brand new flat not so brand new

ruggedtoast

Have you checked whether it has ever been registered to anyone else with the title deeds?

muskoka

I feel for you & wish you luck in whatever your after i.e compo, whatever.


However, I also think you need to calm down. Pursue whatever you want, BUT try to enjoy the home & be happy about it, in case you have to 'live with it'. Try not to let this spoil your enjoyment of your new home.

Try to see the positives. Everything works, its what you wanted (in size, location,etc). I'm only saying this in case you cant do anything legally???

cassidy0111

tus100 wrote: »

The flats are all advertised as new, we saw a few in the same building - the only difference was that this one had the floors/blinds already put in and the reason they gave us that someone was about to buy and it fell through.

I am not sure where you stand legally, however, if the flats in the block are still being advertised for sale it may be worth either threatening the seller with exposure in local media or actually contacting local newspaper etc.

Also, I think you should speak to an independent lawyer. The one proposed by the developer may not want to rock the boat given that there are more flats on which she can charge fees.

Errata

tus100 wrote: »

Also i have evidence - i.e. voice recordings and screen shot of the property when it was being advertised for renting.

That's interesting. Who gave you that evidence?

System

ILW wrote: »

Does sound a bit of an over reaction. See if you can get a few grand off the sellers.

It's not as if someone has died in the place.

Is it?

Its not an over reaction at all, is it?

If you buy a house, its a home, you want it as you bought it especially when they are lots of thousands of pounds. I have great sympathy for the buyer.

hazyjo

I suppose we're all different, but can't believe some people say they'd not be upset! Yep, there is financial loss - the mortgage for one, the 'brand new home premium' for another. I'd be going mental and it would definitely take the shine off the flat for me. I really hope you can get some sort of compensation (I'm not usually a 'compo kinda gal' and hate when everyone looks for compensation from anything and everything) but, in this case, I'm absolutely with you. Sue their !!!!!! off.

I really hope the stress and upset over it all doesn't last long and you can get on with enjoying your new home.

Good luck.

Jx

iheartbristol

paddedjohn wrote: »

im going to sound thick here but what does it matter? does it impact on you financially?

The OP has stated twice that they had less mortgage options available to them because of this.

This is shocking and OP you have all my sympathy.

tus100

it does matter to me. our mortgage broker said we would have had more option in our mortgage choice if he had known so i guess it does affect us financially. however more than that i have the right to get what i paid for. I wanted a new brand new place therefore paying what we did which I wouldn't have if i had know it wasn't new. its the principle as well, they think they can lie and deceive people to get their commission?

ILW my husband and I certainly don't think we are over reacting. we saved hard for our first place and expect to get what we pay for.

My solicitor has come back to me saying she was under the impression that it was new and had not been occupied and verifies that there is nothing in the contracts to say it had been.

tus100

thanks hazyjo and iheartbristol - trust me the last thing i wanted to do was to be in this situation. the developer is due to respond to my complaint this morning.

Errata i gathered the evidence myself and there is quite a lot of it as well so looking forward to hearing how they are going to cover up their lies. guess they just thought that they would not get caught out this way as the lady in the sales office admitted hence her mortification at the state of the appliances.

tus100

ruggedtoast wrote: »

Have you checked whether it has ever been registered to anyone else with the title deeds?

we are definitely the first buyers of the property but it had been let out.