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Simultaneous lease extension and sale - buyer's mortgage due to expire
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As I say, approach the discussion carefully.
If you sound desperate, the freeholder may feel that you'd be prepared to pay more.
A better angle might be... if you don't hurry up and sign the contract, the buyer will have to back out and you won't get anything.
yes this is what i would say too.0 -
I just wanted to update this thread in case anyone stumbles across it looking for advice in a similar situation. I managed in the end to get hold of the landlord directly and he was perfectly fine. He returned the signed contracts without further delay and we have now moved on with respect to the sale.My next battleis with clauses in the sale contract...0
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