There's two weeks until settlement goes through on my cottage. Now suddenly the purchaser has requested to view council house plans and permits in case there has been illegal building completed by myself or the previous owner/s.
Can the purchaser use this as an excuse to cancel the house sale?
There is no clause in my sale contract stating this. In fact the purchaser said that they wanted a quick settlement and wouldn't bother with a building inspection if I agreed to a lesser price.
I agreed as I needed to sell ASAP.
Now I'm pretty sure I haven't completed anything that would require permits, but I'm unsure of the previous owner/s. If there has been illegal building etc, can the purchaser use this as an excuse to legally pull out of the sale?
Also if I refuse to allow them to view the plans can they also use this as an excuse to legally pull out of the sale?
So worried @_@
Thanks for any advice and input all!
Can the purchaser use this as an excuse to cancel the house sale?
There is no clause in my sale contract stating this. In fact the purchaser said that they wanted a quick settlement and wouldn't bother with a building inspection if I agreed to a lesser price.
I agreed as I needed to sell ASAP.
Now I'm pretty sure I haven't completed anything that would require permits, but I'm unsure of the previous owner/s. If there has been illegal building etc, can the purchaser use this as an excuse to legally pull out of the sale?
Also if I refuse to allow them to view the plans can they also use this as an excuse to legally pull out of the sale?
So worried @_@
Thanks for any advice and input all!