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Mine Entry Interpretive report? Who pays?
JAHL
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A friend of mine is selling his house and a 'mine entry' has been found within 20 metres of the property boundary. His solicitor is now requesting that he pay £110 for a 'Mine entry interpretive report'. How come the seller has to pay for this? The solicitor says he is in his rights to refuse to pay for the report and could wait for the buyer reaction........ but has mentioned 'good title'(?)
Anyone had any experience of this? I thought the buyer had to pay for any reports? Thanks
Anyone had any experience of this? I thought the buyer had to pay for any reports? Thanks
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Usually it is for the buyer to request and pay for investigations/reports. Sounds like the buyer is trying it on.0
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It depends on negotiation really.
If the house is going to sell like hot cakes with multiple buyers then the seller can insist the buyer pays for all their own reports or indemnities.
If the house is competing against lots of similar houses and buyers can easily find another then the seller might be wise to pay the costs to keep any potential buyers sweet. If one set of buyers pulls out they can be given to the next lot too. If the buyer pays then pulls out, the next buyer will have to go through all the same stuff again, which will slow things down.Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.0
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