Home Buyers report missed water leak, seller must have been aware prior to completion

unforeseen

I had a leak behind some kitchen units. It didn't become apparent until the bottom shelf of a cupboard started swelling. It was probably there for a few months according to the plumber.

babyblade41

FWIW just fix the leak it won't take long to do .You won't be able to prove it in court so what's the point of even contemplating it.
No compensation, part and parcel.

The house I bought in January had all fitted wardrobes included..they weren't there when we got the keys ... I said a few effs and jeffs and then sat down on the boxes and opened a bottle :-D

Grenage

babyblade41 wrote: »

FWIW just fix the leak it won't take long to do .You won't be able to prove it in court so what's the point of even contemplating it.
No compensation, part and parcel.

The house I bought in January had all fitted wardrobes included..they weren't there when we got the keys ... I said a few effs and jeffs and then sat down on the boxes and opened a bottle :-D

I'd certainly have chased that if they were stated as staying on the paperwork.

babyblade41

Grenage wrote: »

I'd certainly have chased that if they were stated as staying on the paperwork.

TBh I had more problems with removals so decided to pursue them instead . This house is a basket case so they were coming out at some point , just not at that point !!

Davesnave

BarbedAndTanged wrote: »

Point taken. It will probably cost more time and money to sue the seller or surveyor than to just fix the damage myself anyway.

Lightbulb moment.

People often write here about suing others for trivial things. I suspect in many cases they're those whodid a deal which particularly disappointed them.

Houses have the power to upset us like that, simply by not being quite the wondrous bargain or the perfect home we built them up to be. It takes time to turn an imperfect building into a home, accepting its weaknesses, or changing things to reduce annoyances. That usually happens and the remorse fades.

If it doesn't, then there's a real problem.

AdrianC

BarbedAndTanged wrote: »

we had a home buyers report done prior to buying our property. I understand that this type of survey is on an as seen basis and no furniture is moved or carpets lifted etc.
However, in the kitchen, there is a low level cupboard/work top with a dish washer a cabinet on either side, on one side is a gap between this unit and a wall where the fridge/freezer used to be. Now,. with the fridge removed there was a big hole visible in the bottom of the cabinet side panel and the entire bottom is soaking wet and rotted. After removing the entire unit and dish washer I now found that the water connection to the dish washer is leaking and apparently has been doing so for an extended period of time. The wall and floor around is wet.

So this "big hole" and all the moisture wasn't visible with the fridge in place?

If you were selling, and a surveyor started trying to move your fridge and other furniture, what would your reaction be...?

BarbedAndTanged

If you were selling, and a surveyor started trying to move your fridge and other furniture, what would your reaction be...?

In all fairness, I would be OK with it as long as they a) put it back the way it was and b) cover the repair of any damage their actions cause.
If I ever buy a house again, I would not even consider buying it if the seller denied me a full inspection and let me check all these things.

maisie_cat

babyblade41 wrote: »

FWIW just fix the leak it won't take long to do .You won't be able to prove it in court so what's the point of even contemplating it.
No compensation, part and parcel.

The house I bought in January had all fitted wardrobes included..they weren't there when we got the keys ... I said a few effs and jeffs and then sat down on the boxes and opened a bottle :-D

What an excellent approach to the problem!

lincroft1710

BarbedAndTanged wrote: »

In all fairness, I would be OK with it as long as they a) put it back the way it was and b) cover the repair of any damage their actions cause.
If I ever buy a house again, I would not even consider buying it if the seller denied me a full inspection and let me check all these things.

Surveyors do not go around moving heavy objects, it is not their job.