s20 notice served during conveyancing; who pays?

londonftbhelp

Thanks all. I think reasonableness does come imto it personally. I dont want to screw the seller over, just come to a fair compromise.

londonftbhelp

saajan_12 said:

In principle, this is similar to house with the survey picking up a roof issue / fix needed. 
-> Did you know about the roof issue when viewing? 
-> Did you price in some element of poor roof condition when offering?
-> Did the seller price in some element of poor roof condition when accepting your offer? 
-> Are they planning on replacing with a new roof (vs a fix just to remedy a specific problem)? 

If generally NO, then try to negotiate the seller paying for most of the bill. If its a new roof, then partly that's to fix a problem and get back to the condition you thought you were offering on, but partly its also a new roof that you'll benefit from and will last longer than an x year old undamaged roof, so maybe you split the cost. 

Then the fact that its a S20 process rather than you doing the work just changes how you work out the mechanics as eddddy suggests. 

Correct, I didnt know about the roof issue when viewing, nor did i price it into my offer. Will report back with the sellers response