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Had a funny question from an estate agent
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WeAreGhosts
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we were buying a property, had a full survey on it & structural survey cos of some problems brought up by the first survey and decided that the property needed too much work so we pulled out.
fast forward 8 weeks and the estate agent for that property (which is still on the market) has rung up and asked if we could help out the vendors by giving them the full survey that we had (and paid for, of course)
i didnt know what to say so said i didnt know where the paperwork was right now.
is it me, or is this a cheeky thing to ask? we paid quite a bit for a full survey and they just want me to hand it over to them ....!?
fast forward 8 weeks and the estate agent for that property (which is still on the market) has rung up and asked if we could help out the vendors by giving them the full survey that we had (and paid for, of course)
i didnt know what to say so said i didnt know where the paperwork was right now.
is it me, or is this a cheeky thing to ask? we paid quite a bit for a full survey and they just want me to hand it over to them ....!?
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Of course it's cheeky, but one must dare being cheeky to get things!
You, in turn, can name your price. Or just refuse, of course.0 -
Tell them they can buy it off you. They're probably trying to use it as an incentive for the new buyers (I assume that's why they're asking) to save them some money.0
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jjlandlord wrote: »Of course it's cheeky, but one must dare being cheeky to get things!
You, in turn, can name your price. Or just refuse, of course.
yes, i was thinking of naming a price. how about half the cost of the survey?
it is odd though, cos we have said what is wrong with the property to explain why we were pulling out. the EA knows why, so not sure why they want the whole survey.0 -
On the one hand - yes, it's cheeky.
On the other hand, what use is the survey to you? None. What negative effect could handing it over be to you? None.
Legally, only you can rely on it (in the sense of suing the survyor for any mistakes/oversights) but there's no legal reason someone else can't read it.
If you are broke, or feeling mercinary, offer it for 1/4 of whatever it cost you.
If you are a nice generous person, just hand it over.
either way, attach a letter saying you accept no responsibility and it is passed over for information only.
When I bought my present home, the seller gave me the survey a previous buyer had done before pulling out (historic subsidence fears).
I used the survey as the basis for my own examination of the property and did not get my own survey done: my decision, my risk, my saving.0 -
On the one hand - yes, it's cheeky.
On the other hand, what use is the survey to you? None. What negative effect could handing it over be to you? None.
Legally, only you can rely on it (in the sense of suing the survyor for any mistakes/oversights) but there's no legal reason someone else can't read it.
If you are broke, or feeling mercinary, offer it for 1/4 of whatever it cost you.
If you are a nice generous person, just hand it over.
either way, attach a letter saying you accept no responsibility and it is passed over for information only.
When I bought my present home, the seller gave me the survey a previous buyer had done before pulling out (historic subsidence fears).
I used the survey as the basis for my own examination of the property and did not get my own survey done: my decision, my risk, my saving.
i am finding out i am not a 'nice, generous person'.
oh well 0 -
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True, the EA may benefit, but so too will the next buyer....jjlandlord wrote: »Yes, as nice and generous as an estate agent :A0 -
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Check your T&Cs with the surveyor. Very frequently onward distribution of the report is not permitted. Up to you if you want to play by the rules or not.
Letting someone read the report, or fair use extracts, is not such an issue.0
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