Red book valuation for cash buyers?

[trickyex]

I have just had an offer accepted on a house in a desirable area.

I was asked to offer the top end of the guide price to secure it and prevent any future viewings. Houses don't come up very often in this area and it's in really good condition inside and out.

Having sold the family home (a currently renting) I am in a good position as a cash buyer, with no mortgage to arrange (which is uncharted waters for me). It is the first house I will have bought on my own, post divorce.

I took a trusted builder with me to view the house and so won't be getting a survey, I feel comfortable with that. But is it worth getting a red book valuation to check the sale price is fair?

I have found a surveyor who will do this for under £300.

The sellers seem to be hard negotiators so I am not sure is this is much scope to renegotiate the price but would be grateful for thoughts/experiences.

Good article in the BBC today about whats really happening with prices OP.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c84g13z6xx4eo

@DrySherry I saw that article, thank you for linking.
It made me feel a nit nervous that I have offer offered.
I am looking up surveyors now and will see where that leads me.

I definitely think it’s worth getting a proper survey. For a little bit of money relatively you may avoid a lot of heart ache.

@trickyex Have sent you a DM

Offers are subject to contract - I think to have a supe survey is part of the contract, surely.
I bet the sellers are having a survey on the house they are buying.
Remember - it's a deal, not a friendship. Look after yourself. 🏠

I am looking into survey options. The sellers are asking for two weeks notice.

This seems unusual, have any of you experienced this?

No on both occasions my sellers were keen for things to move asap so accommodated the surveys as soon as possible (and similarly I did the same in return for my buyers).

Are they planning to bodge fix things to try and cover them up in that time knowing it will show something? Really makes me think you are doing the right thing by getting a proper survey!

I found that a very odd response too, made my spidey senses prickle.
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When we had this place surveyed almost exactly a year ago the owner wanted to be there. Took about two weeks as our surveyor had school holidays to factor.

Thats a bit odd.. but I guess its possible they have lives that are so busy that they can't be flexible. As a previous poster mentioned - once you have accepted an offer you would usually want to bend over to get the buyer committed by spending out on the survey and having that bit out of the way asap.
Unless they are worried about something. Hard to know.