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- Terryw wrote:This is the trouble you get when using a conveyancer.
I know.. it was my own stupid fault. I actually thought he was a solicitor, because I went to a law firm to do my conveyancing, turns out they have an in house conveyancer… but at least he can refer to the soliciter I guess… but I worry he may do something silly first, and by the time the solicitor see's it may be too late…
Terryw wrote:What the purchaser should have done was to include a special condition in which the vendor ensures that all building works have council approval.That's what I thought, and pointed out to my conveyancer. Hopefully everything will go smoothly, but I have a feeling they are going to try something during the final inspection.
Regarding the final inspection, is it my responsibility to keep mowing the lawns etc until the settlement date? I'm just curious about that.
I emailed my concerns to the conveyancer, and explained that according to the contract I feel that I don't have to give permission to view the house plans, purely because it was not a condition within the contract. And that they should have done all those checks before signing the contract, or put clauses with the sale being subject to such checks etc.
The conveyancer replied that I was completely correct and that the purchaser was just wasting his and my time, and that they sale would go ahead regardless now.I'm a little annoyed with my conveyancer, because I feel that he should have already known this in the first place and that I should not have had to explain it to him, saving me a lot of stress. I think he went and had things checked over with the solicitor in his firm….
I prefer email in these situations, because I can have everything in writing if I need to refer to it, and it gives me time to really explain myself.
Thanks for the input everyone,
thank god everything is fine and the sale should be going ahead!Thank you all for your responses so far, they've taken a bit of a load of my shoulders, though I'm still worried and waiting to hear back from my conveyancer! Basically his initial e-mail went like this:
"The Purchaser has now requested your permission to view the Council house plans and permits to ensure that no illegal building works have bee undertaken.
I therefore look forward to your instructions."I responded with:
"I'm not sure what exactly is required of me.
Do I need to give permission for them to view the plans and permits, or do I need to supply the plans?"Conveyancer:
"I understand that Council will require your consent before allowing the Purchaser to view the plans. There could be a form to sign, but I will let you know."
Then my last email from him was:
"Council Authority attached for you to sign."
Since then I have raised my concerns with him and am now waiting a response. This is all with 10 days left of a one month settlement date.
Hi yes, contracts have been signed and a deposit placed.
There was no clause for a building inspection, as she said she didn't require one.
Also I had a questionnaire to fill out asking about any building or renovation work that had been completed.
I had to supply any permits where they were required for work. As I hadn't completed any work that required a permit, I stated that.
I feel that the purchaser is suspicious because the house has had renovation work (ie painting, tiling, new cabinets etc) but nothing that required permits….
