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Disclosing facts to a buyer
RachelD
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Are you obliged to disclose something to a buyer, even if he doesn't ask specifically about it?
A friend is selling her house and is covering up some cracks in the walls. She has never had a builder or surveyor look at these cracks and they may be perfectly innocent and not indicative of subsidence.
She says it's up to the buyer/buyer's surveyor to find anything wrong (caveat emptor) and as she has never had them investigated, she doesn't have to dsiclose them.
I think it I read about a case where there were neighbours from hell, and someone was sued for not disclosing it.
Rachel
A friend is selling her house and is covering up some cracks in the walls. She has never had a builder or surveyor look at these cracks and they may be perfectly innocent and not indicative of subsidence.
She says it's up to the buyer/buyer's surveyor to find anything wrong (caveat emptor) and as she has never had them investigated, she doesn't have to dsiclose them.
I think it I read about a case where there were neighbours from hell, and someone was sued for not disclosing it.
Rachel
if i had known then what i know now
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She doesn't have to mention them - she hasn't had them checked out so doesn't know what they are. (Assuming here they are cracks are not great big flammin chasms!!) Every home has cracks as the house "settles" over time.
BUT - if she is directly asked by the purchaser (Or purchasers agents - ie. surveyor), then she has an obligation to tell the whole and complete truth0 -
Agree with Charlotte.
The point about disputes with neighbours is a different issue. This question is asked on the Seller's Information Form and MUST be answered truthfully. If not and there has been a dispute that continues once the buyer moves in, the buyer can sue the seller for non-disclosure :eek:Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac
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