afriend has bought a house and the elderly neighbours next door are making their life hell, the other neighbours have advised that this is a long standing problem
2006-06-09 21:45:50 · 10 answers · asked by nxct 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
an agent is bound to answer any question you ask he does not necessarily have to offer any unsolicited information the same for any item you buy or sell
2006-06-09 21:49:40 · answer #1 · answered by sharky 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
An agent job is to find a house that your friend wants. It is up to your friend to find out about his future neighbours before signing the contract. When I buy a house, I always to the place at least 3 to 4 times a day for 3 days, to get myself familiar with the neighbourhood and observed people whom walked by, children that are playing at the playground to make sure it is the right place to stay. Commission is what the agent is more interested. They are only capable in telling you about all the goods things and sweep all the bad things under the carpet. Or maybe, your agent does not know about your problem neighbour too. So must also give the agent a benefit of the doubt, because their earnings are all from reccommendations of every buyer or seller.
2006-06-10 01:22:56 · answer #2 · answered by simple 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think now when you are buying a house you can instruct your solicitor/lawyer who is doing the conveyancing to find out if there have been any noise abatement orders on the people living next door or any other trouble that has been reported.. I think it is now required that if you ask the people of the house you want to buy a question like 'have you ever had trouble with your neighbours and it was a serious incident that was reported they are required to not mislead you and to inform you or any noise order etc that is in place..
2006-06-11 00:46:04 · answer #3 · answered by Curious77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i worked in an estate agents and they don't have to tell you of this when you buy the house and normally if you ask about then neighbours when they are showing you around they will say like the people who live there now dont have any complaints. They are really slimey and wont tell you nothing bad as they get paid alot of money to sell the house.
2006-06-09 21:57:35 · answer #4 · answered by I~Love~Baileys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the UK....
The solicitor acting on behalf of the buyer might ask this question to the vendors solicitor. A few years ago, there was a case where someone was sued because they didn't tell the truth regarding their bad neighbours.
2006-06-10 01:54:15 · answer #5 · answered by nemesis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am thinking it is the responsibility of the prospective buyer to take the time to investigate what position they may potentially be putting themself into in terms of neighbors and neighborhoods...
if there was nuclear waste buried in the back yard .. sure there would be legal consequences if you were NOT informed..
Most towns/states have a database through their town halls in the records room for deeds where you have access to all public records.. and can do basic searches with the information found there.. look at the names of your neighbors.. their property/taxes.. information on their loans.. if they have any liens on their properties.. things of that nature.. with their names you can go to the library and access criminal records through the grunt work of browsing newspapers by keyword..
all perfectly legal.. but the amount of work is time-consuming...
totally worth it if you have found yourself in a position of having to ask... what can I do next time to not make this mistake again?
2006-06-09 22:18:29 · answer #6 · answered by lost_but_not_hopeless 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. most states have some disclosure laws and some don't disclose at all. u should though ask. and here's one for u. some states don't have disclosure laws for haunted houses either. some people have such nasty ghost problems that real estate agents know about but say nothing. then when things get bad?, they cant afford to move either.
2006-06-09 21:51:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure if the estate agent is duty bound to tell you but I am sure that if you ask the sellers directly any question they have to tell you the truth. Your friend should seek legal advice, the c.a.b should be able to help
2006-06-09 22:21:07 · answer #8 · answered by mumoftheyear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you got the house you should have been told about these people otherwise you can take them to court and they could have to give you a large amount of money back, go to the c.a.b. for free information, phone and make an appointment first , hope you friend find's peace,
2006-06-10 01:01:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they don't, and I don't think they can. I believe they can be sued for things like that.
2006-06-09 21:49:59 · answer #10 · answered by jack f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋