Buyer demanding boiler fix right before exchange

Davesnave

If you are now quibbling over £300, I think this is possibly disguised remorse at selling too cheaply, but that's water under the bridge now.


Get completion and focus on your next home.

Razzle36

Comms69 wrote: »

Do you want to start the sales process over again for the sake of £300?

The buyer hasn't said she'll pull out, and I honestly don't think they will. TBH I probably wouldn't have had a problem doing it if they hadn't raised it this last minute - don't think it's very fair

Icarus01

You're being way too stubborn, they offered to pay half..i'd go with that.



Or don't, and spend another few months waiting to sell your house over a few hundred quid and proving a point to someone you'll never meet again.

hcb42

the best thing to do is pay up - the fact they have offered half is a bonus

Razzle36

Davesnave wrote: »

If you are now quibbling over £300, I think this is possibly disguised remorse at selling too cheaply, but that's water under the bridge now.

It's a shared ownership property which means it's a fixed price based on the valuation - no remorse over the price as it was out of our control.

Razzle36

Looks like the majority say pay up, so guess I'll be swallowing my pride! Thanks for the responses all

ReadingTim

lottiecochrane wrote: »

Looks like the majority say pay up, so guess I'll be swallowing my pride! Thanks for the responses all

Look on the bright side - you're only paying half - some buyers would have insisted you foot the bill for the whole thing...

Davesnave

lottiecochrane wrote: »

It's a shared ownership property which means it's a fixed price based on the valuation - no remorse over the price as it was out of our control.

That price meant that it sold very quickly, so it was obviously low, whoever valued. I offered that as a possible explanation why you felt less generous than most respondents.


It's OK to feel remorse. We felt it when we had the choice of selling £60k low during the Crash, or just sitting it out for an indeterminate period. We still had a choice, and so did you.

lookstraightahead

I would probably do the same as a buyer. It's not just the work, it's the hassle.

Razzle36

Just in case anyone else finds this thread and is in a similar position (or for the kind people who replied and were interested in a follow-up)...

I spoke to my partner about paying for the boiler and she still refused to pay and said we should try saying no one last time - we did just that and the matter was dropped.

It was a bit of a risky move and if it was just my decision I would have just paid, but it all worked out well in the end. We exchanged and completed successfully and are now in our new home, with a bit of extra cash to spend on our own new boiler.