Help required with questions from buyers

Hoenir

Jami74 said:

OP, I am on the other side of the process. Buying my first property chain free for a price I am very happy with, I just want to pay my pennies and move in. Last week my solicitor sent me the list of enquiries they have sent the sellers solicitors and they include things I am really not bothered about, for example one of them is:

"Please ask the Seller to arrange for the gas and electric systems to be serviced prior to exchange and provide the service records accordingly."

My jaw dropped when I read that, I was not expecting the seller to do that and will buy the house regardless, although of course very nice if they do. I had a level 3 survey done and so have a list of jobs to do over the next few years and now I just want to move in. I hope the sellers don't change their mind about selling to us because of all the things my solicitor has asked for.

Are you purchasing with the aid of a mortgage? Is so, another party has a vested interest in the condition of the property. 

user1977

Hoenir said:

Jami74 said:

OP, I am on the other side of the process. Buying my first property chain free for a price I am very happy with, I just want to pay my pennies and move in. Last week my solicitor sent me the list of enquiries they have sent the sellers solicitors and they include things I am really not bothered about, for example one of them is:

"Please ask the Seller to arrange for the gas and electric systems to be serviced prior to exchange and provide the service records accordingly."

My jaw dropped when I read that, I was not expecting the seller to do that and will buy the house regardless, although of course very nice if they do. I had a level 3 survey done and so have a list of jobs to do over the next few years and now I just want to move in. I hope the sellers don't change their mind about selling to us because of all the things my solicitor has asked for.

Are you purchasing with the aid of a mortgage? Is so, another party has a vested interest in the condition of the property. 

Yes, but mortgage lenders don't care whether the electric/gas systems have been serviced (not entirely sure how one "services" the electrics in any event!).

I would pretty annoyed by a buyer's solicitor demanding time-consuming and costly things which the buyer hasn't even requested.

pjs493

user1977 said:

Hoenir said:

Jami74 said:

OP, I am on the other side of the process. Buying my first property chain free for a price I am very happy with, I just want to pay my pennies and move in. Last week my solicitor sent me the list of enquiries they have sent the sellers solicitors and they include things I am really not bothered about, for example one of them is:

"Please ask the Seller to arrange for the gas and electric systems to be serviced prior to exchange and provide the service records accordingly."

My jaw dropped when I read that, I was not expecting the seller to do that and will buy the house regardless, although of course very nice if they do. I had a level 3 survey done and so have a list of jobs to do over the next few years and now I just want to move in. I hope the sellers don't change their mind about selling to us because of all the things my solicitor has asked for.

Are you purchasing with the aid of a mortgage? Is so, another party has a vested interest in the condition of the property. 

Yes, but mortgage lenders don't care whether the electric/gas systems have been serviced (not entirely sure how one "services" the electrics in any event!).

I would pretty annoyed by a buyer's solicitor demanding time-consuming and costly things which the buyer hasn't even requested.

Electrics are tested and breaker boards examined by a qualified electrician. They’ll ensure there are no overloads, that the correct fuses are used for the right things, etc. 

Having spent many years in military accommodation (and my husband having rented out a property) these were always required. As are annual boiler inspections. As it turns out, not required for your own private home, but can be useful to have an reassuring for a buyer in case the survey throws up any suspicions that electrics have been installed by someone unqualified. 

In one military house we lived in, we had ongoing issues with fuses blowing. An electrician came out to look at things and immediately condemned the fuse board. Obviously any concerns with the electrics or gas should crop up in the survey.