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Being sued by buyer for failed sale.
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Another example of the saying 'no good deed goes unpunished'.
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Sales fall through all the time - I was in the process of trying to buy a house and a number of issues came to light which the vendors would have known about and I had to pull out, which cost me £600 in fees. Did I ask for that back? Of course not! It's part of the risk of buying a property.Don't complicate matters. Don't respond any further. You are under no legal obligation to pay them anything, so don't.0
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Perhaps add my amendment too...saajan_12 said:.
Dear ExBuyer,
I too am disappointed we could not proceed with the sale. However please note, as we had not yet exchanged contracts, we were under no obligation to proceed. Any costs are therefore not our responsibility. My note on <date> was as a voluntary gesture of goodwill, but not something we owe you, and given your lack of goodwlll since then I am withdrawing the gesture.
I wish you well.
Leonberger
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I fully expect a solicitors letter in return but I’ve the letter ready to send!0
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Ugh, why do people do this? I had a similar-ish thing a few years ago with neighbours (not related to a failed sale though). Offered to pay something as a goodwill gesture, and they immediately went into overdrive, demanding more money and threatening legal action. The result was that I didn't pay them a penny. There is no point trying to preserve goodwill with someone who's already escalated things.4
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Then they would be really foolish as they would be throwing money away that they can't recoup.Leonberger said:I fully expect a solicitors letter in return but I’ve the letter ready to send!0 -
Have they given you any proof of anything that they have paid?
Do you actually know if they have suffered any losses?0 -
Why continue the dialogue when there's nothing further to say. Better to ignore and move on.Leonberger said:I fully expect a solicitors letter in return but I’ve the letter ready to send!3 -
I doubt they will. Pair of chances if you ask me.0
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Well done opp. people must stand up to this type of bullying.0
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