Would you share your survey report with the vendor's EA?

[PogoBob]

Had a homebuyers report done on the house we had offered on - a variety of issues identified leading to us deciding to pull out of the purchase (had always been clear that the offer was subject to survey).

Told EA today, they asked why and if there was anyway to rescue the sale. Explained that there isn't really as even with a price drop it won't ease the financial impact of the necesssary work. They then went on to ask if we would be willing to let them have a copy of the report so they can make the vendor aware of the issues.

My initial feeling is to let thm have a copy - yes we paid for the survey and the vendor will be benefiting from our expense (survey was actually pretty cheap really as part of a special offer) but as far as I am concerned it has done it's job for us so what's to be gained from refusing to share it.

I'm just wondering if there is something I'm not thinking of or if I'm being a little naive in letting them have a copy.

Arbitraryusername, yes mine says that too: "For the personal use of lindylove14 and not transferable". I Think that's quite common. It to protect the surveyor from being sued by people who have come by the survey without paying for it.

I would...
The disclaimer just means if someone else goes on to buy the house having seen your survey, and then the house falls down because of a problem your surveyor identified, there is no comeback on your surveyor.

EAs and Vendors can't lie about problems to a buyer. So if you give the EA and vendor a copy of the report which shows the problems, they are legally bound to tell the truth if a potential future buyer asks them about any known problems.
And if someone asks if any previous offers have fallen through and why, they are breaking the law (with serious financial consequences) if they then lie and say it was because you couldn't get a mortgage etc.

You've lost the money either way, but anything that makes Estate Agents a bit more honest is well worth it in my book

Absolutely not, not a chance.
I'm sure your Solicitor would give you the same advice.

They cant lie to a buyer or EA. You must have been lucky. Im helping 2 people buy houses at the moment, the first one in question whose mortgage broker gave a copy of her survey to the EA without her knowledge, HAS already been lied to by the vendor.
Hed just repainted the house, but she could smell damp, and was told he'd had a new damp course done. Of course he hasnt, and its flooding through the paint now.

Second one, the guys questions came back from the solicitor...is there any extensions...no. No ? Theres 2 great big extensions...so on this one goes too. :)

I'd just send them an email summarising the main issues.
Although homebuyers reports are always full of stuff that you need to take with s pinch of salt. Our last one went on about (amongst other things) a beam in loft showing a bit of damp, an issue with some tiles on the roof, an issue with a window lintel, comments of the damp proof course and the patio, something about the drains under the manhole cover, comments about the 2 steps up to the back door plus other such stuff. We've moved about 15 times and most homebuyers reports have mentioned the same sort of things plus other stuff like repointing and cracked render. All stuff we'd expect on anything not built in the last 40years.
As a buyer I find them frustrating and also a bit patronising. But then a full structural isn't much better as they're always just full of caveats.

I wouldn't, if they want a survey let them pay for it. It's different in Scotland though, the seller gets the honebreport done and its provided by estate agent to interested parties prior to viewing. Many times on Rightmove there is a lady no to see the home report. We had to get two as we sold just after 12 weeks and the buyers mortgage company had a cut off of 12 weeks on the survey before needing a new one. I was hoping the mortgage company would get their own survey done so we didn't have to pay.