Terminate your home purchase: tips and advice

Questioner

Cancellation of purchase of home within cooling-off period

Lawyer

your question is not clear

Lawyer

Whatever the exact question is: always do it in writing, so that it can be proven that it was done on time. And furthermore, pay attention: often it concerns a financing reservation, then the other party may demand that it is demonstrated that a serious attempt was made to obtain financing (submitting copies of rejection by bank(s) is then often the practical translation).

Questioner

It is about dissolving within the 3-day cooling-off period. The contract was signed on 3 December. After signing, the broker discovered that his colleague had neglected to email me the 'defect list' beforehand. I only got to see it after signing. So I can still dissolve today. Should I do that to the broker or to the seller (this can then only be done by email if it has to be within those three days) I want the items listed to be examined before I make a final purchase. Will I be responsible for these costs or can I recover them from the broker? Or can I still hold the seller liable for defects mentioned in that list after the final purchase? (which, by the way, is not signed by the seller. He hides behind the fact that he himself has never been a resident of the property and is therefore not fully informed. He is selling the house for his father, who cannot be contacted due to health).

Lawyer

Termination by letter sent by e-mail (with confirmation of receipt and reading) and also by regular registered mail. To broker and counterparty, take no risk. Also state that you are willing to enter into a new agreement if an arrangement regarding the defects can be agreed upon that you can work with.