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Unreported neighbour disputes
Gold_Dust_2
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Another question: the house sale has gone through but we've just found out that the previous homeowner didn't declare any disputes with his neighbours, at least one of which has reached the courts. What can the new owners do about this?
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Speak to your solicitor that dealt with the purchase. I guess without knowing what the dispute is, what impact it will have etc, it will be difficult to say
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/36318710 -
Hi Gold Dust
In theory, you can claim damages from the vendor. The first challenge would be quantifying the damages. e.g. How much is the house's value reduced because of the existence of the prior dispute(s)?
As an example, if the dispute was about noise, and the neighbour is now so noisy that you cannot live there - so you have to sell the house at a loss. Your damages would be the loss in value of the house, plus removal expenses etc.
(But if it went to court, you would have to convince a judge that this was all really the case.)
Here's examples of a couple of cases that reached court:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/mar/04/law.property
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9129178/Homeowner-demands-compensation-for-neighbour-from-hell.html0 -
What is the nature of the dispute?0
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