Leak problem after selling a house

Alter_ego

Stay in touch till after Christmas. There could be presents/cards from people you forgot to inform.

Mistral001

You can only hope that the buyer does contact a solicitor. The solicitor will tell him to stop contacting the previous owner.

Davesnave

Alter_ego wrote: »

Stay in touch till after Christmas. There could be presents/cards from people you forgot to inform.

Or, as in our case, you might be able to spend part of Boxing Day with the other party. However, despite being good friends, we still have no idea where the second septic tank drains exactly.... and it's been 10 years!


Sometimes, even with the best will in the world, vendors can't help with what one might expect to be 'basic' questions.

pinkteapot

Aaaaaaand this is is why it's almost always a bad idea to be in direct communication with your buyer/seller. There is no way he should be asking you questions about the house six months down the line. Frankly, more than a couple of weeks after completion and I'd have been ignoring him. If they'd been going through the EA rather than direct to you then the EA would have told them to go away a long time ago.

I'm with those saying just ignore him. A second-hand house doesn't come with a warranty. Any problems now are his to investigate and fix.

shortcrust

pinkteapot wrote: »

Aaaaaaand this is is why it's almost always a bad idea to be in direct communication with your buyer/seller. There is no way he should be asking you questions about the house six months down the line. Frankly, more than a couple of weeks after completion and I'd have been ignoring him. If they'd been going through the EA rather than direct to you then the EA would have told them to go away a long time ago.

I'm with those saying just ignore him. A second-hand house doesn't come with a warranty. Any problems now are his to investigate and fix.

How my heart sank when my vendor said “let’s exchange numbers”. In the run up to exchange I frequently received sentimental (i.e. drunken) texts about how much they were going to miss the place, their views on Brexit and pleas for me to adopt his cats. Difficult to know how to respond when you suspect your vendor is teetering on pulling out of the sale!

jamesperrett

Alter_ego wrote: »

Stay in touch till after Christmas. There could be presents/cards from people you forgot to inform.

That's what the Royal Mail redirection service is for.

couriervanman

OP......just block his number

kates08

We had this with our buyer, we had to leave our contact details with her as our cat went missing on moving day. She then proceeded to message me on a weekly basis asking how to work things, ask random questions and tell me she'd fallen out with the neighbours. She eventually asked us to pay for something on the house about 8 months after we'd moved out, I said no and she sent a solicitor letter. Our solicitor sent a letter back also saying no to paying and she blocked me, which I was very happy about.

warby68

'Dear Buyer

I am sorry I no longer have contact details for the trades used for the extension. In any case there are no warranties although the appropriate sign offs were obtained at the time of the build and were made available to you on purchase. Bear in mind this was 5 years ago. You are welcome to speak to your solicitor to confirm the position on responsibilities. However as you are now going legal, I will not be entering into further direct communication on this and other matters. Regards.'

Davesnave

kates08 wrote: »

She eventually asked us to pay for something on the house about 8 months after we'd moved out, I said no and she sent a solicitor letter. Our solicitor sent a letter back also saying no to paying and she blocked me, which I was very happy about.

Why were you happy? This is MSE: a money saving site.

No one needs to pay for a solicitor's letter in the circumstances being discussed. That's one point the thread should make clear.

You can write your own letters asking to be left in peace, and if that doesn't work, there are laws relating to harassment which may be used via the local PCSO. Usually works well.