Hole in the wall gang

We have made an offer on the appartment. The owners were wanting 148000€ and we offered them 135000€ This was because there was no dish washing machine or washing machine, and the fridge freezer was ancient, In addition there was the "hole in the wall" in the bathroom which has to be filled by order of the housing association, because they view it was a possible source of water damage to the appartments below. The other problem area is the fireplace. Nobody knows if it is functional, if it with draw smoke, if it has been checked, if it has been swept out for soot. The living room has wooden oak floors and I noticed in the area next to the bathroom wall even though the floors had been sanded and newly varnished there was a few dark spots which looked like it might have been dampness coming through from the bathroom, but since everything had been cleaned it it was hard to tell.

I visited the appartment once again on Sunday and the estate agent had said ten people had already viewed the flat. He talked about the "hole in the wall" and the fireplace so it looks like everybody is being informed of these drawbacks. Our offer went in on Friday and we said that they have until 15:00 to agree to the deal or not. If they agree then we will sign the contracts at the end of the month. If either of us back out then there is a fine of 4% of the sale price which comes to over 5000€

I have arranged for money to be sent from the UK from the Nationwide building society two lots of 50000€ which should be enough to cover the deal as well as mending the "hole in the wall". It also transpires that we have to pay a purchase tax which will be around 2000€
While I was in the area I also went to see a house in the the next block of flats. It was smaller at 77 sq metres and the price was 138000€. The floors were of a dark wood which I don't think Maija would like but it had a nicely tiled bathroom. Maija has fallen in love with baths, and would want to put a bath into the other appartment even though I think a shower is suffucient. I would prefer some steam cabinet with a powershower attached, like I saw in England, but perhaps that is too avant garde for the type of flat we are going to buy.