Sellers agent want a copy of the survey

alchemist.1

spirit wrote: »

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.

If anything it will do otherwise. Without any evidence to suggest structural problems then they will carry on marketing it as they are.

As i said, it's your prerogative

AdrianC

spirit wrote: »

This is the agent asking not the seller

The agent is the seller's mouthpiece. No more, no less.

LJS2014

spirit wrote: »

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?

My parents were in this situation a few months ago, survey came back with serious issues and they decided not to proceed. The estate agents asked for a copy of the survey and paid my parents half of what it cost them. I certainly don't think it's the norm for agents to do that but in their case the agent was open to it. You may as well ask....they can always say "No".

eddddy

I don't think there's a right or wrong answer.

If you want to show the EA or vendor some goodwill, you can do them a favour by giving them a copy of the report.

If you're angry with the EA or vendor, or you don't like them, maybe you're less inclined to do them a favour.

If you're angry about the money you've lost on the aborted purchase, maybe offer the report in return for some payment.

MacMickster

Personally, I would consider that I had received my moneysworth from the survey, so would happily now "freecycle" it to someone who could make further use of it.

The EA may want it to try to persuade the vendor to be more realistic. They may merely want to check that what you read as "serious structural problems" are not a series of relatively minor defects. On the other hand, the seller may have limited funds, and be able to make use of the survey to target the most urgent structural problems to prevent the property from deteriorating further.

You aren't going to have any use for this survey and it is the season of goodwill, so why not just email a copy over?

AdrianC

eddddy wrote: »

If you're angry with the EA or vendor, or you don't like them, maybe you're less inclined to do them a favour.

If you're angry about the money you've lost on the aborted purchase, maybe offer the report in return for some payment.

Like I said. Simple petulance.

Davesnave

There is a half way house if you are not on good terms with this agent or doubt their motives.

If I received a report like that, I would paraphrase it by bullet pointing the most important parts and send that to the agent.

Then they would have their info and not be able to claim lack of knowledge in future. Post it to them using two different PO's and get proof of posting if you doubt their good intent.

Then, if the agent or their client want more, they can negotiate further.

househuntingmad

I can see both sides of things, but as you've actually pulled out of the purchase now I wouldn't be doing anything further.

As far as I see the point of a survey for a buyer is to check that they are satisfied with the condition of the house to purchase.

Gigervamp

MacMickster wrote: »

Personally, I would consider that I had received my moneysworth from the survey, so would happily now "freecycle" it to someone who could make further use of it.

When my ex and I pulled out of a purchase due to the survey, we felt pretty much the same as the quote above and happily gave the EA the survey document.

It's of no value to you now OP, just waste paper for the recycling bin.

Dird

Gigervamp wrote: »

It's of no value to you now OP, just waste paper for the recycling bin.

Also if you show evidence to them presumably they should be more forthcoming with new viewers about the issues? So OP could save survey costs of other potential buyers that don't have the stomach for the structural issues

I guess the EA wouldn't put "structural issues" on rightmove or tell people during viewings though

I'd ask for half the cost. If they refused & gave no counter then just send a summary of the main points e.g. "chimney not supported, main bedroom floor not safe"