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You act for a client buying a house at a price of £200,000 with the help of an 80% mortgage. Searches and enquiries have been carried out, and you have agreed with the seller's solicitor to aim for exchange by no later than the end of next week.You receive a call from the seller's solicitor to say that the seller has had an offer from a third party of £210,000 and that your client will need to match it, or the seller will sell to the third party.Your client tells you that they were already overstretching themselves, and it will be impossible to do this.How do you advise your client?A. You should ask to see proof of the third party's offer, as a seller may only withdraw from an existing sale if a genuine offer has been received.B. You advise your client that as you are holding the contract, you can exercise a lien over it and refuse to return it to the seller's solicitor until they honour the original price agreed.C. You should see whether your client wishes for you to refer it to a litigation colleague to issue proceedings to force the sale to proceed.D. Your client should be prepared to lose the property, but at least they can recover the costs of their searches and survey from t

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