Is this allowed

We put in an offer on a house which was marketed by the estate agent as a 2/3 bed house. The house has been used as a 3 bed by the current occupiers who are tenants and when the house was advertised for the rental market was advertised as a 2 bed.

Have had my survey back today and it says that as one of the rooms has no windows and no ventilation it cannot be used as a room and only for storage.

Has the estate agent misrepresented the house because of this ?
If i knew the answers to all the questions i wouldn't be on here :p

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  • ACG
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    They have said 2/3 bedroom.

    You can use the 3rd room as a bedroom if you want, even if lenders will not class it as one.

    Did you go to see the property yourself?

    Struggling to see what you are concerned about. They could call it a 15 bedroom mansion if hey wanted but common sense should prevail and tell you is not.
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  • amnblog
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    Did you not notice there was no window in the room?
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    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Broker, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
  • kingstreet
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    suziqqq wrote: »
    We put in an offer on a house which was marketed by the estate agent as a 2/3 bed house. The house has been used as a 3 bed by the current occupiers who are tenants and when the house was advertised for the rental market was advertised as a 2 bed.

    Have had my survey back today and it says that as one of the rooms has no windows and no ventilation it cannot be used as a room and only for storage.

    Has the estate agent misrepresented the house because of this ?
    What do you want to achieve from this?
    I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.
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