Buying a house with solar panels, vendor refusing to inspect

brightonman123

agrinnall wrote: »

I imagine the vendor has a solicitor who is a good deal brighter than both the OP's solicitor seems to be and you have shown yourself to be from posts such as this one, and would give such a suggestion short shrift.

Do you have nothing better to do?

Leeds_House_Mover

Davesnave wrote: »

I wonder what % kick-back the solicitor received, or did you live in a conservation area/ AONB, or have a Grade 2 listed property?

If none of the above, the chance of gaining anything by way of the policy would be zero

I did wonder what commission the solicitor would be getting but I had my wife saying 'just pay it' and that was the end of the discussion.

I wish I'd said no; but I wanted to sell the house and simply didn't want to take the tiny risk that they would have pulled out if I hadn't paid for the insurance. It is money down the drain but there you go.

Davesnave

Leeds_House_Mover wrote: »

I wish I'd said no; but I wanted to sell the house and simply didn't want to take the tiny risk that they would have pulled out if I hadn't paid for the insurance. It is money down the drain but there you go.

Well, that's an honest answer and probably the reason most of these policies are taken out.

I hope that a bit of regulation comes into this area before long. You never know; like PPI, perhaps you'll get a chance to claim your money back one day....

danielanthony

Missus_Hyde wrote: »

Absolutely, I can't bear the things; so I'm afraid that would have put me off buying the house anyway.;)

You're the type of buyer who wouldn't buy a house because they didn't like the wallpaper. This is great for buyers like me who can see beyond the little things, buy such houses for a bargain, fix it up and sell on again at a big profit

Keep being so picky. Please.

D00gie72

To the OP - you need to view the solar panels in the same way as any other appliance in the house, if you wish to check the appliance is in working order you'll need to arrange for an appropriate person to check for you.
You may be able to get a local Solar company to check for you for a fairly minimal fee.
Just because most people have not dealt with Solar panels before it can lead to all sorts of issues (and popular misconceptions are posted on here all the time) but just view them as any other appliance - if you want them - great - but at the end of the day its buyer beware and the vendor is not liable for checking everything in the house (or on the roof) is in working order

Missus_Hyde

danielanthony wrote: »

You're the type of buyer who wouldn't buy a house because they didn't like the wallpaper. This is great for buyers like me who can see beyond the little things, buy such houses for a bargain, fix it up and sell on again at a big profit

Keep being so picky. Please.

Actually, you couldn't be more wrong!! Our cottage had the most dreadful decor and carpets when we first viewed it, but as it was in a super location, that didn't put me off in the slightest!!

However, why should I consider buying a house with solar panels, especially when I hate them, when I can buy one without and not have the problem of removing them?

Leeds_House_Mover

But why do you hate them? Particularly if they're discreet and well fitted?

Missus_Hyde

Leeds_House_Mover wrote: »

But why do you hate them? Particularly if they're discreet and well fitted?

I really do not like the look of them at all and unfortunately, I wouldn't call them "discreet", especially on an older, character type property.

I daresay they might look marginally better on a modern house, although I'm afraid I wouldn't buy a modern house either (purely personal preference ).

jimbog

Leeds_House_Mover wrote: »

But why do you hate them? Particularly if they're discreet and well fitted?

I'm a snob