Motorhome Damp

angel00079

I hope this is the right place to post. Other caravans threads have been posted here. I realise it is the flip side so if anyone has a better place for the thread, maybe motoring.

I have tried to get some info from previous posts but they often don't say how things were resolved.

A relative of mine sold a motorhome the other week. This was a private sale. The buyer was very happy with purchase. Que a few days later the buyer called saying they want to return the motorhome as it they have been told it has damp. I believe that my relative would try and work something out but not really in position to take van back.

My relative wasn't aware of any damp which is surprising as their partner would have noticed as they have health issues if they were around damp. I believe that a report from buyer shows a small amount of damp.

Now I don't know anything about caravans/motorhomes but I would have thought that a van over fifteen years may have some damp. A bit like a car might have a bit of rust.

Would they be best to try and get a statement that not usual for a coach built van of that age to have some damp? That is if it is usual. I want to help but I don't really have a clue about this area.

neilmcl

I wouldn't bother. The time for the buyer to check for things like damp was BEFORE he purchased. Private sale, sold as seen, the buyer has no come back at all unless the sale was misrepresented.

ThumbRemote

Agree with neilmcl. It's a private sale, just like buying a house, you should do the checks before buying.

mattyprice4004

So they've bought it, gone on holiday and now want to return it, basically.

Tell them to sod off

Ms_Chocaholic

This reminds me of the caravan post a few years ago, a seller had similar problems. Can anyone else remember? Wonder if the thread is still about or if it was removed.

ETA: I've just tried googling it and it appears the thread was removed, here is some discussion about it though on another site

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_printer_threads.asp?ForumID=8&TopicID=185861

pulliptears

A lot will depend on how the van was advertised. Private sale or not if it was advertised as 'No Damp' and subsequently found to be damp then the buyer will have a good case for misrepresentation.

bris

pulliptears wrote: »

A lot will depend on how the van was advertised. Private sale or not if it was advertised as 'No Damp' and subsequently found to be damp then the buyer will have a good case for misrepresentation.

And who would put "no damp" in an advert for a motorhome, not the kind of thing that springs to mind don't you think.

Alter_ego

bris wrote: »

And who would put "no damp" in an advert for a motorhome, not the kind of thing that springs to mind don't you think.

Why not? I've seen it many times in caravan ads.

pulliptears

bris wrote: »

And who would put "no damp" in an advert for a motorhome, not the kind of thing that springs to mind don't you think.

its the first thing that springs to mind. And first thing that anyone who knows anything about buying caravans and motorhomes would check

http://www.motorhome-buyers-guide.com/damp-motorhomes/

'No Damp' is a reasonably common phrase when buying such things.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Talbot-Express-Autosleeper-Executive-Motorhome-/190879820146?pt=UK_Campers_Caravans_Motorhomes&hash=item2c7152e972

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/talbot-express-motorhome-spares-repair-/271254892136?pt=UK_Campers_Caravans_Motorhomes&hash=item3f280d2e68

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bedford-CF-Motorhome-1978-/141029732835?pt=UK_Campers_Caravans_Motorhomes&hash=item20d606f1e3

Slowhand

bris wrote: »

And who would put "no damp" in an advert for a motorhome, not the kind of thing that springs to mind don't you think.

It's one of the first things a buyer should look for as motorhomes and caravans can be prone to it.

neilmcl

pulliptears wrote: »

its the first thing that springs to mind. And first thing that anyone who knows anything about buying caravans and motorhomes would check

Well the buyer in this case clearly didn't.