Selling property and declaring problems with it.

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#116413 28-Apr-2013 20:10

I know that real estate agents have to disclose things like problems with drainage etc,

But is being served off a conklin something that has to be disclosed to buyers?

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#806866 28-Apr-2013 20:17

No as it's not a issue with the property, You are not buying a internet connection when you purchase a house

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#806871 28-Apr-2013 20:36

I am not so sure if the OP was serious or joking...

I bet 99% of the real estate agent has no clue what conklin means!

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#806875 28-Apr-2013 20:43

Kinda serious. One of the reasons for the move is impossibility to be able to work from home. Have to give people details about all the septic system and ground subsidance and stuff like that, not sure if you have to tell them that you are lucky to be able to watch a 480P youtube most of the time, let alone use a VPN and RDP...

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#806876 28-Apr-2013 20:47

I'd go with a resounding NO on this one.

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#806877 28-Apr-2013 20:48

No end of story!

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#806878 28-Apr-2013 20:48

Doesn't mean you can't ask... Or do your own research of course.

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#806879 28-Apr-2013 20:50

Just want to be sure that when the new owners move in and find it is useless they wont have any comeback over the issue since it is clearly a problem that affects the place.

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#806881 28-Apr-2013 20:52

No it does not affect the place, Slow internet will not cause the roof to leak or the house to crumble

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#806883 28-Apr-2013 20:53

Me, personally, I wouldn't bother disclosing it. I would feel entirely comfortable letting any potential future owners do their own research and I would answer any questions from them honestly.

However, I advise you to consult a lawyer or property law specialist.

Asking on Geekzone? More opinions than people.

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#806885 28-Apr-2013 21:00

Taking this a step further, to try and understand why you'd even ask this...

- Would you disclose XT coverage? VF coverage? 2D coverage? What about if the 2D is native or roamed to VF? WOuld you feel the need to disclose if you were on a fringe between a few sites and this caused battery drain issues?

- What if the local bus route is sometimes a bit late / irregular?

- Can the house get a terrestrial freeview signal or are you stuck with satellite?

- If in part one you only have XT, should you borrow a VF phone and SIM to check that?

- What if you never bothered with ADSL in the past? How would that modify your obligation (or not) to report on BB capability at a location?

BB is nice, it's lovely and I personally would factor it into a house purchase - but I think you're being way to worried thinking about actively disclosing current BB capability for a sale.

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#806898 28-Apr-2013 21:15

I'd like to know what service is available before I bought a house if it was a necessity for earning an income or the likes of that.
I would do my own research if I really needed decent broadband.
I would like to think its something you could be told about, but wouldn't see how it is a legal requirement

It would be silly for someone who needed it to not check, would be like a small beer brewing family buying a house that is on tank water and not check for a mains line. . . It's still possibly to make beer but not as easy (or smart).

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#806939 28-Apr-2013 21:56

It was good for a laugh!

I personally checked every address I looked at for internet capability what cabinets were where...etc...etc. Turned out I liked tank water, 360 degree deck and bushy surroundings up a a very private 800 meter driveway too much to turn it away just because the maximum internet speed was 2.0Mb/s rather than the 18+ I am used to!

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#806943 28-Apr-2013 21:59

You don't have to disclose it, but AFAIK if the prospective buyer asks, you are not allowed to lie to them.

so if they ask "can you get broadband here" your answer will be "yes"

if they ask "what is your broadband speed like here" then you will have to be truthful. you cant claim it is 10Mbps+ if it isn't.

This is one of the reasons what using an agent can be good. all questions come through them giving you an opportunity to think carefully about your answer rather than accidentally blurting out something stupid.

But really this is something that a buyer can and should easily check for themselves.

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#806962 28-Apr-2013 22:38

my house is exchange fed with no VDSL, still isn't on the chorus maps for UFB fibre rollout, and doesn't have good line of sight to wireless providers.... but could potentially get a good 4g voda signal with masts not far away... where do you draw the line?

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