Seller Wants Access For 6 Months After Completion

nichekos

Hi everyone,

First time buyer and first time poster here.

I am in the process of purchasing from a "corporate seller" - and - despite some of the horror stories I've read about reposessions, it has been reasonably rapid and smooth process, so far.

I received a copy of the contract today and one item in particular raised an eyebrow (and no amount of Googling/forum searching has shed any light).

The clause states that the "The buyer shall permit the seller to enter the property for a period of 6 months after completion".

Has anyone heard of this before - is this at all normal, or shall I ask my solicitor to ensure this is questioned and removed? For what possible reasons might this clause be included?

Any thoughts and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you to anyone who reads/replies

theartfullodger

Enter the property to do what? Sleep there, live there, drive diggers across your lawn?? Ask them in what circumstances will they wish to enter.

Say no & see if they will still proceed.

elsien

No legal knowledge, but my response would tend to include something along the lines of Foxtrot Oscar.

Red-Squirrel_2

Hell No! If they need access for 6 more months why are they selling it?

nichekos

Thank you for the quick replies. It does state in the next sentence that it's for "the purpose of inspection" - whatever that means. Definitely going to request removal of this clause. Thanks again.

DCFC79

Ask why its there then base your next response on that.

G_M

I've seen this before in relation to repos.

I did get an explanation but I've forgotten it!

Speak to your conveyancer.

thelem

Presumably the current owner has certain rights that their lender needs to provide when the repossess the property. Could the inspection be to help resolve potential disputes between the current owner and their lender?

It's definitely something I'd be questioning with my conveyancer.

Margot123

Conveyancers must have come across this situation before. If it's a repo then it wouldn't seem unreasonable for the seller to want access for inspection.
You would need considerable compensation though ;-)

AnotherJoe

Margot123 wrote: »

Conveyancers must have come across this situation before. If it's a repo then it wouldn't seem unreasonable for the seller to want access for inspection.
You would need considerable compensation though ;-)

It does if its for six months ! Maybe they need an hours inspection after completion, though why cant they inspect it now, but what would they inspect after six months when you've possibly completely renovated the place and there's nothing to inspect that remains from before. Even the room layouts could be different.

I'd have thought it was more likely a hangover from some other contract that just got left there by accident, and I agree with a previous poster, Foxtrot Oscar.

glennevis

I agree with AnotherJoe. It could have been a clause cut/pasted from another contract.


Just ask for it to be removed. And check the wording of the rest of the contract.