Motorhome Damp

pulliptears

neilmcl wrote: »

Well the buyer in this case clearly didn't.

No, they didn't. But if the seller put 'no damp' in the ad they may have believed them and not checked themselves (foolish, but it happens). If the buyers have a report it sounds like they have taken it somewhere for a more in depth inspection.

Would be interesting to know what the original advertisement said.

angel00079

Thanks for the replies.

As far as I know damp wasn't mentioned.

I believe that an in depth report has found damp. The bit I am not sure about, is a bit of damp normal?

lincroft1710

Perhaps the new owner caused the problem by driving it somewhere like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrrtW164KZE

pinkshoes

Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »

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

I remember this! For some really bizarre reason, the judge sided with the buyer and the seller had to give him a refund and ended out of pocket.

Everyone was so surprised, and the result seemed SO unjust there was a collection of £5 notes to pay for his legal fees!

pulliptears

angel00079 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies.

As far as I know damp wasn't mentioned.

I believe that an in depth report has found damp. The bit I am not sure about, is a bit of damp normal?

A lot depends on the age really. In an fifteen year old motorhome then yes, you'd not be surprised to find a little. A 2 year old one then no, thats not normal.

If they didn't say in the ad 'no damp' or mention in it that it was 'dry' then they are covered really. The first thing most people do when buying something like this is go over it with a damp meter and make certain it is dry. If it didn't mention it in the ad then the onus really was on the buyer to check, and tbh I don't know anyone who buys a caravan or motorhome and doesn't.

Also, as damp repairs can often be quite pricey you could wonder how accurate the report was as well, I'm sure less than reputable firms would like to charge for repairing damp and I'd be wanting to see something independent where the company had nothing to gain themselves.

Either way, seems as there is little the buyers can do at this stage anyway so I wouldn't worry.

angel00079

I like the clip.

I seem to remember the eBay caravan. Everybody thought there was no way it would go the buyers way.

I think it is likely to go down the court route which is way I am trying to get as much info as possible.

pulliptears

angel00079 wrote: »

I like the clip.

I seem to remember the eBay caravan. Everybody thought there was no way it would go the buyers way.

I think it is likely to go down the court route which is way I am trying to get as much info as possible.

I really think the buyers will be lucky, especially if seller genuinely didn't know about the damp. If it wasn't mentioned in there I don't know what grounds they could possibly go to court under. The misrepresentation act is usually the favoured one with things like this but again with no mention of lack of damp its not misrepresented.

They might back off when they realise the costs, recorded letters add up, then court fees and hearing fees. Their report wont do if its not from an independent place so rack up another couple of hundred for an independent report. If they are savvy they will probably deduce that fixing the damp will cost them half of what going to court will.

I fully expect them to blow a bit of smoke for now, recorded letters will probably arrive but can be safely ignored. Please do keep us updated.