Emergency Advice!

Adam86_2

I think i'd be calling 999 if some one had died not writing on here lol well thankyou for good luck, its just we needed to have some advice asap and with it being this late at night no one might reply if it just said query, but like ive mentioned, we are first time buyers, don't really have a clue what we are doing so need all the advice we can get and family and friends couldn't help us with this one.
Thanks for your help though Wrdnal

Flyboy152

Adam86 wrote: »

Have you read anything that i have written flyboy lol no but is it their responsibility to remove it? thats all i want to know grrrrrrrr!!!!

Yes, it is their responsibility, but you have to consider what you will do when they say, "beggar off."

I have read everything you have written and nowhere have you said what you will do when they refuse to comply.

hcb42

Three things they can do:

1. Try and negotiate £100 off the price and be prepared to walk away from the whole deal at considerable time and expense if they genuinely cannot do anything about it (the owners that is)
2. Move in and sue the old lady for not removing "contents" at considerable time and expense.
3. Move in and deal with it. (After consuming Indian takeaway, warm champagne and been to asda for essential items.)

OP: do 3, it is the cheapest way

ruggedtoast

Adam86 wrote: »

We haven't done this before ruggedtoast hence why we are neede a bit of help so if you are just going to criticise then thanks very much.

OK here is my actual advice. As pretty much everyone has pointed these are minor problems.

If you expect these problems to be rectified before exchange it will delay exchanging contracts. If the person you are buying it off is an old person who is presumably moving due to poor health time is not on your side.

Until you have exchanged contracts things can still fall through, and each day you delay changing contracts is adding to that risk.

If it were a house I was buying, and wanted to buy, I would probably ask them through the EA to sort the lock out and push to exchange asap. I have never met a piece of concrete I cant lift or crush with my bare, manly, hands so I cant even see what you're on about there.

If you really think it is worth jeopardising your sale over a £15 lock and a lump of masonry you probably dont want the house that much and should think again about purchasing it.

MrandMrsB

Hi Adam86,

Gosh I wish the children would behave themselves and grow up as quickly as possible!! Sorry about all the nasty comments.

Mr B who retired a couple of weeks ago is used to dealing with such matters - don't want to say what his profession is!

He has some advice for you. He suggests that you get somebody competent to advise how much the door is likely to cost to repair / replace. (A friend told me only the other day that she thought her door was faulty but it needed to be replaced - think she mentioned £800!) Since it is a "buyers market" at the moment, it should be possible to persuade the seller to agree to carry out the works or give you a price reduction. You can do this either through your solicitor or the estate agent. Don't forget that the solicitor is acting on your behalf and the estate agent is acting for the seller.

I agree with your comments about the concrete block being rubbish which should be removed by the seller before completion. You should ask your solicitor to get specific confirmation of this.

Other people's comments about discovering problems after you have bought a house are unfortunately quite true.

Good luck in your new home.

Adam86_2

We are not jepordsing the sale, just asking for advice. The problems were told to the seller 8 weeks ago, so why haven't they said anything about it til today? Their the ones leaving it til last minute coz lets face it, they can't be bothered to do it and don't care. ps the owner is deceased and it is being sold by immediate family therefore her age isn't and issue, its been on the market for over a year, unoccupied, why leave it til now to empty it.

Adam86_2

MrandMrsB wrote: »

Hi Adam86,

Gosh I wish the children would behave themselves and grow up as quickly as possible!! Sorry about all the nasty comments.

Mr B who retired a couple of weeks ago is used to dealing with such matters - don't want to say what his profession is!

He has some advice for you. He suggests that you get somebody competent to advise how much the door is likely to cost to repair / replace. (A friend told me only the other day that she thought her door was faulty but it needed to be replaced - think she mentioned £800!) Since it is a "buyers market" at the moment, it should be possible to persuade the seller to agree to carry out the works or give you a price reduction. You can do this either through your solicitor or the estate agent. Don't forget that the solicitor is acting on your behalf and the estate agent is acting for the seller.

I agree with your comments about the concrete block being rubbish which should be removed by the seller before completion. You should ask your solicitor to get specific confirmation of this.

Other people's comments about discovering problems after you have bought a house are unfortunately quite true.

Good luck in your new home.

Thanks for your response, this is the sort of advice we appreciate and were looking to hear.

We are not wanting to cause trouble, but the points we raised, were done weeks in advance, and it seems the vendor have left it to the last minute to do anything about it.

We just wanted to know where we stand.

Thanks

hcb42

ah now...I have experience of that.

Dad died at end of 08. No one lives anywhere near his house, his four daughters are all scattered - including overseas etc. Grief is traumatic. Dealing with estates is also very traumatic. In fact it can split families very easily. Emptying your parents house is also traumatic. If I had someone from the EA chasing me for eight weeks before completion when I dont live anywhere near the house - I might have got a little impatient with them.

As it happens, we did spend an entire week clearing and cleaning the place, my hubby and I. But please the masonry and a broken lock are not showstopping events.

However, if you think they are, ring the solicitor tomorrow and tell them you are not exchanging.

hazyjo

ruggedtoast wrote: »

I have never met a piece of concrete I cant lift or crush with my bare, manly, hands

Oh, God. I'll never sleep now See what you've started, Adam? All the macho sorts will be queuing up to dispose of it for you. Can anyone outshine ruggedtoast?!

Jx
PS Can someone at least youtube it if I can't get there to watch

Sorry for not having anything to add - just lightening the mood Really shouldn't have had that last voddie!

Adam86_2

I understand hcb42, but is that an excuse not to clear it properly? sorry to sound a bit harsh but at the end of the day they have signed something to say they will clear out the rubbish but now don't want to/can't be bothered to. why does everyone keep implying we are going to call it off if these things aren't sorted, not saying that, just say do we have a just cause to raise the issue a bit more. There are family living within the area that are clearing it out, we only found out today the seller lives down south.