Survey results - do we show vendor?

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purpleems wrote: »

Hi all

Have just had results of the buildings survey on the house we are looking to purchase and it has come back with a myriad of problems - all amounting to approx £20k's worth of work. The house had been reduced in price, however we had been assured that things like the roof had been replaced already (which it turns out it hasn't, along with other things which were supposedly done but have not been completed).

We have gone back to the vendor with a revised offer, and the estate agents have said that he will want to see a copy of the survey (which is fair enough I suppose really).

However I have a vague alarm bell ringing in the back of my head - I am sure I have read somewhere (on here maybe?) that the results should not be shown to the vendor as it is for the people who comissioned the survey's eyes only. Also as we paid £600 for the survey surely it belongs to us now?

Can anyone help or offer any advice on this situation and whether this is actually the case?

Many thanks

Em

Mostly, I would go with the view that you should give the agent a view of some part. I suspect that the only reason for the survey being confidential is so that the surveyor is not liable to anyone other than the person who commissioned the report and I doubt that they would be desparately worried about the vendor seeing it.

But in this case, as you have been told porkies, I don't think you need to justify anything with the survey. I would just say 'you told us porkies, this offer is what we think it is worth'.

cats!

Hi purpleems

Found myself in this situation recently. My advice would be not to show the survey to anyone in its current format. It belongs to you, if they want a full copy they must pay full price for it or commission their own one.

I would type out a basic letter with bullet points highlighting the surveyors concerns/findings, do not be bullied into handing over a copy - you paid for it, it's yours!

The fact that the vendor has been caught out telling porkies would have me running for the hills - how much do you want the house??

purpleems

Thanks for the additional comments.

We are really gutted that the survey has thrown up more than expected. When we told the vendor that our offer would be subject to survey, he said "well that's ok cos the survey won't show up anything"!:rolleyes:

We are totally madly in love with the house, but not enough to buy it in its current state without the vendor accepting our revised offer.

Thanks so much for everyones advice

Em