I knew of a House that was going to be sold but was not yet on the market .The owner got a valuation of 340 from local auctioneer .I told a friend whos kid was looking for a house in Inchicore and they called in to the owner to see if they offered the valuation cut the Auctioneer out could they get a deal done .Owner said they had already signed a contract with the Auctioneer .So mates kid went to the Auctioneer to make an offer .Auctioneer said 340K was the asking price they already had a list of people willing to offer more Auctioneer said he recons it will go for 400K +.What chance have people got of buying a Gaff when the Auctioneers are acting the bollox asking for much less than they know it will sell for .Make themselves look good to their sellers .
That's a old trick
Put it in low and get a bidding war
If u put on high price less intetest
Twenty years ago:
REPORT ON GAZUMPING
THURSDAY, 4TH NOVEMBER 1999
'Gazumping' occurs where there has been an informal agreement (i.e. no legally enforceable contract, though almost always involving a booking deposit) for the sale of property at a particular price. Subsequently, the vendor, in seeking to obtain a higher price, either refuses to sell to the prospective purchaser unless he pays an additional sum or sells to someone else who is prepared to pay the increased price.
First, the Commission found, from responses to a Questionnaire issued to associations representative of consumers, the construction industry and auctioneers, and local solicitors' bar associations in the State, that gazumping occurred in only a handful of cases, when compared to the sale of approximately 40,000 new houses in 1998. Where gazumping does occur it is almost always on the sale of new houses.
The Commission's Report analyses the prerequisites which the law requires for an enforceable contract, the reasons for them and whether reform would be practicable at this point. A number of possible reforms such as forcing the vendor to complete the sale to the original prospective purchaser; changing the requirements for the existence of a legally binding contract; or providing compensation for 'gazumped' purchasers are all appraised.
The conclusion reached, and supported by responses to the Questionnaire, is that the current legal position which does not confer any interest in property upon the payment of a booking deposit, generally benefits the purchaser more than the vendor. For example, it allows the purchaser to conduct the necessary preliminary investigations, whether it be in the financial, physical or legal field, before committing to an irrevocable agreement. Furthermore, any change in the law which was heavily weighted in favour of the prospective purchaser could be open to abuse in a different economic climate where supply exceeded demand.
The Commission considered alternative routes by which gazumping could be prevented or minimised. While the Report commends self regulation by those involved in the building industry, it further proposes consumer protection legislation to ensure that purchasers have ample information so as to avoid acting to their detriment in the mistaken belief that payment of a booking deposit secures a binding contract.
Main Consumer Protection Recommendations
Legislation to provide as follows:
a minimum set of specific terms to be included in all receipts for booking deposits;
all advertisements for new housing developments to include certain information, such as the actual number of houses to be sold at each price level;
booking deposits not to exceed 0.5% of the purchase price and, in all cases, to be refundable if the sale is not completed;
failure to comply with any of the proposed legislative provisions would result in criminal sanction.
The initiation of, and adherence to voluntary Codes of Practice among the industry such as the Home Purchase Protection Pledge established by the Irish Home Builders Association.
I guess there's a reason why Ebbs hired an out of work Estate agent for his office.
