House buying protocol in NZ
Jun 20th 2003, 5:36 pm
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House buying protocol in NZ
Does anyone know if it's the same when buying a house in nz with regards to the asking price here ie:the asking price is an ideal, but you can offer less? Or like scotland where you have to give a tender above the asking price? any help would be gratefully recieved as we are about to go over and buy a place and rent it out 'til we go. 
Jun 20th 2003, 6:57 pm
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ask this guy michael boulgaris on
[email protected] <[email protected]>
he is an estate agent who deals in properties in auckland -epsom area - he is really nice guy and very very helpful
cheers
richard
[email protected] <[email protected]>
he is an estate agent who deals in properties in auckland -epsom area - he is really nice guy and very very helpful
cheers
richard
Jun 20th 2003, 8:49 pm
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Thanks Richard, you were a great help to me on the newsgroup too!!
I've just sent him an email.
I've just sent him an email.
Jun 20th 2003, 9:33 pm
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Re: House buying protocol in NZ
Originally posted by nell m
Does anyone know if it's the same when buying a house in nz with regards to the asking price here ie:the asking price is an ideal, but you can offer less? Or like scotland where you have to give a tender above the asking price? any help would be gratefully recieved as we are about to go over and buy a place and rent it out 'til we go.
Does anyone know if it's the same when buying a house in nz with regards to the asking price here ie:the asking price is an ideal, but you can offer less? Or like scotland where you have to give a tender above the asking price? any help would be gratefully recieved as we are about to go over and buy a place and rent it out 'til we go.
I have sent you a private message about our experiences.
Paula
Jun 20th 2003, 9:37 pm
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To Paula
Don't go for the sake of a few arrogant, insular people, with nothing better to do but despense insults!! This forum needs people like you.....
Jun 22nd 2003, 11:25 pm
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I've bought 2 houses in NZ both through estate agents. When you find the house you like and are not prepared to pay the full asking price you make a written offer to the estate agent. He then tootles off to the seller and talks to him, comes back with a counter offer , rejection or acceptance. This can go on for an hour or so with agent going backwards and forwards.
Would make it simpler if you negioted directly with seller but agent didn't want me to do this.
Sold one house privately and dealt directly with seller no problem and much preferred metod for me.
Could be numerous ways of doing it just my experience.
Would make it simpler if you negioted directly with seller but agent didn't want me to do this.
Sold one house privately and dealt directly with seller no problem and much preferred metod for me.
Could be numerous ways of doing it just my experience.
Jun 23rd 2003, 3:21 am
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Thanks, that's pretty much the same advice Paula gave, at least I know where to start now!
Jun 23rd 2003, 10:47 am
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we made an offer direct to the seller, he came back with a different price which we then agreed to - still below the asking price so we were happy with that. Houses seem to be generally fairly slow selling in NZ so its always worth trying an offer - he can only say no!
Good luck
Doug
Good luck
Doug
