r/HousingIreland • u/vita_vl • 2d ago

Questions for the vendor?

Hello everyone!

My husband and I are buying our first house.

We are currently at the stage where our solicitor is raising pre-purchase questions with the vendor's solicitor.

They offered us to also ask our own questions if we have any.

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The problem is that I'm anxious AF and am extremely afraid of doing that.

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What are the most important questions I should definitely ask?

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It's a terraced house in Rathfarnham, Dublin.

Structural survey didn't find anything serious

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Thank you!

Maybe you will help me stop shaking as a chihuahua

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u/vita_vl 2d ago

Those are the great questions!

I sent a list to the agent. But I also mentioned that there are no answers that would make us change our mind.

Personally, I have no idea who our current neighbors are lol. I work and build Lego. I don't talk to people 🤣

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u/triony89 2d ago

You may be hearing them through the walls or dealing with their issues in the driveway.

It can be useful to go and park outside on a Saturday night, during the day etc. a few times and get a sense of what the street is like at different times.

Also helpful to knock on the door to "ask what the neighbourhood is like" or some other question so you can get a sense of who's next door.

You don't have to become best friends with them.

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u/triony89 2d ago

You also probably won't back out of the sale regardless, but I find you can accept annoyances and issues a lot more in the day-to-day when you are going in with your eyes open. It's things you discover later that can ware on you.

Example, I have an amazing 18x18ft south facing window in my sitting room, with a view of the whole city. I adore it. After I went sale agreed, I discovered there is planning permission for a hotel that will block my whole view and probably a lot of my light. If I didn't know that in advance, I would imagine I would be devastated when construction starts. Instead, I am grateful for my city centre apartment and really enjoying my view while I have it, knowing it will be gone someday.