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EA is encouraging me to skip surveyor
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When faced with the same situation (never been cajoled by an agent in such a way, but certainly had it made clear what is preferable) I reiterant that the offer is cash and state that the offer stands regardless of the results of any survey (ie. the survey being used a guide for where to start work, not a confirmation that the building is sound) Who can really say you can't pull out if you need to?
Fact is that some people use the survey as a negotiation tool and really, as a vendor, wouldn't you prefer a cash buyer who wasn't carrying out a survey?! It makes it easy.
After your conversation with the EA, I would wonder, if your offer is STS that it is higher than the other offer which is perhaps not. They're just trying to eek as much as they can whilst increasing their chances of the sale going through.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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is this not covered in the EA's code of practice?
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is this not covered in the EA's code of practice?
Probably - but I suspect the EA to wriggle out of that one by saying that "Whilst it is for any prospective buyer to decide whether to get a survey or not, they were merely passing on the Vendor's criteria for selecting their chosen buyer"
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac
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The only reason that a seller would want to sell to a buyer who is not undertaking a survey is that there is something to hide. It is not about timescales as the average probate case takes longer than a regular sale anyhow.
Massive alarm bells should be ringing. I would simply call their bluff and tell them to !!!!!! off and walk away.
NEVER buy a property cash or otherwise without having a survey of some kind at least. Even if that property is brand new and covered under an NHBC guarantee.0 -
I don't understand why the vendors are actually trying to limit their audience in this manner. Surely it's not in their interest? The majority of people who will purchase cash without a survey are developers and builders - who won't give the vendors the price they are looking to achieve. Maybe they know something is wrong with the house and want to pass their problems onto someone else - and are hoping that someone is lacking in enough brain cells to go along with it.
It's certainly a bizarre approach!
Anyway, caveat emptor.0
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