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Seller being pushy over furniture

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  • movilogo
    movilogo Posts: 3,234 Forumite
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    Tell seller in no uncertain terms that you expect vacant property on possessions.

    He will struggle to offload furniture. Most likely you can get some for free.

    He is just trying on you.

    Don't demonstrate you have fallen in love with the property. If you do so, he will think he got you.
    Happiness is buying an item and then not checking its price after a month to discover it was reduced further.
  • NaughtiusMaximus
    NaughtiusMaximus Posts: 2,839 Forumite
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    Alter_ego wrote: »
    Shouldn't cost too much to get rid after completion. Are you happy to lose the property over 2k?

    I'd turn that on it's head, do you really think the vendor would pull the sale and re-list the property for the sake of 2k?
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    He's mental.

    Stick to your guns. Either have no furniture, or just the wardrobes. Anything else and you're not interested.

    Nobody wants his grubby, saggy tat :)
  • Marvel1
    Marvel1 Posts: 7,428 Forumite
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    Stuck to your guns, but be prepared they may withdraw from the sale.

    Get hold of your solicitors to halt any further work until resolved.
  • m0bov
    m0bov Posts: 2,684 Forumite
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    Id speak with EA and tell them you are being blackmailed and at such an early stage you are unwilling to risk this happening again near to Exchange, withdraw and lock elsewhere.
  • h1pm0n
    h1pm0n Posts: 3 Newbie
    Thank you all for your advice it has been very reassuring to see that we aren't crazy and it is the seller who is being unreasonable.

    We had a chat with the EA today and explained the situation, he then went to go and see the seller to see why he was kicking off so much over this furniture. By the end of the day the seller changed his tone and has agreed to continue with the deal excluding the furniture.

    This post has been invaluable in helping us see what our options were and how best to deal with the situation.
  • Murphybear
    Murphybear Posts: 7,929 Forumite
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    That’s good to hear.

    We’ll all keep our fingers crossed that the rest of the sale goes through without any further hiccups.
  • babyblade41
    babyblade41 Posts: 3,962 Forumite
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    Really good to hear of an outcome, it really helps others in future.

    Hope the rest of it goes well and moving in soon
  • ethank
    ethank Posts: 2,197 Forumite
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    Brilliant news
  • Skiddaw1
    Skiddaw1 Posts: 2,263 Forumite
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    Hurrah!!! :)


    Just one word of caution- I wouldn't be completely surprised if, when you move in, he's left a load of stuff regardless. He sounds like the type. Might be worth having a back-up plan in case....
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