buying house with squatters

theboynextdoor

Hi all

My best friend and his fiance are just about to get on the property ladde

Hippychick

Your friends solicitor should ensure that the property is sold with vacant possession on completion. The seller should evict them first before you complete otherwise he will be in breach of a normal conveyancing contract. The contracts can be altered to remove the vacant possession clause but I would not accept this, too much hassle, imagine if the court eviction fees are extremely costly and who is to say what damage they will cause to the property. Would not touch that agreement with a barge pole.

I certainly would not exchange contracts until they had been evicted. Once they are gone your friends should also check over the condition of the property first to satisfy themselves before they enter into a legally binding contract.

RobertoMoir

theboynextdoor wrote: »

Hi all

My best friend and his fiance are just about to get on the property ladder, all was fine EXCEPT when the solicitor of other party told them squatters were / are residing in property. They have been offered a discount to buy the property as it is (no money or contracts signed at this stage) BUT is this allowed? So they (my friend) would have to evict squatters after he has bought it.
He also has another property in mind so is considering that, they have been given this option as an elderley man is selling the property to move into care home and he does not want the hassle and lenghty time process of evicting. Would be grateful for any input.

Are you serious? You say "the solicitor of other party told them..." - uh didn't your friend notice the squatters when they looked at the house?

Don't touch with a barge pole is my advice.

Old_Git

who knows what amount off damage squaters could cause before they are evicted .
Eaxmple squater decided to flood the house or set it on fire ,no insurance will ever pay out .

spalding

Might be small damage now but who knows hat could be caused on the way out and a costly lenghty legal fight seems a very hard start to getting on the property ladder

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Dont touch with a bargepole until they are out & even if your hear its clear go there & be in the property & on the phone to your solictior before & during the completion, preferably with a builder who can give instant quotes & whack 20% onto his prices (without telling the builder) ...


"does not want the hassle and lenghty time process of evicting" MY A***!

I_know_my_ABC_and_my_CMYK

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

Dont touch with a bargepole until they are out & even if your hear its clear go there & be in the property & on the phone to your solictior before & during the completion, preferably with a builder who can give instant quotes & whack 20% onto his prices (without telling the builder) ...


"does not want the hassle and lenghty time process of evicting" MY A***!

Are you saying the buyer should rip the old man off for 20% extra ???

Voyager2002

What's the problem? At least your friends would have good company when they moved in: far better to share space with squatters than with Yuppies.