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Estate agent final check

  • 30-01-2017 4:18pm
    #1
    Parchment
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    Hi all - we are close to closing and our solicitor mentioned that maybe a day or two before we get the keys, that we should instruct the vendors estate agent to go to the house and do a walk through. She said to make sure he checks everything is working etc.

    Is this the norm? sounds weird to ask the estate agent (who works for the vendor/just wants his %) to do something on our behalf. I dont even think i would believe he would do it !

    Has anyone else done this?


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  • #2
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,216 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Parchment wrote: »
    Hi all - we are close to closing and our solicitor mentioned that maybe a day or two before we get the keys, that we should instruct the vendors estate agent to go to the house and do a walk through. She said to make sure he checks everything is working etc.

    Is this the norm? sounds weird to ask the estate agent (who works for the vendor/just wants his %) to do something on our behalf. I dont even think i would believe he would do it !

    Has anyone else done this?

    Seems weird tbh.


  • #3
    Parchment
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,203 ✭✭✭Parchment


    listermint wrote: »
    Seems weird tbh.

    She is a very experienced solicitor and we couldnt fault her so far. I just thought it was a bit weird - like it makes sense but its weird.


  • #4
    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    Ask to do it yourself, we did our own.


  • #5
    Parchment
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    Libertarian Kant wrote: »
    Ask to do it yourself, we did our own.


    I thought that would make more sense but maybe she suggested that because we are both stuck for getting time off work these days.


  • #6
    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    Parchment wrote: »
    I thought that would make more sense but maybe she suggested that because we are both stuck for getting time off work these days.

    Vendor might not let you TBH also.


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  • #7
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,216 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Perhaps she meant meet the EA and do a walk around? Before signing..


  • #8
    Parchment
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,203 ✭✭✭Parchment


    Ill clarify with her but im pretty sure she said "get the estate agent to check everything is working a few days before getting the keys".

    I couldnt imagine him holding up his commission because the oven wasnt working. i might push for us to do with with the EA or on our own.


  • #9
    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    TBH walk rounds are generally a waste of time anyway. Are you going to hold up moving in because of a broken cooker or block toilet? Probably not.

    Just make sure they've not taken the kitchen out or parked a car in the sun room.


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