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Don't you need to have been there for two years before buying it? I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure there's something like that.
There's a rule with leasehold flats that you need to be living in the property for two years before you can extend. However if the current owners have been living in the property for two years, and they want to sell, they can extend as part of the sale on behalf of the buyer.
I'm not sure if that applies to buying the freehold - I'm pretty sure it doesn't - but leasehold for houses and flats is very different so with stuff like this its always worth getting in writing from your lawyer because the courts are full of salesmen who've told lessees that they can buy the freehold for cheap then upped the price to triple the cost without warning.
Leasehold is a sewer.
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They'll probably say it's priced in (although don't let that put you off a reduced price).
Don't you need to have been there for two years before buying it? I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure there's something like that.
If you want it I'd tell them that you want them to sort it and you'll pay? (But obviously be aware this could slow down the buying process.)