP when he moves in... No, no, no, that would be totally immature.

A dead squirrel in the loft or a rat behind an air-brick would be good. Hedgehogs are hibernating at the moment, but a road-kill hog would in any case be less convincing found in your loft..

jjlandlord

silverwhistle wrote: »

A dead squirrel in the loft or a rat behind an air-brick would be good.

A few months ago, a rat died behind a fridge I have in the garage: I can confirm that it is 'good'...
Once located, it took a while, the cleaning part was very 'good' too. CSI without the fancy equipment.

nubbins

I would definately not be doing any revenge stuff on this occasion. The bloke obviously has a screw loose and if he gets a whiff of any foul play he sounds the sort that would definately not be laughing it off. Personally I would if I was on my own but with a baby on the scene who knows what this !!!!wit is capable of doing. Leave it and move on, what goes around come around

jjlandlord

nubbins wrote: »

if he gets a whiff of any foul play...

Nice one, hehe :rotfl:

aniahill

"Hello vendor, when it's convenient for you, is there any chance I could come in with my tape measure? I'd like to quickly go over my notes and maybe take some photos, though of course, you can go through them before I leave as I don't want to leave with anything that you'd be uncomfortable with. I know you've got a new baby, so I understand if you need to cancel our date with short notice."

or

*BANG BANG BANG* "IT'S MY LEGAL RIGHT TO GET IN TO YOUR HOME, TERRIFYING YOU!"

What a pr*ck

phoebe1989seb

You have my utmost sympathy Pyjamas.....he sounds like a truly awful person to have buying your house

I'm so pleased that the police have taken this seriously, that you are now fully aware of your rights in thus situation and won't let yourself be bullied by this moron!

It reminds me of the guy that bought the property next door to us when we lived on the South Coast a few years back. He was also a property developer and was going to live in the house once renovated, with his second wife and young family. He proceeded to rip the place apart - it was an ugly 1950s low-rise block of around half a dozen flats built on the site of a bomb-damaged Victorian villa in a pretty conservation area - and build a whopping great extension to house a swimming pool ostensibly for his disabled child.

His builders were an awful bunch, they pulled down our garden wall at the back and replaced it with those steel fences used on building sites which did nothing to prevent their dogs getting in and wrecking our newly-landscaped garden. They damaged a neighbour's property too with their heavy-handed, couldn't give a toss manner.

After they had rebuilt our wall we had our own builder in prepping for reinstating a Victorian conservatory. Our builder was drilling into our wall when a bellow burst through from the swimming pool room - "What the eff do you think you're doing to my effing wall?" Charming! Our builder - who knew the neighbour by reputation, realised who it was, was scared to death and downed tools.....on another occasion this bloke refused to let a different builder of ours access to a side wall on his property - after all the aggro he had given us!

Turns out the guy next door was a known drug dealer - his grownup son used to visit with a dodgy looking bunch of mates and some interesting aromas would waft over the wall - whose property development company was a front for shadier dealings. There was even a huge police raid there on one occasion....rumour had it that a rival had *disappeared* :eek:

We had nothing to do with them socially - although we occasionally came into contact as their other kids attended the same independent school as DS - we were never invited in and would have declined had we been! Eventually we sold up and moved away.

If your purchaser is anything like him I don't envy your neighbours and for your sake I hope you don't need to come into contact with him again during the process.....

Also, as amusing as it would be to leave him a little *surprise* on moving day, I think it would be unadvisible in this instance.

Roll-on completion day!