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problems after collected keys to house

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  • nomoneytoday
    nomoneytoday Posts: 4,871 Forumite
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    AFAIK British Gas do a fixed price fix for under £200 (if you're outside of the M25)


    IMHO a solicitors letter and an argument would cost that amount to chase up.
  • parkrunner
    parkrunner Posts: 2,610 Forumite
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    Vicarious wrote: »
    Thanks for all your replies. Yes I've got contingency fund as I wanted to renovate the house.

    It just amazes me that seller can give you false information ( boiler is working ) and after collecting keys it isn't and now I have to fix it. It's almost like buying a house in a 3rd world.

    The survey also said the boiler was working, so maybe it was.
    It's nothing , not nothink.
  • Vicarious wrote: »
    Thanks for all your replies. Yes I've got contingency fund as I wanted to renovate the house.

    It just amazes me that seller can give you false information ( boiler is working ) and after collecting keys it isn't and now I have to fix it. It's almost like buying a house in a 3rd world.

    My paper work stated that the boiler worked...slight issue was it was the gas pipe to feed it had been nicked, and I was buying from a church!:rotfl::rotfl:
  • eddddy
    eddddy Posts: 18,068 Forumite
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    Vicarious wrote: »
    have you got any links / guides how small claims court runs ? what are the fees / regulations etc ?

    How it works: https://www.gov.uk/make-court-claim-for-money/overview
    Fees: https://www.gov.uk/make-court-claim-for-money/court-fees

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    IMHO a solicitors letter and an argument would cost that amount to chase up.

    My solicitor charges £60+vat for a 'stern letter'. And you wouldn't be able to add that fee to the claim.

    If I wanted to pursue something like this, I would write my own 'letter of claim', 'letter before action' etc.

    See: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/going-to-court/going-to-court/taking-court-action/step-one-write-a-letter-before-action/
  • Grenage
    Grenage Posts: 3,211 Forumite
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    In your position I would probably just diagnose and repair the problems, it's probably going to be less stressful and cheaper.
  • AdrianC
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    Vicarious wrote: »
    It just amazes me that seller can give you false information
    You took the seller's word at face value, without doing any kind of checking...?
  • moneyistooshorttomention
    moneyistooshorttomention Posts: 17,940 Forumite
    edited 4 July 2016 at 5:33PM
    AdrianC wrote: »
    You took the seller's word at face value, without doing any kind of checking...?

    A lot of us do (yep....I did use the word "us" there...:cool:).

    Backed up by the fact we know we have recourse to a small claims court if they've told us porkies (and they know we do......).
  • k3lvc
    k3lvc Posts: 4,174 Forumite
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    AdrianC wrote: »
    You took the seller's word at face value, without doing any kind of checking...?


    I've got to admit I believed their written word on the sellers pack - was only afterwards that solicitor recommended I shouldn't have believed it :rotfl:



    Rest assured I won't do it again
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    Vicarious wrote: »
    It just amazes me that seller can give you false information ( boiler is working ) and after collecting keys it isn't and now I have to fix it. It's almost like buying a house in a 3rd world.
    As I pointed out earler, the seller apparantly did not give you false information.

    Your own survey (you say) confirmed that the boiler was indeed working, as the seller claimed.

    And as I further pointed out, this does not guarantee it will continue to work.

    The only other relevant legal requirement i for the property to be in the same condition at Competion as it was at Exchange. So if it was working at Exchange (I'm guessing you have no idea) it must legally still work at Completion.

    Any sensible and cautious buyer would of course have had the boiler inspected by a qualified boile engineer. You failed to do this so must accept the boiler in whatever condition it is.
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