our buyers keep moving the goalposts

virgin_moneysaver

we were lucky enough to sell our house within a few days - the price was a fair, reasonable price & the buyers originally came in with £4k less,which we declined, & then offered the £1k less on the proviso that all flooring & curtains (EA's words) were included in the sale - this we agreed to. After 4 susbsequent viewings (where they've brought their extended family & friends - I've tried to be as accomodating as possible!) - they have said that the terms were all window dressings & they want the blinds as well - OK. I pointed out last weekend that the lounge light fittings & kitchen light fittings were gifts & that my husband would replace them with the standard pendant, as we would be taking them, & Mrs Buyer said no problem - I then get a call from Mr Buyer 4 days later saying (just after 8.00am this morning!) that he assumed they were included in the price(they were not listed on the particulars) & he would have included them in the negotiated price if he had realised - as they caught me a bit unawares I agreed, but said that that was final & I put in the fixtures & fittings in with my solicitor today

am I being a pushover 'cos it's a buyers market & should I stand my ground if they try to negotiate further

trafalgar_2

IMO they are pushing as hard as they can and catching you off guard so ,if they contact you again,be prepared and don't agree to anything else changing..........say you'll get back to them,that way you have time to think things through.

Personally I wouldn't take any more messing off them,just be firm now I think you've been accomodating enough.:D

But only you will really be able to judge if they are serious about buying or not..............if they are ,they aren't going to walk away if you stop them from nit-picking now.

Sofa_Sogood

virgin_moneysaver?

I have to agree with traf

Seriously, I think they think you're probably a soft touch and if it carries on like this you'll end up leaving them everything before you know it.

It's one thing to be nice to buyers, and another to be 'over -accomodating' - just for a smooth sale. As it's not proving to be a 'smooth sale' so far, I'd definitely call their bluff and say no.

I once stormed out of a solicitor's office when I read that I was expected to pay for a tatty old washing line that was included in fixtures and fittings. That 99p washing line nearly tipped me over the edge because not many house sales, or buys, are hassle free, but the 'tatty washing line sellers' soon realised I was serious. And I was.

Looking back I wished I'd never bought that house lol, but don't be intimidated by buyers and what they feel is 'theirs'. It's yours until they buy it and buy it at your price!

Good luck, and if it's any consolation, if you 'sold' it to them after a few days ... they must really want it.

Stick to your guns.

Sofa_Sogood

P.S.

As another afterthought ....

Leave the extended family outside!

Good luck

Paul_Varjak

Glad I have never bought a house!

Sofa_Sogood

Paul_Varjak wrote:

Glad I have never bought a house!

It gets easier ... I think

Just wait while you start selling tho' :eek:

nelly_2

If some one had phoned me at 8 in the morning and it wasnt to do with work or a death in my family i would have just put the phone down. I get plenty of practice putting the phone down on people, without saying a word thanks to various double glazing sales firms etc etc.

JanCee

Personally I wouldn't lose a sale over fixtures & fittings. They rarely fit into your new house and are a lot of bother to move.

rchddap1

As far as the lights go...I agree 100% with our attitude. We have a couple of tiffany pendant lights that were gifts. If we ever moved house we would be taking them with us. Partly because they were gifts, but also because they were expensive and we like them a lot. It is your house and property to sell. If they are serious then these small bits and peices won't matter and they'll buy anyway. Don't let them push you around.

calleyw

Surely if you are selling via an estate agent them should have gone via them. And not direct to you.

That is what happened when I sold only a few weeks.

We too where asked about lighting fittings. I only bought them as they where so cheap and also so I did not have naked bulbs when selling the place.

I said yes they where staying.

If there are things that you want to keep then remove them from the room/house before a viewing. Or make sure the estate agent knows that you are not part of the sale.

Yours

Calley

culpepper

Remember they dont have a hold over you,you havent signed a contract with them yet,It is still your house and you can refuse to allow their extended family to view. If you get fed up with it just tell your solicitor you are not willing to sell to them any more and put it back up for sale.There are plenty more fish in the Sea.
We were buying a house and our surveyor pointed out an imminent disaster (unlagged pipe dripping to the outside) we told the vendors who did nothing and in freezing weather they had a major flood which brought down the ceilings and wall plaster.They thought we wanted to buy their house so badly,we would buy it for the same price as it now was and claim on our own insurance!! Well we just walked away from that purchase and found something else.They messed about for so long over this and that, that we had saved enough in the meantime to look at better properties.