Hi OzBargainers, me and my partner have been looking to purchase a house and found something that we thought was unusual yesterday.
We looked at one ex-display home, which we didn’t mind making an offer. While we were going through the form online to make an offer, we have found the below statements:
Building Inspection Clause
Please note, as we provide a Pre-Sale Building and Pest Inspection report as well as a Develo report for easements etc, we do not accept building inspection or Due Diligence clauses.
If you would like to conduct either of the above, please speak to our agent and they will help you facilitate them prior to signing a contract.
When I enquired further about it, the REA advised that we could get one done before submitting the offer or after we submit an offer. So it’s either blindly trusting the reports provided by the REA or get one done, potentially waste money if the property gets sold to somebody else.
I understand the market is still favouring sellers and what not, but wanted to know how common this is and wanted to get your thoughts on whether you’d skip properties that are not interested in putting the clause at all.
Not common but not illegal. Aside from the 3 day cooling off (in SA), what is or isnt accepted in a contract is between the parties.
If they want a clean, quick, no BS sale, they can put in clauses like that. Also no chain, no subject to finance