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FTB naiive question re. surveys / problems
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Bear with me, im new at this! 
If someone is selling a house and potential buyers have had surveys done on that house which show up problems [therfore have not bought it] Is the seller obliged to tell us what has shown up, if we are considering the property?
Thanks
AB.
If someone is selling a house and potential buyers have had surveys done on that house which show up problems [therfore have not bought it] Is the seller obliged to tell us what has shown up, if we are considering the property?
Thanks
AB.
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It's 'buyer beware' when purchasing property, so no, they are not obliged to tell you what is wrong (unless the house is suffering from subsidence or heave, in which case there is a question in the sellers legal forms).
If someone is open enough to say that there are problems, I'd be quizzing that person to find out what they are. I'd also try and get hold of a copy of that survey before making an offer!Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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It is buyer beware but if asked a specific question they have to answer it honestly. "What was shown up on the other reports" they have to answer that question, Either "I don't know" or "the roof is about to fall off" but they cannot lie to you.
There will be a part of the legal work where your solicitor can ask their's for confirmation on these answers.
If I knew there was something wrong with a property and the seller didn;t share it with me, I'd be looking at other property. If they were open and honest and told me the roof needs fixing at a cost of £x, I may be able to work with them.
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It is buyer beware but if asked a specific question they have to answer it honestly.
Like, "No problems the buyer is directly aware of, please rely on your own report."I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
I thought it was "Not as far as the vendor is aware. Inspection should reveal".:Dsilvercar wrote:Like, "No problems the buyer is directly aware of, please rely on your own report."A house isn't a home without a cat.
Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.
I have writer's block - I can't begin to tell you about it.
You told me again you preferred handsome men but for me you would make an exception.
It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.0 -
Or maybe, "The vendor is unaware and the buyer should rely on their own inspection or survey."
Roll on HIPs, eh Bob? :j :rotfl: :T0 -
Thanks everybody. Scary stuff eh?!
Seems like the system where you survey your own [house sellers report, HIP or whatever name] would be better. Do it once - pay once and everyone knows what the score is - sounds too simple though!!0 -
Yeah, putting that in a HIP will make all the difference :rotfl:Ian_W wrote:Or maybe, "The vendor is unaware and the buyer should rely on their own inspection or survey."
Roll on HIPs, eh Bob? :j :rotfl: :TA house isn't a home without a cat.
Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.
I have writer's block - I can't begin to tell you about it.
You told me again you preferred handsome men but for me you would make an exception.
It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.0
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