Hi all,
just thought i'd update you, letters have been sent back & forth between my solicitor & the builders solicitors but we are going around in circles. Mine state that I dont have the funds to complete the sale including statement from mortgage advisers & theirs say I'm expected to close. I've said they can keep the deposit but they just write back saying to close. Unless i win the lotto i can not close! The latest is they will let me out if I give them a 'substancial sweetner' (spl?) I dont know how much they think is a 'substancial sweetner' obviously much more than the 7k i've paid. I feel as if i'm being bullied into paying out more and am very annoyed and scared that what bit of savings i have will now be gone. I've asked for this request in writting as i have a feeling it's going to be a brown envelope job and who's to say they wont want more if i pay whatever the amount is. Is this just bullying tactics or are they chancing their arm? Is this the norm? Is it legal? I'm quite shocked, if they put a request & reason why (costs of reselling, time lost etc) maybe i'd understand it more. For all i know they have drafted in another buyer allready from the next phase and are getting what they can out of me. I thought that if a sale fell through you lost the deposit and that was that, i know that a contract is a contract but some people for many reasons can not close a sale. My solicitor says it's up to me to offer this 'sweetner' but i dont know where to start. I'm at my wits end do i offer a few k or tell them i'll see them in court? (sounds brave but i'm terrified)