House move request

Blinking cheek!! No you are not being unreasonable ! I had similar when I sold my parents house , and they kept asking me to clear x, y and z. , and I did . But they kept on and on and In the event I told them where they could go !! The sale still went through!

I'm surprised the estate agent even bothered you with this ridiculous question.
Surely solicitors are now involved if they are serious about purchasing your property!
A big red flag! And possibly time wasters. I hope not but it's a very odd request!
Good Luck

What a cheek. They can pay to have the work done when they move in.

I’d just tell them yes that’s fine and not do it!! Definitely a sellers market at the moment so sod them!!

No. Just no.

No, you are not being unreasonable. Once the sale has gone through and the ,property is theirs, they can do what they like. What a cheek!!

Houses have started selling like lightening around here so you are in a good position even if this sale does not work out. They are just trying it on. I would not trust them. Proceed with caution.

Complete chancers - YANBU. However, I wouldn't remove any plants from the garden because, as many have pointed out, the whole property is 'sold as seen'. This, unfortunately includes garden plants and shrubs. You could possibly get away with a few in pots as your buyers don't sound like gardeners and maybe didn't notice what you had. Make sure you fill in the holes!! Good luck

Would the buyers like you to decorate to their taste before you move out and they move in as well.
I really can’t believe that they’ve asked you to do this.
It’s your home right up to completion on moving day.
Just explain that you want your garden as it is and as soon as they have the keys then it’s up to them.

Cheeky! Tell them to pay someone to do it!

NannyB... I think they've got a bloomin cheek asking this of you. It you agree it might not end there. Its a shame you can't say, "your not selling if this is how they're going to behave." horrible people.

An update - after some more unreasonable requests (including saying they were reducing their offer by £24k), a couple of days before we were due to exchange contracts they pulled out from the purchase . However, the lovely young couple who had put in the 2nd best offer weren't fixed up and we've sold to them now. We now won't be able to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday, but at least we now have reasonable purchasers.