Subject: Conditional Offer – [Property Address]
Hi [Agent’s Name],
Please draft an Agreement for Sale and Purchase using the details below:
Purchaser: [Full legal name(s)]
Purchase Price: $[amount]
Deposit: • Option A: 10 % payable once all purchaser conditions are satisfied or • Option B: See Further Terms below for staged/KiwiSaver deposit
Settlement Date: • [e.g. 3 September 2025] or • The 20th working day after due‑diligence satisfaction
Further Terms: Please insert the Due Diligence clause (copy below).
Lawyer: angus@housemelegal.co.nz, 09 801 5903
Please email the agreement to me once ready.
Kind regards,
[Your Name]
This agreement is conditional upon the Purchaser completing, within ten (10) working days of the date of this agreement, a due‑diligence investigation of the Property and being satisfied in all respects, including (without limitation) title, local‑authority compliance, financing, and any other matter the Purchaser, in their sole discretion, chooses to investigate.
The Vendor must provide full access to the Property and supply any information in their possession that is relevant to the Purchaser’s investigations.
This clause is inserted for the sole benefit of the Purchaser. The Purchaser may waive it by written notice. If the clause is not satisfied or waived, any deposit paid must be refunded in full immediately, and the agreement will be at an end.
This offer may be accepted by the Vendor no later than [date/time]. If not accepted by that time, it will lapse without further effect and neither party will have any claim against the other.
WARNING: This special term may cause the sellers to exclude your offer. Ideally, discuss the pros and cons of using a deadline with your lawyer. If you do want to proceed with a deadline, make it at least 3 working days after you send the offer in to give the sellers a reasonable amount of time.
$[amount] is payable to [agent trust account] when this agreement becomes unconditional. The balance of the 10 % deposit is payable as set out below.
Following payment of the Initial Deposit, the balance of the 10% deposit will be paid within one working day of the Purchaser’s KiwiSaver funds clearing into the Purchaser’s solicitor’s trust account. The full deposit is to be held in the Vendor’s solicitor’s trust account until settlement or until settlement undertakings are provided.
Write a short, genuine letter of introduction to the seller—one paragraph on who you are and why you love the property. Attach it to the offer email for an extra edge: Letter to Sellers - Buyer Introduction
