Settlement and Old Cooker Problem

[Cheeks]

Hi

Ok I'm settling on a property on Monday.

My property manager has performed my final inspection and noted the cooker doesn't auto light. I have at which point stated that I would like the cooker looked at by an electrician and fixed otherwise I need a letter from the electrician saying the cooker can't be fixed and it has to be ignited with a match.

The reason why I have requested this is that with a previous property I was purchasing I had the same problem at the final inspection. The owners at the time were very unhappy and complained that it never worked and that was that (basically the same problem now). They eventually got an electrician to take a look and he fixed it for about $300.

The property is going to be rented so I'd like everything to work properly before getting tenants in.

I don't think I'm asking too much, what do you think?

 

[The Y-man]

We had a similar incident where on final inspect, the oven door would not close.

Our conveyancing lawyers adjusted a "repair allowance" from the settlement (which was pretty generous - and after settlement, we merely threw away the old unit and bought a new one )

Cheers,

The Y-man

 

[BillC]

This is my first post

I am selling my mothers unit due to her having to go to a nursing home.

There are many elderly people who will except very low selling prices due to
agents who give them low valuations and which these vendors except

If my mother had to sell her property without family working out the valuation price this property would have been sold for a bargain

I am concerned about this aspect

 

[Bargain Hunter]

My lovely wife negotiated a great price on a small set of four units. During the building inspection the inspector found an issue with the plumbing and estimated the repairs would cost about $10k.

We went back to the agent, the agent discussed the situation with the vendor, who then talked directly to the building inspector.

The price which was already a bargain, was reduced by $10k. After settlement we had a plumber carry out the repairs for less than $1k (wasn't so serious after all).

If the property hasn't settled then you have a right to go back and request that the necessary repairs be carried out or an adjustment be made to the price.

Keep in mind the vendor does not have to comply. Just depends who wants the deal the most. I wouldn't be walking away for the sake of $300.

Regards


Andrew

 

[Bargain Hunter]

There are many elderly people who will except very low selling prices due to
agents who give them low valuations and which these vendors except

My Outlaws needed around $80,000 to fund their retirement village accomodation. That's how they worked out the value of their house.

Didn't even tell us they were thinking of selling. Sold it that day for $80,000 (which was well below market value).

Now about seven years later would be worth more than $500,000.

Regards

Andrew

 

[yadreamin]

Cheeks

What do you mean by cooker? oven or hotplates?


cheers yadreamin.

 

[Cheeks]

Both, it's a free standing oven and hotplates.

The RE selling the property said you had to turn the gas on and then throw a match in the oven for it to light - I suddenly had visions of tenents blowing themselves up

 

[crest133]

A stove or cooker should work unless otherwise stated by the vendor or selling agent, so it probably should be fixed by the vendor at vendor's expense. That's my opinion & 2c.
cheers
crest133

 

[Cheeks]

We have had a gas man look at the cooker.

The oven now auto lights but apparently the hotplates don't and never have done it that model.

I had assumed because it was a newish looking cooker that everthing would auto light but apparently not.

I think if I had known of the problem with the cooker I would have negotiated to reduce the price a little more as I feel I should be replacing it.

I'll rememeber this when looking at other properties!

 

[Les]

G'day Cheeks,

I'm not so sure that an electrician is the right dude for the job. I'd be looking for a company that specialises in gas appliances.

By way of explanation, we had a problem with our most recent purchase - this was a gas oven that would light, but not STAY lit. In the end, the friendly gas oven specialist found that it was "set up" incorrectly.

In short, it was set up for Propane Gas (as used with BBQ's) - but, as it was now hooked into city gas lines, there were changes that needed to be made to have it operate correctly. And, since having things changed to suit, we've had no problems with it.

Note that I don't KNOW that this will fix your problem, but I'd suggest you get a "specialist" onsite to appraise the situation,

Regards,