Wondering if anyone can give a bit of advice or an opinion as to what course of action they would take in this scenario?
I am/was seriously considering bidding on a property that is going to auction next Saturday. The house is an old Queenslander which has had some improvements / alterations since it was moved to its new Qld home site approx 12 years ago.
I have had a building and pest inspection done on the property and the report recommends that I get local council searches done as there are additions and improvements that they cannot confirm have been passed by council.
The problem that I have is that the owner will not approve me getting these searches done (which I believe I need to get done before auction as the auction is unconditional). The reason he says he doesn't want me to get the searches done is that "if I find out anything negative I may not bid on the property" and also "the council may chase him up to get the alterations passed" when all he wants is the property sold due to personal problems. He insists that the alterations are all legal (as he is a builder) This is what the Real Estate agent is telling me.
He has been upfront and told the real estate the things that he HAS got approval for:-
Free standing double garage
Double Carport
and the ones that he has NOT got approval for:-
Roofed patio attached to rear of dwelling
Subfloor alterations, including removal of support stumps
which have been replaced with steel beam substitutes.
I love the house and would like to make it my PPOR but.........not sure what the right thing is to do. Seems to me that the important things are the things he hasn't got council approval for AM I RIGHT? ... I think so!!
The report that I got did say that the property had "no evidence of structural damage" and the builder who inspected it said it was "sound" but still advised me to get council to look at it and make sure that the beams were the right size and thickness according to the Building Standards Act.
Has anyone been in this situation before? You can see that I am fighting with myself all the time and all I need is some other opinions so that I can weigh it up properly instead of my heart telling me one thing and my head telling me another
I am/was seriously considering bidding on a property that is going to auction next Saturday. The house is an old Queenslander which has had some improvements / alterations since it was moved to its new Qld home site approx 12 years ago.
I have had a building and pest inspection done on the property and the report recommends that I get local council searches done as there are additions and improvements that they cannot confirm have been passed by council.
The problem that I have is that the owner will not approve me getting these searches done (which I believe I need to get done before auction as the auction is unconditional). The reason he says he doesn't want me to get the searches done is that "if I find out anything negative I may not bid on the property" and also "the council may chase him up to get the alterations passed" when all he wants is the property sold due to personal problems. He insists that the alterations are all legal (as he is a builder) This is what the Real Estate agent is telling me.
He has been upfront and told the real estate the things that he HAS got approval for:-
Free standing double garage
Double Carport
and the ones that he has NOT got approval for:-
Roofed patio attached to rear of dwelling
Subfloor alterations, including removal of support stumps
which have been replaced with steel beam substitutes.
I love the house and would like to make it my PPOR but.........not sure what the right thing is to do. Seems to me that the important things are the things he hasn't got council approval for AM I RIGHT? ... I think so!!
The report that I got did say that the property had "no evidence of structural damage" and the builder who inspected it said it was "sound" but still advised me to get council to look at it and make sure that the beams were the right size and thickness according to the Building Standards Act.
Has anyone been in this situation before? You can see that I am fighting with myself all the time and all I need is some other opinions so that I can weigh it up properly instead of my heart telling me one thing and my head telling me another