hi,can anyone give me some advice to this question please.
we are due to sign a contract on a property on thursday for a house in sydney and have been told that our deposit could be at risk if we are unable to proceed due to lack of finance.i have been told that signing the contract “subject to finance being arranged” doesn’t work in NSW and we could lose the deposit if a problem arises.any help please??
Whoever told you that is an idiot. If it is an agent then he is pressuring you and you should complain about him.
Ask your solicitor to amend the cotract with a suitable finance clause.
You will be fine then to pull out, stating finance was an issue, and your deposit will be returned.
He is probably telling you the deposit has to be 10% too?
It can be whatever is acceptable to the vendor and yourself. $10 is fine. Although most solicitors will insist on 10% that way if you do a runner they can still recover theirs and the agents fees [blush2]
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And also don’t get pressured into being told that if finance is approved you have to proceed. It is finance on terms acceptable to you the purchaser.
So if some cowboy tells you they can arrange it through M Mouse Home Loans at 16% you dont have to take it.
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thanks for your help,much appreciated
Originally posted by Qlds007:And also don’t get pressured into being told that if finance is approved you have to proceed. It is finance on terms acceptable to you the purchaser.
As usual Richard is spot on and ably filling in my gaps…
Most solicitors will write the clause in such a way that it reads something like:
“Conditional upon finance approval satisfactory to the purchaser.”
This stops an unscrupulous vendor and agent forcing you to accept something like vendor finance at 20% rates etc.
I have never heard of this actually happening to someone I know but for the sake of a few words it is better to be safe than sorry.
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Simon Macks
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***NODOC @ 7.15% to 70% LVR***
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In your finance clause, specify the amount and the lender.
“Subject to finance for $300,000 from Westpac”.
Make sure you specify a due date for the fiance (at least 2 weeks, preferably 3 if they’ll accept it). If you don’t have finace by the due date, or you want to pull out, you much communicate this prior to the cut off.
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