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Vendor mis-representation

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  • moneyistooshorttomention
    moneyistooshorttomention Posts: 17,940 Forumite
    bouicca21 wrote: »
    Ok chaps and chapesses, let's get practical. The solution is to buy a goat, and thereby mitigate potential damages. At the vendor's expense of course.

    ....and have a handy little sideline to boot - ie of selling the milk from the goat:D. What's not to like?
  • AdrianC
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    moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »
    ....and have a handy little sideline to boot - ie of selling the milk from the goat:D. What's not to like?
    You're not only assuming that the goat is female, but there's now a kid, too?
  • moneyistooshorttomention
    moneyistooshorttomention Posts: 17,940 Forumite
    AdrianC wrote: »
    You're not only assuming that the goat is female, but there's now a kid, too?

    "Ah right" - knew there had to be just a slight snag to that idea.....:rotfl:
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  • G_M
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    I thought all goats were male.

    Sheep are female, right?
  • csgohan4
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    edited 27 July 2016 at 11:51AM
    moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »
    ....and have a handy little sideline to boot - ie of selling the milk from the goat:D. What's not to like?



    Don't forget you need to declare your income if it exceeds the Rent a Goat scheme over £7500 pounds
    "It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"

    G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP
  • G_M
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    csgohan4 wrote: »
    Don't forget you need to declare your income if it exceeds the Rent a Goat scheme over £7500 pounds
    But it's the owner/supplier of the goat who will need to comply with the scheme. OP will be paying out, not receiving income.
  • csgohan4
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    G_M wrote: »
    But it's the owner/supplier of the goat who will need to comply with the scheme. OP will be paying out, not receiving income.


    They will if they sell the milk, HMRC could come onto them like a sack of bricks. Not even Tea and Cake will help the OP
    "It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"

    G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP
  • pimento
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    Riggyman wrote: »
    It turns out it's actually South-East facing, but I'm not that petty. How can the vendor get away with lying, though? They should change the solicitor forms they have to sign :(

    Perhaps the vendor was a much better gardener than you and did manage to do it all in the time she stated. Did your surveyor time her cutting the lawn? If not, that was a bit remiss of him.
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • dc197
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    Riggyman wrote: »
    I bought a house with a large south facing garden in September 2015. I was concerned about the size of the garden during the buying process, so I asked the vendor how much maintenance was necessary. She said just mow the lawn once a fortnight and the rest looks after itself. Pleased with this, I continued and bought the house. Now, in July 2016, having had an expert gardener round, I discover the lawn needs mowing every week and I'm having to spend every weekend pulling weeds up and taking lawn cuttings to the tip. As I bought the house less than 12 months ago, what compensation claim from the vendor because the vendor lied? Can I make her pay for a gardener? :mad:

    A serious answer now.
    1. You are wrong to think that lawns don't need mowing very frequently and that any garden will "look after itself".
    2. You should not have relied on anything that the vendor told you informally.
    3. You are a greedy naive fool if you think you can now claim compensation.
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