Made an offer to buy a place, got that accepted but haven't signed the contract yet (thank gawd) and the conveyancer have picked up this little beauty:
"There Drainage Diagram shows the sewer mains as running a few metres inside the rear boundary of the property and appears part of the house is constructed over the sewer mains. We require a Building over Sewer Letter to be provided by the vendor as a matter of urgency."
Meanwhile the conveyancer is harassing the vendor's solicitor for the letter and he did comment even if a letter exist, there is still a possibility that the letter will say "no record of Build over sewer approval was given, however in this circumstances, Sydney water will not object to the structure remaining in the present state but will not accept responsibilty for claims of damage arising out of the presence of property of the sewer..."
It's in West Pennant Hills and should I walk away or use this as a leverage to talk the price down?
"There Drainage Diagram shows the sewer mains as running a few metres inside the rear boundary of the property and appears part of the house is constructed over the sewer mains. We require a Building over Sewer Letter to be provided by the vendor as a matter of urgency."
Meanwhile the conveyancer is harassing the vendor's solicitor for the letter and he did comment even if a letter exist, there is still a possibility that the letter will say "no record of Build over sewer approval was given, however in this circumstances, Sydney water will not object to the structure remaining in the present state but will not accept responsibilty for claims of damage arising out of the presence of property of the sewer..."
It's in West Pennant Hills and should I walk away or use this as a leverage to talk the price down?