FTB asking for 5K reduction just before exchange

efes_shareholder

macman said:

I have to confess, I've lost the plot. Are they still getting £500 off for the CU?

If so, booh. Leave some rotting fish under the floorboards as a welcome present before you depart. It smells similar to rotting wiring.

strap a kipper behind a radiator 
take all your lightbulbs with you 
Just anything that creates some inconvience to them

lookstraightahead

RatInACage said:

efes_shareholder said:

macman said:

I have to confess, I've lost the plot. Are they still getting £500 off for the CU?

If so, booh. Leave some rotting fish under the floorboards as a welcome present before you depart. It smells similar to rotting wiring.

strap a kipper behind a radiator 
take all your lightbulbs with you 
Just anything that creates some inconvience to them

I wouldn't do the fish, because it's too obviously deliberate, but I wouldn't be doing the big move-out clean, leaving them a loo roll, leaving manuals for appliances, or any of the nice stuff I'd planned to do. I wouldn't rule out taking the lightbulbs or filling the wheelie bins either.

To be fair that could bite the op as they will have promised to empty bins etc, leave manuals, lightbulbs etc on the transfer forms and could end up with being charged.

sammyjammy

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"  it sounds like the buyers parent that has caused the problem, if they are young naive FTBs they would have followed his lead.  The OP sounds like a lovely lady and I am sure she wouldn't lower herself to behave so poorly.

youth_leader

I had a dreadful buyer who wanted the skin off my back as well.   I did take the advice from here and suppressed the emotion I felt, fortunately my hunt for a dead badger was fruitless.

sammyjammy

RatInACage said:

sammyjammy said:

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"  it sounds like the buyers parent that has caused the problem, if they are young naive FTBs they would have followed his lead.  The OP sounds like a lovely lady and I am sure she wouldn't lower herself to behave so poorly.

They're adults. Ultimately, it was their decision, not the dad's. If they were willing to go through with their dad's plan to try to shaft the vendor with inflated costs, I don't see why the buyers shouldn't be expected to cope with a few minor inconveniences or why the vendor should do any of the nice little things we usually do for people. While I always try to be understanding and "do unto others", I draw the line at doing nice things for someone who treats me badly. People never learn to stop treating people badly if they never suffer consequences for it.

You're entitled to your opinion.  I would say its not doing a nice thing its doing the right thing, walking away with a clear conscience.

lookstraightahead

RatInACage said:

lookstraightahead said:

RatInACage said:

I wouldn't do the fish, because it's too obviously deliberate, but I wouldn't be doing the big move-out clean, leaving them a loo roll, leaving manuals for appliances, or any of the nice stuff I'd planned to do. I wouldn't rule out taking the lightbulbs or filling the wheelie bins either.

To be fair that could bite the op as they will have promised to empty bins etc, leave manuals, lightbulbs etc on the transfer forms and could end up with being charged.

Admittedly, it's been a while since I sold anything. I thought you just agreed to clear the property (so wheelie bins don't count since they're owned by the council) and leave anything that's actually attached (so you could take the bulbs and manuals, but not the light fittings and built-in cooker).

Nope most of it is on the transfer form. Including any instruction manuals that you say you will leave.
Remember that although the op has had a nightmare time, they've still got a seller. 

Definite

RatInACage said:

sammyjammy said:

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"  it sounds like the buyers parent that has caused the problem, if they are young naive FTBs they would have followed his lead.  The OP sounds like a lovely lady and I am sure she wouldn't lower herself to behave so poorly.

They're adults. Ultimately, it was their decision, not the dad's. If they were willing to go through with their dad's plan to try to shaft the vendor with inflated costs, I don't see why the buyers shouldn't be expected to cope with a few minor inconveniences or why the vendor should do any of the nice little things we usually do for people. While I always try to be understanding and "do unto others", I draw the line at doing nice things for someone who treats me badly. People never learn to stop treating people badly if they never suffer consequences for it.

Maybe that's why people treat you badly. I have always tried to be nice and take the high road and tend to have very few negative experiences.

Skiddaw1

If it were me, I'd leave a bag of chocolate money for them.

lookstraightahead

RatInACage said:

lookstraightahead said:

RatInACage said:

Admittedly, it's been a while since I sold anything. I thought you just agreed to clear the property (so wheelie bins don't count since they're owned by the council) and leave anything that's actually attached (so you could take the bulbs and manuals, but not the light fittings and built-in cooker).

Nope most of it is on the transfer form. Including any instruction manuals that you say you will leave.
Remember that although the op has had a nightmare time, they've still got a seller. 

Which transfer form is it? I vaguely remember a form where people agree to leave specific things that wouldn't necessarily be left (e.g. appliances, curtains), but I can't remember the subject of consumables like lightbulbs or things not everyone keeps like manuals coming up. Those are just things I would leave because I'd imagine they'd be useful, I wouldn't think to add them to any form. I'm also planning to leave a bin schedule and some other information that I would have found useful when I moved here, but I can't see those being on a form.

TA6 and TA10. 
You can look it up yourself of course, but there's a bit about ensuring that all rubbish is removed from the property, bulbs are left etc. But to be honest it's probably best if you look at them yourself.

i_want_to_believe

Section 6 TA10

Light fittings

Note: If the seller removes a light fitting, it is assumed that the seller will replace the fitting with a ceiling rose, a flex, bulb holder and bulb and that they will be left in a safe condition.

https://www.thomasflavell.co.uk/assets/service-files/TF-TA10-Form.pdf