Selling a Property - FAQ List

SuzieSue

cwcw wrote: »

Surely you could only open yourself up for potential litigation if you lie? I was only intending on a fact sheet kind of thing.

The problem is that the law is so complex, that sometimes it is better to err on the side of caution. It would seem unlikely that someone could sue you, but you never know.

I think it is a very good idea and that everyone should do it, unfortunately, as hardly anyone does, it might come accross as desperate as other people have said.

hazyjo

If people want to know the ins and outs, they'll probably ask on a second viewing, or they'll just ask the EA.

We didn't ask much at all. There wasn't much to ask, tbh. We liked the house and location, that was the end of it. House was 8 years old, so can guess how old the roof, boiler, etc is. Didn't really care much for anything else. The surveyor told us the techie stuff, and we found the rest out for ourselves on the www (council tax, etc).

I'd find it very odd to be handed a list, like the vendor was sick to death of having to go through the same spiel. I find it's nicer to chitchat with the vendor if they're there rather than being given a sheet and then feeling afraid to ask anything! I'd probably get the giggles with hubby, doing little 'close zip' actions in front of my mouth.

If you struggle with viewings, keep your own list somewhere for things like council tax, gas amounts, etc. Nobody would mind if you said 'hang on, I've written it all down cos my memory's shot', then checked it from your own reference sheet. Failing that, as suggested, get the EA to do them. It's what you're paying them for. Leave them a sheet so they can answer anyone's questions - I find they don't know much about the property they're showing anyway, so that might indeed help!

Jx

sonastin

cwcw wrote: »

Surely you could only open yourself up for potential litigation if you lie? I was only intending on a fact sheet kind of thing.

The line between fact and opinion can be a bit blurred sometimes.
"There is a good school in the village" is not the same as
"In the 2010 Ofsted inspection, the village school was rated as Good".

Phrase it wrong, and find that your buyers experience doesn't match yours (e.g. a new head starts at the school and the standards slip in this example) and you are opened up to litigation.