Vacant Property Viewing under Level 5?

10pennymixup

Hi,

A question about viewing empty properties during level 5 restrictions.

I have one estate agent saying all viewing of property during L5 is prohibited. Another saying that as long as the property is empty and no one living there, a viewing is permissible. That this relaxation came in around the start of this month, that the PSRA lobbied for the change.

Which one (if any) is correct?

TIA.

Mad_maxx

10pennymixup wrote: »

Hi,

A question about viewing empty properties during level 5 restrictions.

I have one estate agent saying all viewing of property during L5 is prohibited. Another saying that as long as the property is empty and no one living there, a viewing is permissible. That this relaxation came in around the start of this month, that the PSRA lobbied for the change.

Which one (if any) is correct?

TIA.

My sister and her husband are viewing a property in Dublin
8 this week, seems to happen some of the time?

Caranica

Friend is sale agreed on a vacant property and only got to see it for the first time at the weekend. Let's just say the photo editor should get an award for their skills!!

Del2005

Al viewings are supposed to be done by video and you can only physically see the property when going to sign the lease/ contracts. But as with all laws in this country no one is following them.

Mad_maxx

know of a situation recently where a couple bid on a four bed house at an online auction

the four bedroom house turned out to be a three bed , auction house lied about the number of bedrooms , silly on the part of the bidders to trust the auction house and receiver but one can understand their dismay at such cynicism during a lockdown

Baby01032012

10pennymixup wrote: »

Hi,

A question about viewing empty properties during level 5 restrictions.

I have one estate agent saying all viewing of property during L5 is prohibited. Another saying that as long as the property is empty and no one living there, a viewing is permissible. That this relaxation came in around the start of this month, that the PSRA lobbied for the change.

Which one (if any) is correct?

TIA.

The first agent is correct all viewings wether vacant or not are prohibited under level 5 until the purchaser has gone sale agreed. The second agent is lying.
Different agents interpret the law differently. Some following bidding once it is at final bidding they will show the property prior to going sale agreed, others require booking deposit before showing, others are more strict. And then are those that blatantly break the law.

scamalert

its fckn mad to think people buy houses unseen and judged by the photo only, did research on few properties just to ask proper questions via video viewing and some houses arent even worth half their listed for once you get the actual truth and state about em, to think that one would go sale agreed without looking inside and go by the pics is mental.

Mad_maxx

scamalert wrote: »

its fckn mad to think people buy houses unseen and judged by the photo only, did research on few properties just to ask proper questions via video viewing and some houses arent even worth half their listed for once you get the actual truth and state about em, to think that one would go sale agreed without looking inside and go by the pics is mental.

mental indeed and bidders should be aware that outright lies are being told in relation to properties put forward to auction right now

idiot bidders and cowboy estate agents , bad mix

scamalert

Mad_maxx wrote: »

mental indeed and bidders should be aware that outright lies are being told in relation to properties put forward to auction right now

idiot bidders and cowboy estate agents , bad mix

watched couple via zoom, and nearly had to waist 30mins of waffle, one had been sold, relisted, got told it was flooded in Jan :eek:, another has still tenants living in it, pics dated back to 2019, some really messed up properties listed for sure. inquired on new build, was told ok to view showhouse or even the main then again, with construction being stopped would be a massive gamble to bid on anything without getting view and signed finish dates, entire process is mess up way goverment handles things now.

Graham

Mod

plenty of threads discussing auctions, please don't hijack this one.

Gumbo

Mad_maxx wrote: »

know of a situation recently where a couple bid on a four bed house at an online auction

the four bedroom house turned out to be a three bed , auction house lied about the number of bedrooms , silly on the part of the bidders to trust the auction house and receiver but one can understand their dismay at such cynicism during a lockdown

Surely the photos gave it away, no?

Mad_maxx

Gumbo wrote: »

Surely the photos gave it away, no?

only one photo was presented but thats not uncommon with those sales ( external shot of the front of the house ) , house listed as a four bedroom , in reality was a three bed with a converted attic but attic was not officially converted - no compliance cert so just a space as opposed to a bedroom

bidders should have known when there was no compliance cert in the legal pack that something was up but stuff is often missing in legal packs re_ auctions

outright false advertising but protected under auction contract , horribly cynical in an enviroment where no viewings taking place

10pennymixup

Baby01032012 wrote: »

The first agent is correct all viewings wether vacant or not are prohibited under level 5 until the purchaser has gone sale agreed. The second agent is lying.
Different agents interpret the law differently. Some following bidding once it is at final bidding they will show the property prior to going sale agreed, others require booking deposit before showing, others are more strict. And then are those that blatantly break the law.

Thanks, I was hoping that you would post being in the profession.

Crazy thing is both agents work in the same small independent office in a regional town. I think it's time to change agency.

tscul32

We viewed a vacant house a couple of weeks ago. Just rang the agent asking about it and how the market was for potentially selling our current house and he offered a viewing. There were 30 photos plus a video online but you still don't get a proper feel for it. Some of the rooms were bigger than they looked online and some were smaller. But none showed the broken tiles and general disrepair in the kitchen or the unusable state of the ensuite shower or the evidence of a leak under the bathroom. It wasn't as "livable" as they were making out and there would be quite a bit more of an initial investment required than it seemed from the website.

BronsonTB

Has there been any update on allowing house viewings in the latest Covid restrictions review?