Jun 5, 2010
Real Estate Property issues need fixing
“When selling your house today” says Paul Scrimshaw from Tommy’s Real Estate on the Kapiti Coast, “you need to declare any known outstanding issues such as work done without permits, any works not signed off with a Code of Compliance Certificate and of course any issues you are aware of that could give concerns regarding structural soundness and water-tightness”.
“Today buyers are well advised and educated to look for any issues in a property. This is for 2 reasons: it gives them some negotiating power when they really like a property and helps them to eliminate properties where uncertainty is created”.
“The best advice I can give is that if you are aware of any issues, you remedy them before going on the market. Commonsense prevails though and you need to consider cost versus value when looking to fix problems. In either case you need to declare what you know. One thing is for certain: If there is an issue it will arise during the sales process or soon after settlement. Then you have difficulties”.
“If you have any concerns about your property take appropriate advice. I am here to help and once we know what the issues are we can recommend a professional advisor or tradesperson to work with you”.
“The key is, if you are aware of a problem, fix it or at the very least advise your agent who can disclose it to potential buyers. A sale without issues should be our aim when we work together”.
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