18 May 2009 12:44 PM:
I am pleased to see your posting on this Lizh.
I had a client this week cancel a survey because the agent had told them that a house was 'still under the 10 year guarantee', when I sent the client an article on just how worthless the 'guarantee' can prove to be, they re-booked the survey.
The only way to minimise future problems even on newbuild properties, is to get all defects assessed and corrected prior to paying final monies over to the developer. If the developer won't correct issues in order to complete the sale, they are hardly likely to jump to it post completion. Last week I witnessed a developer refusing to carry out just €1000 of relatively minor repairs prior to completion and final payment on a E600k villa. I have other clients taking the same developer to court for ignoring defects.
Buyer's should not be bullied by developers or agents, and developers and agents should realise that the 'bad taste' left with many purchasers (and their professional representatives) will result in very negative publicity and be of detrement to future sales, costing them far more in the long run than it would to have a couple of competent subcontracted workmen putting things right and keeping the buyers happy.
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