Flat buying - seller turning nasty

ghekkomanic

carpetbelly wrote: »

Really got my fingers crossed for you that it goes how you want it to though!!!

Thank you!

And yeah I'd pretty much worked out those would be the likely outcomes. I really don't mind either now.

RabbitMad

ghekkomanic wrote: »

I assumed it would just be changing the amount on the contracts, and revising the deposit amount. I shouldn't have to notify my lender would I, as the mortgage amount would be the same?

My lender needed to be notified (as it would have made it a 99.5% mortgage) but the sols did that.

Curv

ghekkomanic wrote: »

I'm stilll a firm believer in do unto others.

Highly commendable.

Now do unto her as she is doing unto you. It's just the same, but paying it backwards... one needs an element of flexibility about one's principles

geoffky

please type in google house prices fall and count how many you get. then type in house price crash and see how many you get,,then type in flats price collapse and tell me now is a good time to be buying a flat.do yourself the biggest favour you will ever do to yourself and pull out and wait 6 months at least,has your girlfriend not noticed at work the the amount of conveyancing has fell through the floor,this is not the time to be buying a house never mind a flat that you will do your brains in on... do your research and find out whats happening in the market and you will if you act be very lucky to of escaped by your teeth...

pinkshoes

geoffky wrote: »

please type in google house prices fall and count how many you get. then type in house price crash and see how many you get,,then type in flats price collapse and tell me now is a good time to be buying a flat.do yourself the biggest favour you will ever do to yourself and pull out and wait 6 months at least,has your girlfriend not noticed at work the the amount of conveyancing has fell through the floor,this is not the time to be buying a house never mind a flat that you will do your brains in on... do your research and find out whats happening in the market and you will if you act be very lucky to of escaped by your teeth...

Oh for goodness sake! We've been through this a MILLION times before: house prices vary from region to region, not all purchases are necessarily a bad buy, and not everyone buys a property for profit! Some people want a HOME!

Now go post in the HPC thread.

BrandNewDay

DKLS wrote: »

You owe the seller nothing, and you certainly arent responsible for their happiness.

If I was you, Seeing as they are moving abroad, means you hold all the cards, I would keep going until the morning of completion then drop your offer by 10 or 15K. Its a favourite trick used by certain members of an ethnic origin, and sometimes it fails but sometimes you can get a bargain.
I would also offer nothing for the furniture, but you will offer to dispose of if for a small fee say £500 for her cheek

Then again I have the morals of a sewer rat where scroats like this seller are concerned, so feel free to ignore my post.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if the seller leaves you a whole bunch of crap to dispose of. People leave houses full of trash all the time, and people who are moving abroad will be more likely to, IMO.

BrandNewDay

ghekkomanic wrote: »

I've re-read through all the posts here and thanks to everyone who has waded in, particularly those who have responded more than once.

Despite all the aggro I'm stilll a firm believer in do unto others. I think the seller thought WE were messing HER around before, only because it took us longer than I'd have liked (about a month) to sort out our mortgage. I spoke to the seller on the phone about it and thought we'd cleared the air, but I think it's apparent now that she would have been like this whether we'd had our mortgage in place or not.

I've been resistant to going back to the original price for two reasons - 1. because I didn't want to go back on my word about it, and 2. my GF maintains it involves a lot of paperwork and will be a lot of aggro. I suspect also her wanting a nice christmas together in our new flat is also a factor!

Anyway after reading all your posts again you've convinced me. It's funny really because if the seller had just contacted me after she was supposedly being harrassed by myself and the agents I would never have posted here, and she'd have the full amount plus £2700 for the furniture. Silly really. I certainly never wanted any of this.

My GF is asking her boss about going back to the original price for the flat today. I want to, but she's very reluctant at this stage. I'm not bothered if the seller pulls out though, I'm still looking at other flats.

I'm sure your GF is a lovely girl. But... this is business. If she's acting for you, then she needs to be professional about this. Her wanting a home by Christmas shouldn't cloud the issue. I mean, the mortgage and stuff is in your name, at least half of it? Then, stick to your guns. Sorry about the bother she'll be put to, but she/the solicitor work for YOU!!!

geoffky

why pay more for a home when you can have it for £10.000s less in a few months , are you all mad ps i am also a ftb but at the moment i can see where to market is going and im pleased to say its going down and has done for the last three months.

kissingthepink

geoffky wrote: »

please type in google house prices fall and count how many you get. then type in house price crash and see how many you get,,then type in flats price collapse and tell me now is a good time to be buying a flat.do yourself the biggest favour you will ever do to yourself and pull out and wait 6 months at least,has your girlfriend not noticed at work the the amount of conveyancing has fell through the floor,this is not the time to be buying a house never mind a flat that you will do your brains in on... do your research and find out whats happening in the market and you will if you act be very lucky to of escaped by your teeth...

Not all of us can or want to live at home with mummy and daddy for the rest of our lives! And we don't like renting either. And we don't care if house prices are up 5% this year and then down 5% next year.

Don't make house prices an obsession.

paulos1969

It is a buyers market.

If the seller won't move -find somehwere else. It doesn't sound like you have exchanged so no great loss.