Buyer asking for us to fix things following survey

FreeBear

Sure, do the repairs, but as cheaply as possible, using Bob the Builder as he does cash and doesn't give any guarantees. The new owners will have to do all the work again in a couple of years and pay extra to undo the bodges.

Perhaps explain to the potential purchasers that it would be in their best interests to pay for any work themselves. That way, they get repairs to a standard of their choosing and will benefit from any warranties. The property is already priced at a level that reflects its condition, so no reduction in price.

m0bov

Tell them its priced to sell and take it or leave it.

theartfullodger

FreeBear said:

Sure, do the repairs, but as cheaply as possible, using Bob the Builder as he does cash ..........

Dunno about anyone else but I don't knowingly do business with tax cheats....  

Best wishes to all

BarelySentientAI

theartfullodger said:

FreeBear said:

Sure, do the repairs, but as cheaply as possible, using Bob the Builder as he does cash ..........

Dunno about anyone else but I don't knowingly do business with tax cheats....  

Best wishes to all

You probably do, just don't know about it or its the 'acceptable' form of cheating.

theartfullodger

BarelySentientAI said:

theartfullodger said:

FreeBear said:

Sure, do the repairs, but as cheaply as possible, using Bob the Builder as he does cash ..........

Dunno about anyone else but I don't knowingly do business with tax cheats....  

Best wishes to all

You probably do, just don't know about it or its the 'acceptable' form of cheating.

Thank you.  Could you kindly specify an "acceptable" form of tax cheating as I am ignorant of such an entity.

Albermarle

theartfullodger said:

FreeBear said:

Sure, do the repairs, but as cheaply as possible, using Bob the Builder as he does cash ..........

Dunno about anyone else but I don't knowingly do business with tax cheats....  

Best wishes to all

Actually being paid in cash itself does not make you a tax cheat. It is only if they do not register it in their accounts is it tax evasion.

LHW99

"Damp" seems to be something that every survey of every house in any condition picks up because of these pin meters. You would think there would be some training on their use, but perhaps some manufacturers have a link with chemical DPC firms.

propertyrental

Bigphil1474 said:

......Surveyors seem to chuck every little thing in the report and it can easily put the uninitiated off. .....

I agree the uninitiated are easily put off, but also think there's a fundamental misunderstanding both with FTBs and many people on here (both posters and respondents).

Surveys are not just about listing things in order for a buyer to renegotiate price. They are about informing the buyer about the property they are buying, hence information about eg the roof material, whether a wall is single/double skin and with/without insulation.

My last (150 year old) house had around 25 things listed on the survey, which was really useful. I split them up into

* maintenance/improvements needed within 1st 6 months

* plan/hope to do in 12-18 months and

* longer term improvements

The survey pointed out things I would not have thought of doing but few of which I bothered to raise with the sellers.

The reason for the issue with safety glass in doors, is mainly to protect children. To stop them banging into a door, and then getting showered with broken glass. So it is something that should be addressed in any case.

Depends if you have or plan to have children or not. Or whether you're the kind of person/people who slam doors....

It's an improvement, not a repair or essential maintenance issue and as such is the owner's choice. Put it on whichever of the above 'to do' lists you feel it belongs on, if any, but certainly not a price negotiating issue.

Albermarle

propertyrental said:

Bigphil1474 said:

......Surveyors seem to chuck every little thing in the report and it can easily put the uninitiated off. .....

I agree the uninitiated are easily put off, but also think there's a fundamental misunderstanding both with FTBs and many people on here (both posters and respondents).

Surveys are not just about listing things in order for a buyer to renegotiate price. They are about informing the buyer about the property they are buying, hence information about eg the roof material, whether a wall is single/double skin and with/without insulation.

My last (150 year old) house had around 25 things listed on the survey, which was really useful. I split them up into

* maintenance/improvements needed within 1st 6 months

* plan/hope to do in 12-18 months and

* longer term improvements

The survey pointed out things I would not have thought of doing but few of which I bothered to raise with the sellers.

The reason for the issue with safety glass in doors, is mainly to protect children. To stop them banging into a door, and then getting showered with broken glass. So it is something that should be addressed in any case.

Depends if you have or plan to have children or not. Or whether you're the kind of person/people who slam doors....

It's an improvement, not a repair or essential maintenance issue and as such is the owner's choice. Put it on whichever of the above 'to do' lists you feel it belongs on, if any, but certainly not a price negotiating issue.

I did not say it was a price negotiating issue. I was just pointing out why the surveyor would have highlighted it.

BarelySentientAI

theartfullodger said:

BarelySentientAI said:

theartfullodger said:

FreeBear said:

Sure, do the repairs, but as cheaply as possible, using Bob the Builder as he does cash ..........

Dunno about anyone else but I don't knowingly do business with tax cheats....  

Best wishes to all

You probably do, just don't know about it or its the 'acceptable' form of cheating.

Thank you.  Could you kindly specify an "acceptable" form of tax cheating as I am ignorant of such an entity.

To the powers that be - it seems this applies to any form of tax cheating that can be done through a corporate entity, or by someone already wealthy....