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I spoke to the auctioneer who said its normal, he would not have the staff to go up and down to the house everytime this buyer wants to get in.
Hi, Im an EA (15 yrs exp.) - This is not on. Unprofessional and potentially dangerous.
You say that they have paid a 'deposit' - is it a 'booking deposit' (which means nothing apart from good will/totally refundable to buyer - )
or '10% deposit so they have exchanged contracts??
Either way- its not ideal -
what if they decide to start work on the house, pull a wall down & then pull out of the deal ?
What if keys have been cut for plasterer, decorator etc & then they pull out?You dont know who has a key.
Get the key back from the auctioneer & tell him if they want to get people in , they can organise all of the tradesmen to go in at once and he can collect & return the key to you.
Plonkers like that give us a bad name , anyway im glad you have secured a sale in what is looking like just past the 'prime time' in the market,
pardon the pun................. ! : )
Maybe in Dublin this advice may be wise but if the property is down the country I can't see the harm in doing a 'good turn' to the buyer. I accept the liability issue but what i would say is that the buyer would be less likely to 'pull out' of the deal having become so fammilar with the property.
The liability issues along are quite enought to do serious "harm" - insurance may not cover it if someone sustains an accident in the house (something as simple as someone in to take measurements for curtains falls off a ladder...), but it's the owner or owners, not the prospective purchaser, who's likely to be liable. Indeed, what if something is stolen from the house - what comeback will the vendor have?Maybe in Dublin this advice may be wise but if the property is down the country I can't see the harm in doing a 'good turn' to the buyer. I accept the liability issue but what i would say is that the buyer would be less likely to 'pull out' of the deal having become so fammilar with the property.
I'm not trying to be funny at all - but Dublin or country - makes no difference in my experience.
Ask any auctioneer; if you agree a sale and buyer wants to go in once or twice - normal.
back every other day?- usually a problem looming.
also same scenario when people view property - 1 or 2 veiwings (they may offer) - 3 or more viewings- usually don't offer.
ps. did'nt anyone appreciate my 'prime time' pun? : (
I spoke to the auctioneer and asked him to retrieve the key, he is unwilling to do this at this time as he feels it may upset the buyer.
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