Buyer wants to see our old survey

His_Dudeness

deaston wrote: »

I'm not sure how I feel about this and don't really know how to answer.

Answer that you don't have it anymore, obviously.

If it hinders the sale it will mean that these people were not serious and just time wasters. They already sound like troublemakers, IMHO, brace yourself.

deaston

His_Dudeness wrote: »

Answer that you don't have it anymore, obviously.

If it hinders the sale it will mean that these people were not serious and just time wasters. They already sound like troublemakers, IMHO, brace yourself.

I think you might be right. It's a father and son buying it, so I'm wondering if they're fighting amongst each other as to what sort of survey to get or something.

marksoton

themull1 wrote: »

At least they've forked out for a survey, but you could just say you've misplaced it. They should have paid for a full survey and not been so tight!!

They've only forked out because their lender will have made it a condition of any mortgage offer.

TBeckett100

The best answer is to say you don't have it but list a few minor things "from memory". That way they may feel everything is ok and you can demonstrate that it was to the best of your recollection.

agrinnall

I'm not sure I'd place much trust in a 7 year old survey anyway. If there was anything significant in it I'd hope that by now you'd have had it fixed, and in that time all sorts of things "might" have happened that won't be in it.

Jhoney_2

deaston wrote: »

But then it's the concern that if we don't show them, they'll have a survey done which will then throw-up even worse things than are in our 8-year-old one.

I sense there is no right or wrong to this. I hate them for asking!!

They might do that afterwards anyway. Just say you do not have it and let them do whatever they want. You can always reject any deductions and re-market e.g they cannot force you to sell to them.

Brown_Eyed_Girl

It's difficult, but as a buyer I'd want my own that was more recent than 8yrs. That said I'd also probably find it helpful to give the new surveyor a steer on what I wanted them to look at.

Sounds like the best option has been suggested - it's been 8yrs so you don't think you can find where it's filed but from memory they highlighted x & y for further investigation and neither have caused any issues. That way they get a steer if they want to do a survey & of the choose not to then that's silly. Also I'd never rely on an old survey as anything could have changed, so even if yours was perfect if want to be sure.

AdrianC

agrinnall wrote: »

I'm not sure I'd place much trust in a 7 year old survey anyway. If there was anything significant in it I'd hope that by now you'd have had it fixed, and in that time all sorts of things "might" have happened that won't be in it.

Quite. The survey we had done on our last place didn't list any of the things that turned out to be problems, but did dwell on a stack of stuff that we ignored completely in the 15yrs we lived there...

deaston

We decided that, as we paid £1,500 for the survey, they shouldn't get it for free. We said they could buy it from us for £250 and they said no.

Maybe they'll get their own done now.

pinkshoes

deaston wrote: »

We decided that, as we paid £1,500 for the survey, they shouldn't get it for free. We said they could buy it from us for £250 and they said no.

Maybe they'll get their own done now.

It is a 7 year old survey. Worthless to you.

Unless you are hiding something, I cannot see why you don't just show it to them.

Surely you want to sell the house??