I want a rural property. What will the property search company do?
When you're looking for a rural property, a property search company will basically split what they do into four areas. First, they will corral all the properties in that particular rural location and bring them together. They will throw out the stuff which may be blighted, is too expensive, is inappropriate, is not right for the client's brief. Having done that, they will then bring the client down and will take them around, usually on a tour. First off, there's a tour day to have a look at the local area, and then as you go on, you'll look more specifically at individual properties. When you find a property that is liked, really liked, then the client will be brought down for a second, maybe a third, maybe a fourth, even fifth viewing to make sure this is the house that the client really wants. Then there is a process of appraisal. Often that means going to the planners. What's going to happen with that field next door to the garden? Is it likely to be developed? These are the kinds of questions that should be asked. Also, if they're going to be renovating or expanding the property, what sort of cost is going to be incurred in doing that? And again, talking to the planners to see whether that's gong to be possible. All of this information is then brought together so that the client knows what that property is worth to them, so that then, negotiations are entered into against the state agent, against the vendor of that rural property so that the best price is achieved. Once an offer has been accepted, then the conveyancing process starts, and with rural properties, there are often many confusing aspects of the conveyancing process. Access can be an issue, foot paths can be an issue, boundaries can be an issue, and we'll be on the ground helping the surveyor with that process, so that when title is taken, the client is sure of what they're buying.
