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Keep in mind their solicitor will be telling them their way is the best as it protects their interests.
Both suggestions are arguably normal practice.
No one likes open-ended unknown costs. I’d try to agree a sum to just deal with it now. Maybe £8.5k is the number. Maybe it costs £8k, maybe £9k but if the risk feels fair to both parties you may be able to agree it.
Compromise is often the answer.
Hefty
well no. they agreed to pay for the work as a condition of sale and that’s also a condition of our accepted offer. they are sneaky by going back on their word and shifting the onus on us to make up any shortfall.
Yes they could pull the plug but would you really want to go back on the market now when a sale was agreed back in the summer before the financial fall-out and you can have nearly half a million in the bank? they can try it on i guess but that could end up with them losing out big time with prices falling or flat over the next 6 months. all that for 2-5k?
Edit: looks like the bill is hopefully around 8.5k they have proposed 6k we want 12k but have proposed splitting it in 2 parts so the bigger bill (6-7k?) which should arrive soon is settled and then it’s just the smaller amount retained for work that nobody knows when is likely to start.