Sellers agent want a copy of the survey

spirit

It's a 1930s house with serious structural problems. I've pulled out of the purchase and their agent has asked to see a copy of the survey.

I've said it cost me a lot of money and if they want to see it, they can buy it from me.

I don't see why I should provide a survey for free do you?

fishpond

Exactly what I would have done.
Well done.

agrinnall

It may not be yours to sell (or even give away) anyway, check the small print in the survey and in your contract with the surveyor, they may have retained the rights to it.

alchemist.1

No one will be buying the survey off you. That money has gone.

By sharing the survey you may stop other people wasting their money on one but that is upto you. I would but then that's me.

AdrianC

Turn the tables.

You're selling a house. The buyer has just pulled out of the sale, citing the survey.
Would you want to see it? I would.

Why would you give a toss about the survey's cost now? You paid a surveyor for a service. He has done that service - to investigate the condition of the house, so that you can see whether you wish to continue with the purchase. You've used the results of that service - the report - to make a decision. Job jobbed, over and done with. The report is now, as far as you're concerned, redundant. It has been excellent value for you, because it has saved you throwing thousands of pounds at a house you believe to be a pup.

By trying to recoup some of the cost of the service you have already received and found to be excellent value, it seems that you want to have your cake and eat it.

spirit

agrinnall wrote: »

It may not be yours to sell (or even give away) anyway, check the small print in the survey and in your contract with the surveyor, they may have retained the rights to it.

thanks, just checked the Ts and Cs and it doesn't say they retain the rights to it.

spirit

AdrianC wrote: »

Turn the tables.

You're selling a house. The buyer has just pulled out of the sale, citing the survey.
Would you want to see it? I would.

Why would you give a toss about the survey's cost now? You paid a surveyor for a service. He has done that service - to investigate the condition of the house, so that you can see whether you wish to continue with the purchase. You've used the results of that service - the report - to make a decision. Job jobbed, over and done with. The report is now, as far as you're concerned, redundant. It has been excellent value for you, because it has saved you throwing thousands of pounds at a house you believe to be a pup.

By trying to recoup some of the cost of the service you have already received and found to be excellent value, it seems that you want to have your cake and eat it.

wrong, I've no intention of selling it to them as I'd guessed they wouldn't take me up on the 'offer' anyway. My point is, why should they have something for free that I've paid for. They want to know what's wrong with their house (I suspect they knew anyway), then they can commission their own survey.

spirit

alchemist.1 wrote: »

No one will be buying the survey off you. That money has gone.

By sharing the survey you may stop other people wasting their money on one but that is upto you. I would but then that's me.

Other potential buyers should be getting their own survey. It hopefully will stop the agent marketing it as a 'move into house' and also market it at the correct price for its condition.

AdrianC

spirit wrote: »

wrong, I've no intention of selling it to them as I'd guessed they wouldn't take me up on the 'offer' anyway. My point is, why should they have something for free that I've paid for. They want to know what's wrong with their house (I suspect they knew anyway), then they can commission their own survey.

You paid for a service. That service has been done, and you have had excellent value from it. There is no ongoing value in the results of that survey any more for you.

I will admit I was wrong - it's starting to look less like wanting to have your cake and eat it, and more like simple petulance.

bebewoo

I would sell it to them. I would ignore adrianc who just wants to pick a fight for some reason.
You don't owe them anything. Why would you be nice when they tried to sell you a lemon.
They probably have some ideas about what's wrong with the house already and just want detailed free info from you. The info has value, you have the info - it's just good business sense.

spirit

bebewoo wrote: »

I would sell it to them. I would ignore adrianc who just wants to pick a fight for some reason.
You don't owe them anything. Why would you be nice when they tried to sell you a lemon.
They probably have some ideas about what's wrong with the house already and just want detailed free info from you. The info has value, you have the info - it's just good business sense.

This is the agent asking not the seller, but yes, I think the sellers know what's wrong with it. The agent has a vested interest since 'my' sellers are also buying a house via the same agent.