Do we have any rights?

G_M

shelleyg222 wrote: »

as i said previously, i fail to see how the the key and the broken lock issue can be picked up on a survey done 2 months ago?

Quite probobly true.

But that doesn't alter the fact that it's now your house and your responsibility.

Trying to negotiate or sue money from.... the vendor?.... is going to take time, effort, stress and money. And as others have said, moving into a new property you should change the locks anyway.

Fix the lock and get on with life.

shelleyg222

sophie1412 wrote: »

I know exactly where you're coming from here - when I bought my flat there were lots of issues that I had not noticed as a naive 1st time buyer and that the vendor had cleverly disguised! I didn't have any comeback on the vendor. It is one of the things of buying a property and unfortunately there is nothing that you can do. As has already been said I would look to get all your locks changed anyway as that's always safer. Next time I buy I will make sure I have the most thorough survey done that I can - you live and learn and one of the biggest lessons is to never trust anyone (especially the vendor!) and accept that buying (and maintaining) property is an expensive business.

Good luck with the repairs and I hope you get settled in to your new place soon.

Thank you for that, at last a reply that doesnt make me feel like i'm a schoolchild being told off!

The problems with the house wouldn't have put us off purchase, but surely it would have been courtesy to inform us of these before moving in.

And with regards to the locks ( which obviously have been replaced), the main issue i took with this is that moving in on a friday afternoon would have been much easier with a working garage door key, and the ability to secure the house until we could get the locks changed.