The new consumer protection act places great emphasis on the need for disclosure. A professional agent should see the need for protecting every sale with a HomeSafe Property Inspection.
The protection of the deal against failure comes from professional disclosure and HomeSafe Reports provide a great comprehensive disclosure of the property condition.
The EEAB and the DTI have even produced a checklist on property condition , but as a buyer or seller are you qualified to make assumptions on major and often unseen components in the home ?
It seems ludicrous for an accountant with no building backround or prior training to comment on property condition?
So what is the answer? The answer is we follow the trend of all countries that have consumer laws , get Homesafe to do a professional property inspection and get a 26 page condition report from a trained inspector.
Quite frankly if your agent is not accepting of a pre-sale or post offer inspection , then as a buyer or a seller you have to question the reasons behind the reluctance. An agent who believes in long term relations with clients and not just commission extraction from the deal should welcome the disclosure process and limited liability a HomeSafe Inspection brings to the process.
Call HomeSafe now and discuss your property Inspection with us