Chris Game said

Did you see that English programme about house chains earlier this
week, where the cash buyer (a lawyer!) threatened to bring the
whole chain down if he didn't get a discount?

He seemed reasonable compared to the pair who denied knowledge of
the listed status of their place and it's barn conversion, in the
meantime demanding the place they were buying was finished to their
requirements!

Depends on which end you are on I suppose - our first time buyer tried
the same thing on with us. We thought long and hard but eventually
agreed to a small discount.

But of course, if he hadn't pulled this last minute stunt we would
probably have exchanged before Christmas, which in the event would have
been a disaster for me.

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A woman is like a teabag - you never know how strong she is until she
gets into hot water.