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brand new flat not so brand new
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thegirlintheattic wrote: »It still is new, you are the first owner.
Why did you not investigate why this property was being offered so cheaply?
In the end I think you might get a token payment if you complain but they are not going to buy it back or give you a new flat.
It was not offered cheaply!!! it was expensive!! it was cheaper than the other flats we saw in the building as it was on the ground floor. the higher you go the more expensive it gets!0 -
What is the big problem with the fact that someone stayed in the place for a while?
Surely a decent clean and a few quid goodwill gesture should resolve things.0 -
It was not offered cheaply!!! it was expensive!! it was cheaper than the other flats we saw in the building as it was on the ground floor. the higher you go the more expensive it gets!
Then demand to be moved to a brand new more expensive apartment! If they decline then threaten to contact press, trading standards, etc0 -
What is the big problem with the fact that someone stayed in the place for a while?
Surely a decent clean and a few quid goodwill gesture should resolve things.
Because that's not what I wanted and more importantly I was told I was getting something that I wasn't. Isn't that the point??? It would be easier to roll over and accept it but this is the most expensive thing I have ever and will buy in my life.......0 -
Have you been able to find out how long somebody was living there?
I don't think it would have made any difference to your mortgage offer but I think you will find most people on here are sympathetic (me included) to your general plight of feeling deceived over the marketing of this property.0 -
Because that's not what I wanted and more importantly I was told I was getting something that I wasn't. Isn't that the point??? It would be easier to roll over and accept it but this is the most expensive thing I have ever and will buy in my life.......
Too right! Get a new solicitor and get some more advice from him/her about what can you do.
You can always contact Watchdog too.0 -
Then demand to be moved to a brand new more expensive apartment!
I was going to suggest that and say get them to pay ALL your costs, but deleted it. Got to thinking - surely if they've actually bought the other one, it'd be a nightmare... most places can't be sold on to anyone needing a mortgage until they've been owned for around a year (as far as I know), plus it would be on their credit record they'd bought, sold then bought again in a short period of time, would affect any mortgage offer, and surely wouldn't go down well with mortgage provider... it just sounds as though it would be absolute hell for everyone. It would be what I'd want, and what I'd love them to push for, but I just don't know if it would work.
Jx2024 wins: *must start comping again!*0 -
BargainMad wrote: »Have you been able to find out how long somebody was living there?
No the EA did mention 4 days but I know she is lying. I think she just expected us to accept the cleaning offer (even though the flat was cleaned prior to us moving in) and not mention it again.0 -
What is the big problem with the fact that someone stayed in the place for a while?
Surely a decent clean and a few quid goodwill gesture should resolve things.
It's not brand new, there's wear and tear with use.
If you were to buy a toaster (for lack of a better example) from a shop and pay full price, then get home to find out it's been used (but cleaned up a bit) you'd be a bit mad, wouldn't you? If you knew it'd been used, you wouldn't pay full price, but a second hand one. You'd rightly go to the shop and demand refund/replacement.
So why would this be any different?0 -
BargainMad wrote: »Have you been able to find out how long somebody was living there?
No the EA did mention 4 days but I know she is lying. I think she just expected us to accept the cleaning offer (even though the flat was cleaned prior to us moving in) and not mention it again.
I think you certainly need to find out the exact amount of time someone was in there. Do you know the year it was completed?0
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