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Sold a house with a dangerous boiler! Where do I stand legally?
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oh and dont listen to some of the silly replies on this forum - most are no better then just asking for advice to random guys down the pub!0
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Ladypie - i would seriously check the TA6 form asap and check question 12.3(b).
If the answer is after 2005 then you have a case to claim.
if the answer is before and you can prove the boiler was installed after 2005 (manufacture date) then you have a case to claim.
if it was really installed before 2005 then im afraid no case to claim and you will be ou tof pocket ima afraid.
12.3 (C) may help but would be difficult to prove.
Thank you, I'll ask my partner to dig the paperwork out and I'll check.
Like I said in my OP I have been aware from the start that I'll have to pay but to get it out of my head I wanted to ask after what the gas engineer said, as I thought he might know more about it then what I've assumed.0 -
no problem. get back on here once you found out.
keep in mind this forum is not a specialist forum (and really is akin to asking for advice from randoms down the pub) so i would seriosuly look at more dedicated websites (such as landlordzone).0 -
I've never taken legal advice from an engineer. Novel idea...ladymagpie wrote: »Thank you, I'll ask my partner to dig the paperwork out and I'll check.
Like I said in my OP I have been aware from the start that I'll have to pay but to get it out of my head I wanted to ask after what the gas engineer said, as I thought he might know more about it then what I've assumed.
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I think it would be difficult/impossible to prove if the vendor lied verbally about the boiler.
Now, if the paperwork said it included a certified boiler then that might be different, but it'd need a solicitor to assess the situation.0 -
keep in mind this forum is not a specialist forum (and really is akin to asking for advice from randoms down the pub) so i would seriosuly look at more dedicated websites (such as landlordzone).
I'm not sure whether landlords are in any a better position to comment on whether there is any seller misrepresentation.
I'm not sure question 12(c) matters on the SPIF matters. The boiler does work, and even it it didn't, it does not imply any warranty.
12(b) is the only option, though it's possible the current vendor bought the house in this condition. They're not obliged to inform buyers of defects, but must answer truthfully (to the best of their knowledge). I'd say their only chance was the wrong date deliberately being inserted in the box to circumvent the need for a installation certificate.
For 12(d), I'd have expected the buyer to follow this up prior to exchange."Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance" - Confucius0 -
Surely that's exactly what we all are?oh and dont listen to some of the silly replies on this forum - most are no better then just asking for advice to random guys down the pub!
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No wi-fi in my pub!Tigsteroonie wrote: »Surely that's exactly what we all are?
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no problem. get back on here once you found out.
keep in mind this forum is not a specialist forum (and really is akin to asking for advice from randoms down the pub) so i would seriosuly look at more dedicated websites (such as landlordzone).
Landlordzone.... I cant stop laughing.0
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