Aussiebird 90 Posted July 16, 2020 Can you only view a property if its an open day in Australia? in the UK, you just phone the agent to book an appointment to view and either the agent or vendor will show you round, then you can put an offer in etc... Is it the same in Australia? Many thanks xx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AliQ 309 Posted July 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Aussiebird said: Can you only view a property if its an open day in Australia? in the UK, you just phone the agent to book an appointment to view and either the agent or vendor will show you round, then you can put an offer in etc... Is it the same in Australia? Many thanks xx You can phone the agent and arrange for a viewing at another time if you wish. When we sold, we had viewings after work in addition to our "open home" on a Saturday. Open days are a great way to view though, especially if there are a few houses in the same area, you can usually nip around and see them all in the space of an hour. I think it's so much easier to view homes in Aus. Perth WA / UK / Queensland Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aussiebird 90 Posted July 16, 2020 18 minutes ago, AliQ said: You can phone the agent and arrange for a viewing at another time if you wish. When we sold, we had viewings after work in addition to our "open home" on a Saturday. Open days are a great way to view though, especially if there are a few houses in the same area, you can usually nip around and see them all in the space of an hour. I think it's so much easier to view homes in Aus. That's great, thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marisawright 6,587 Posted July 16, 2020 I just looked up WA procedures and to my amazement, there is no "cooling off" period there, which is a shock, so AliQ is right. https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/consumer-protection/real-estate-contracts-sale-offer-and-acceptance https://reiwa.com.au/advice/first-home-buyer-guide/ Scot by birth, emigrated 1985 | Aussie husband applied UK spouse visa Jan 2015, granted March 2015, moved to UK May 2015 | Returned to Oz June 2016 "The stranger who comes home does not make himself at home but makes home itself strange." -- Rainer Maria Rilke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drumbeat 453 Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Marisawright said: I just looked up WA procedures and to my amazement, there is no "cooling off" period there, which is a shock, so AliQ is right. https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/consumer-protection/real-estate-contracts-sale-offer-and-acceptance https://reiwa.com.au/advice/first-home-buyer-guide/ Yes, WA is different from other States. You need to be sure before you pay a deposit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
