I have recently gone sale agreed on a house in Cork City. I got an engineers report done on the property which suggested that there maybe signs of subsidence. If subsidence does exist the seller should claim on their house insurance to have it rectified or alternatively a renegotiated price could be agreed on.
The engineer suggested a drains test be done on the property prior to closing the sale to get a definitive answer on the subsidence question. The engineer also said that it is the seller who would get this test done and foot the bill as it is important for the buyer not to be compromised (i.e. buyer could claim results were bad in order to get a better price)
That did sound a bit strange to me and sure enough when I got on to the auctioneer about it he said that it was out of the question for the seller to pay for this..
After forking out 400EUR for the inspection I'd rather not give another 585EUR (Dyno rod price) for a further inspection on a house I may not buy if the results are negative.
Anyone able to clear this up .. who should pay for the drains inspection ?
Any help much appreciated,
Thanks,
Sean
The engineer suggested a drains test be done on the property prior to closing the sale to get a definitive answer on the subsidence question. The engineer also said that it is the seller who would get this test done and foot the bill as it is important for the buyer not to be compromised (i.e. buyer could claim results were bad in order to get a better price)
That did sound a bit strange to me and sure enough when I got on to the auctioneer about it he said that it was out of the question for the seller to pay for this..
After forking out 400EUR for the inspection I'd rather not give another 585EUR (Dyno rod price) for a further inspection on a house I may not buy if the results are negative.
Anyone able to clear this up .. who should pay for the drains inspection ?
Any help much appreciated,
Thanks,
Sean