Basildon Extra, June 2012 31 property
What buyers really want to know beforethey buy
By Jeremy Gates, Press Association BUYERS aremost concerned about the safety of the neighbourhood and whether their close neighbours arenoisy yet neither of these fac- tors is really covered by official documents, a new survey says. According to the survey from conveyancer
ed to know whether they would have noisy neighbours, while 81 per cent wanted to hear about difficulties with the plumbing and electrics of their new home. Problems relating to environmental concerns,
1st Property Lawyers, morethan nine in 10 buyers (93 per cent) would like information which is not normally revealed by an estate agent, property survey or property searches beforethey sign on the dotted line. The survey of 1,220 homeowners found the number one concernwas asafe neighbour- hood, with 87 per cent keen to learnabout the safety of the area beforethey move. In second place, 82 per cent of people want-
such as noise and air pollution, and traffic and parking, also ranked highly. Mark Montgomery,commercial director at 1st
Property Lawyers, says: “Buying ahouse is one of the biggest and most expensive deci- sions that people ever have to make and they want as much information as possible to make that choice. We think agents should be more proactive in providing moredetailed information to buyers on initial viewings.” *For morecall 1st Property Lawyers 0333 321 2345 and
www.1stpropertylawyers.com
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