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Making an offer on a property unseen

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  • #32
    suvigirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,090 ✭✭✭suvigirl


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122509519#Comment_122509519

    🤣 no I'm not at all worked up

    The last property I rented had never been seen by my landlord either, ever. So happens regularly.



  • #33
    SteM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,799 ✭✭✭SteM


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122509670#Comment_122509670

    Again, your past experience mean nothing to this EA or the seller.

    Who should the OP complain to by the way? What exact rules are being broken?



  • #34
    suvigirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,090 ✭✭✭suvigirl


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122509699#Comment_122509699

    I never said rules were broken. You can complain about things without rules being broken. I think perhaps you have a bias about this type of thing. I'm not arguing with you.



  • #35
    SteM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,799 ✭✭✭SteM


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122509832#Comment_122509832

    Complain to who about what?

    There is no argument to be made to be honest, you just wanted to complain for the sake of it.

    Who will I complain to? Don't know.

    What exactly am I complaining about? Don't know.



  • #36
    suvigirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,090 ✭✭✭suvigirl


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122509865#Comment_122509865

    Pretty sure the OP and the potential buyers would be the people who know those answers.



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  • #37
    Dav010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,669 ✭✭✭✭Dav010


    We’d all like to think complaints have merit, complaining to a regulatory body because the EA/vendor won’t consider an offer from someone who hasn’t viewed the property, would seem to be complaining for the sake of complaining. Life would be a struggle for anyone who was so easily upset.



  • #38
    Bass Reeves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,818 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122509053#Comment_122509053

    It depends if it the vendors condition of sale, it may be the auctioneer going on a solo run to benefit a regular buyer who is an investor or he may have someone he knows interested in it.

    The IAVI is not the regulator for auctioneers its there representative body. The National Property Services Regulatory Authority is there actual regulator. You probably would be send to them by the IAVI.

    The frst thing OP needs to ascertain from the auctioneers is that he has received those instructions from the vendor and that the instructions are absolute. He can make a complaint to the NPSRA then who would check with the vendor to make sure t6gat these were his instructions.

    Another option for the OP is to go onto the Landdirect site get a copy of the property folio if it is available and contact the vendor directly. The folio copy costs less than a tenner

    https://g.co/kgs/DJyLkc8

    Yes maybe it's the vendor instructions and everything is above board. However it would not be the first auctioneers to do a solo run that suits them.

    By the way I have nothing against auctioneers but OP has every right to follow through if that is his wish and if there relations are genuinely interested in the property.

    Post edited by Bass Reeves on

    Slava Ukrainii



  • #39
    etuzyuk
    Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭etuzyuk


    Sometimes the simple reasons are the most common.

    Is the asking price/bid reasonable?

    Is there much interest in the property, desirable location etc?

    If yes, then EA is dealing with many other bidders, viewings and trying to liaise with occupants, co-ordinate times etc. and give their client a realistic expectation of how the sale will go. In your case they may have said blind bidder, reluctance to view from actual buyer. If you're the only bidder then that's their tough but in a sellers market, and if they have multiple bids, then it could be just a simple case of them only accepting bids they feel genuine. You'd be better off to humour them and get the buyer to view it even if the timing is awkward.

    If there is something else dodgy going on then I'm sorry for you, you're in a difficult situation. You're only trying to help out a family member. Your best course of action would probably be to identify another suitable property instead of investing your energy in a battle with no realistic outcome or win. You don't need that stress.



  • #40
    strawberry
    Registered Users Posts: 647 ✭✭✭strawberry


    One half of the couple has seen it, the other is having issues getting to it as viewings are only during the week. It just seemed odd to me that the EA would impose that type of restriction as I've known various people who have bought without an in person viewing and I've always been able to get a pretty good feeling for a property based on photos and a floor plan. If I was a seller I would be a bit annoyed if the EA was limiting the pool of bidders for that reason but maybe he's just had some bad past experiences in that scenario. Good to hear others' views on it in any event.



  • #41
    suvigirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,090 ✭✭✭suvigirl


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122512298#Comment_122512298

    This doesn't make sense. So the bidders have actually seen the property? But the EA won't take bids from them? I'm calling Shenanigans!



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  • #42
    Bass Reeves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,818 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122512298#Comment_122512298

    If what you say is true it's very odd. I be following it up

    Slava Ukrainii



  • #43
    Deeec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,179 ✭✭✭Deeec


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122512298#Comment_122512298

    Why didn't you mention in your original post that 1 person from the couple has seen the property. No seller or EA only allow viewings during the week - seems a bit unbelievable being honest. Your first post made it sound like the couple lived abroad!!!

    If your serious can the other half of the couple not take a day off - they have to make an effort if they are interested. Tell them to give themselves a shake!



  • #44
    JVince
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭JVince


    Op's story seems to have changed.

    I suspect it's mostly made up.

    Imagine looking at buying a house for €400,000++ (a low estimate for Dublin) and not wanting to take a day off to view it?

    Either the buyer is extremely naive or terribly stupid and no agent will waste time on such a bid to the detriment of genuine buyers.

    I'm currently looking at a retirement property in Portugal. I've flown over 3 times recently to look at properties I was interested in. Yet the op's friend won't drive a couple of hours to Dublin?

    Now imagine if you were interested in buying this property and the estate agent tells you that someone down the country who has not seen the property has put a higher bid in? Imagine the reaction of the EXACT same people on this thread claiming the agent is trying to do something untoward.

    Funny, when you look at other posts of these people they seem to believe every conspiracy theory out there in everything. Rather funny



  • #45
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,249 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122507177#Comment_122507177

    Buying off plans is only a thing for new builds, where you are going to have a snagger and various other things in place. This is, presumably, an extant house

    Buying those without viewing is not a standard practice anywhere.



  • #46
    etuzyuk
    Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭etuzyuk


    Ok Strawberry, it all seems a bit odd. Maybe there's something else going on. But if it's a genuine sale, only other excuse I could give EA is the new rules on renters having first refusal. If it's renter occupied, maybe the EA is paranoid about accepting bids that could be construed as dodgy and designed to drive up price. Or maybe it's a buy back. Good luck.



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