Moving house...seller taking summer house

Mani_London

I need an update. My guess is seller will make a counter offer to @Charrrb

Charrrb

No update yet. The estate agent is notoriously slow at responding but hoping to hear back tomorrow. 

Irishpearce26

This thread got me more anxious than my own move! 

BikingBud

Simple as expectations and negotiations.

OP though they had a verbal agreement and made offer based upon that.

Vendor decided to change the product unilaterally.

OP decides to review offer based upon revised product.

Rinse and repeat until agreed at exchange and then proceed to completion.

OP then walks away or either sits in summer house, drinking G&T, or sits on concrete slab and considers what paving may best suit or if a new summerhouse is a reasonable expenditure, whilst sipping G&T, and ponders the wonders and many pitfalls of selling houses under the archaic English system.

9 pages of ramblings because it is not clear how the system should operate and everyone has a different opinion!

Would it be too progressive to give the full inventory at the start of the process so that you can then bid based upon an agreed protocol? Or we could just perpetuate the current system of ambiguity and stress and delay and extra costs

Davesnave

es5595 said:

You're unlikely to get many replies, as reading that huge block of text is very difficult to read!

I think this ranks alongside "three weeks to flatten the curve."

Subscribed.

getmore4less

 "the keys are in the summer house door so just go in and have a look round". Inside the summerhouse, we were more than impressed, they had a blazing electric fire, some cosy sofas and a little bar in the corner! We asked at the time if this would be staying to which they replied "it is highly likely to stay due to them downsizing"

Now it is up for negotiation you have clarified  which bits of the contents are also staying

How big is this thing(multiple sofa and a bar),  what quality,  just a fancy shed, log cabin, insulated... 
What sort of roof as they can be the weak point and need attention.

lookstraightahead

BikingBud said:

Simple as expectations and negotiations.

OP though they had a verbal agreement and made offer based upon that.

Vendor decided to change the product unilaterally.

OP decides to review offer based upon revised product.

Rinse and repeat until agreed at exchange and then proceed to completion.

OP then walks away or either sits in summer house, drinking G&T, or sits on concrete slab and considers what paving may best suit or if a new summerhouse is a reasonable expenditure, whilst sipping G&T, and ponders the wonders and many pitfalls of selling houses under the archaic English system.

9 pages of ramblings because it is not clear how the system should operate and everyone has a different opinion!

Would it be too progressive to give the full inventory at the start of the process so that you can then bid based upon an agreed protocol? Or we could just perpetuate the current system of ambiguity and stress and delay and extra costs

I think the requirement to sip G&T should certainly be brought in prior to exchange.

MobileSaver

pbartlett said:

There is unfortunately no 'moral' in house purchase.

Speak for yourself! I've turned down a higher offer for a house because I had already agreed to sell it to someone else.

GDB2222

MobileSaver said:

pbartlett said:

There is unfortunately no 'moral' in house purchase.

Speak for yourself! I've turned down a higher offer for a house because I had already agreed to sell it to someone else.

Don’t get all moralistic on us, when all you mean is that the extra amount offered wasn’t big enough to tempt you.

FreeBear

lookstraightahead said: I think the requirement to sip G&T should certainly be brought in prior to exchange.

Ug... Gin is only good for stripping paint and disinfecting.

Absinthe (Pernod at a push) in the summer, or Port in the winter.