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Buyers potentially claiming against me
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Il keep it as short as I can.
House sold, Scotland, buyer has notified me through solicitor of 4 claims they have, done within the standard time frame. 1 and 2 I'm fairly confident are dealt with.
1. Boiler not working (this was the one that concerned me, turns out it was operator error as I suspected.)
2 . large amount of stuff left in shed (I emptied the shed of all junk and left a small amount of things I thought would be handy, expensive weedkiller etc, lesson learned here and I'm emptying shed tomo, goodwill kind of thing)
3. Misting between panes of certain windows I. E blown seals. (I knew about this, estate agent pointed it out and advised it probably wasn't worth replacing for the extra money I'd make if any, the home report guy also mentioned it and although it's a 1 on the home report there is a paragraph stating any blown seals should be dealt with etc and it's reflected in the value)
Buyer says they weren't like that when he viewed but that's simply not the case, and I wouldn't expect my estate agent to show potential buyers around any and all flaws.
4. Condition of plaster on a living room wall ( where there was an old fire place the finish on the wall isn't smooth, was covered by a fire surround that I removed when I bought. Anyway I painted the wall and had a coffee table against the wall that covered it. Not to hide anything, that's just how I had my living room and was happy not to have a show home finish on the wall)
Buyers unhappy with this wall as it wasn't obvious on viewing.
Anyway as I say issues 1 and 2 are dealt with, and from speaking to Solicitor I think I'm not liable for 3 and 4.
Just looking for people's experiences here of similar. Issues and the outcomes.
I feel pretty bad that the buyers unhappy enough to initiate a claim but don't think it's fair to expect me to put things right for them that I couldn't afford to do for myself.
So much for keeping it short.
Il keep it as short as I can.
House sold, Scotland, buyer has notified me through solicitor of 4 claims they have, done within the standard time frame. 1 and 2 I'm fairly confident are dealt with.
1. Boiler not working (this was the one that concerned me, turns out it was operator error as I suspected.)
2 . large amount of stuff left in shed (I emptied the shed of all junk and left a small amount of things I thought would be handy, expensive weedkiller etc, lesson learned here and I'm emptying shed tomo, goodwill kind of thing)
3. Misting between panes of certain windows I. E blown seals. (I knew about this, estate agent pointed it out and advised it probably wasn't worth replacing for the extra money I'd make if any, the home report guy also mentioned it and although it's a 1 on the home report there is a paragraph stating any blown seals should be dealt with etc and it's reflected in the value)
Buyer says they weren't like that when he viewed but that's simply not the case, and I wouldn't expect my estate agent to show potential buyers around any and all flaws.
4. Condition of plaster on a living room wall ( where there was an old fire place the finish on the wall isn't smooth, was covered by a fire surround that I removed when I bought. Anyway I painted the wall and had a coffee table against the wall that covered it. Not to hide anything, that's just how I had my living room and was happy not to have a show home finish on the wall)
Buyers unhappy with this wall as it wasn't obvious on viewing.
Anyway as I say issues 1 and 2 are dealt with, and from speaking to Solicitor I think I'm not liable for 3 and 4.
Just looking for people's experiences here of similar. Issues and the outcomes.
I feel pretty bad that the buyers unhappy enough to initiate a claim but don't think it's fair to expect me to put things right for them that I couldn't afford to do for myself.
So much for keeping it short.
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What does the letter say?
Might be chancers just hoping you will pay for things they want done. I would kindly tell them to foxtrot oscar.0 -
Just a standard solicitor to Solicitor letter saying their client wishes to take action under terms of the missives.
From speaking to my solicitor I don't think I have anything to worry about but hearing other people's experiences is always helpful.0 -
I'm not familiar with Scottish property law, but my instinct is that they are chancers. Frankly taking the p...!
Either ignore completely, or instruct your solicitor to reply with a one line bland denial of responsibility.
Or, of course, take advice from said solicitor!0 -
Anyway as I say issues 1 and 2 are dealt with, and from speaking to Solicitor I think I'm not liable for 3 and 4.
Sounds about right. 3 and 4 are caveat emptor, not stuff covered by the missives.
General advice to buyers is to claim for everything which might be relevant before the time limit is up, and then you can take time to figure out whether it's just e.g. not knowing how to work the boiler or something like that. Likely they won't waste their time taking it any further.
Solicitors won't do more than swap a couple of emails each way before they'll demand more money to pursue it as a claim0 -
If 3 is on the home report then surely you're not at fault?
For 4 he'd be as well saying 'I don't like your carpet', it's hardly your fault if they haven't noticed something.DEBT FREE!
Debt free by Xmas 2014: £3555.67/£4805.67 (73.99%)
Debt free by Xmas 2015: £1250/£1250 (100.00%)0 -
I've spoke to the buyer who says it was a 1 on the home report. Which is correct however the notes underneath it say
'windows were found to be in a fair condition, albeit, any blown seals/misted seals should be attended to as part of any maintenance programme. These factors have been fully reflected within our valuation figure'0 -
As with others on the thread I don't think they've got any real claim for any of it. Fair play to you for going to empty the shed. Don't entertain them any more. 3 and 4 are not your problem.0
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Total chancers by the sounds of it! Or they are just first time buyers and expected everything to be perfect (which it never is!)
Sleep tonight, pretty sure you have nought to worry about0 -
Ignore them.0
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What court is going to take this seriously?0
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