How can I avoid paying for an unecessary mundic test?

daveyjp

It is for buyers to undertake due diligence, not vendors.

TBG01

And people wonder why transactions take so long.

Thrugelmir

daveyjp said:

It is for buyers to undertake due diligence, not vendors.

Sometimes requires compromise. The same issue could arise over and over. I noted that the OP bought the property for cash originally. Wonder if it was advertised for such at the time. 

anselld

oystercatcher said:

If I was the buyer, the fact that the OP is trying to avoid the test would look really suspicious so I would just find another property. 

The OP is not trying to avoid the test, just the payment.

oystercatcher

anselld said:

oystercatcher said:

If I was the buyer, the fact that the OP is trying to avoid the test would look really suspicious so I would just find another property. 

The OP is not trying to avoid the test, just the payment.

Don't blame them, just tell the buyers to pay, no need to go off on a ramble of why it isn't necessary.

GDB2222

It's quite a destructive test, with quite big core bits used to take samples. The OP will be left with several 3 inch holes in the side of his extension. These can be patched up easily enough, but they will still be visible until the extension is repainted. And, of course, there is no guarantee that the buyer will go ahead.

It's quite common for vendors to refuse to allow very destructive testing, let alone pay for it to be done!