How to counter a “goodwill gesture”?

pioneer22

dan96 wrote: »

We are close to walking away, as this experience has been disastrous. We have also seen something else which we have our eye on however would be happy to stay put if offered the right amount.

@pioneer22 this was done (unplanned) when we were forced to visit the marketing suite to get updates on the situation. Another buyer was there and we told them just how bad these developers are. The following week my solicitor received an email from theirs, quote, “should Your Clients attend the marketing suite again and make such defamatory comments about Our Client to other purchasers then Our Client will have no choice but to consider what options are available to it”... whatever that threat is meant to mean lol

Myself and a number of neighbours did this, after we hit issues that weren't fixed after the snagging.

dan96

@pioneer22, did it work?

societys_child

dan96 wrote: »

Hi,

What’s my best way to approach it?

As a goodwill gesture, that's all it is.

luiza8 wrote: »

Approach it like the negotiating situation it is.

A goodwill offer is very rarely the start of negotiations. Normally it's take it or leave it . .

anselld wrote: »

Bear in mind that goodwill can evaporate if you push your luck.

It certainly can

davidmcn

dan96 wrote: »

London prices have fallen so i’d Say otherwise.

Then renegotiate the price.

HampshireH

DAN96

We are close to walking away, as this experience has been disastrous. We have also seen something else which we have our eye on however would be happy to stay put if offered the right amount

They aren't going to. You have already said they have basically told you to zip it in the marketing suite. If they deem you a nuisance then they aren't going to go out their way to accommodate you.

dan96

@hampshireh
I would argue otherwise. They didn’t give a goodwill gesture because they wanted to. The threat of negative press certainly has changed their tune and when The Guardian are sending them emails asking what’s going on they have a problem.

diggingdude

You haven't said how much you are after.

dan96

I would be looking for £6000 to cover some of the costs I have faced. I also do not deem this to be unreasonable as similar amounts have been offered by other developers when their customers are faced with similar delays.

Thrugelmir

What caused the delays? Was it beyond their control.

dan96

First blamed on UKPN, then council delays, then gas connection, then their cladding contractor went bust???, and now gas and building control delays. Surely it isn’t a coincidence that two of their other developments are suffering from excessive delays as well in excess of 6 months each.