Complete or not complete?

getmore4less

Start looking for somewhere else anyway.

Reduce the offer by 1/2 the money they are trying to save to accept delay.

Offer 1/2 to complete early.

G_M

Yes as wellas the earlier options suggested,, just start looking again.


That way
* the agent knows you are genuinely unhappy and he may lose his commission. he'll try to salvage the deal.
* the seller knows he might lose his buyer,somight change his attitude
* you'll be ahead of the game if this (rather flaky) seller pulls out completely later
* if you find another property you like more, you can then pull out of this one

kirtondm

im just frustrated as this should of been done months ago and he keeps on throwing out more excuses to delay more. We had the offer accepted back in July.

So only 3 monthes in - House purchasing takes time that is still fairly soon
You were never going to move in in Nov and complete in Jan - I am suprised your solicitor advised this was a starter.

I would never threaten to pull out unless you will follow through as now you are in a weaker negotiating positon.

But looking at the whole picture you are on 3/4 monthes into a purcahse which is normal the only problem might be if your mortage offer runs out before Jan?

getmore4less

4 months for a normal move I would have expected to have moved in.

The vendor knew about the ERC back in July they had no intention of completing earlier.

The latest vendor excuse is to cover their solicitor telling them not let the buyer in and complete later stringing this buyer along for another 3 weeks.

They are just eating the time anyway they can closer it gets harder it gets to back down.

What's this over I think 1500 was mentioned somewhere.