home damage advice

MobileSaver

Danp321 wrote: »

moved in to an old property in October 2018 ... recently discovering that there’s a problem with the roof ... could there be any responsibility with the previous owner?

The simple answer is no.

Even if you had discovered the problem just 15 days after moving in the answer would be the same so after 15 months...

As others have said the only possible recourse would be if your surveyor/survey missed something but the chances of that are somewhat remote; the bottom line is what did your survey say about the roof?

maisie_cat

It's part & parcel of owning property, we've just moved into a house that has damp problems mostly caused by leaky gutters & windows. We viewed it 4 times, all on dry days and the furniture was cleverly placed in front of the damaged sections of wall. Nothing we can do, we've repaired some bits and others will have to wait until the weather improves. You'll be wasting time & money going after the vendors

Exodi

Puflet wrote: »

Presumably there weren't water stains when the property was initially inspected, so the problems with the bathroom plumbing and roof seem to have developed since.

This isn't strictly fair; there's nothing to suggest a seller, when selling a house that had cracks or signs of damp, wouldn't just fill/sand/paint all the walls just before putting it on the market.

With that said, having just bought a house myself and noticing 'leaky' plumbing in several places almost immediately, I'm dumbfounded that the OP is suggesting that there were no signs in the four months up to the ceiling collapsing...

Similarly, not checking the roof on an old property they've purchased till it physically leaks into the rooms below some 15 months after purchase?

At least it's still early to remedy the roof - climb in the attic and check if the water is pooling anywhere else then get round a roofer.

Exodi

Oh and as per the others in this thread, pursing the previous owner would be a complete waste of time and money.

G_M

Seller? After 18 months. No.

Likewise surveyor, as you'd never be able to prove a) that the problem existed at the time of the survey and b) that it should have been picked up

Insurance? Possibly. Read the policy. Might come under storm damage.

Davesnave

ess0two wrote: »

Its like this for anything you sell now,people seem to think they get a lifetime warranty,its a minefield.

I know; I've just come from a conversation with a neighbour who thinks maybe the person at the Land Registry who drew the red boundary line on his title plan might have made an error....

I told him, "You should have had that thought in 2002 when you purchased!"

But he's still not happy......:rotfl:

ess0two

Davesnave wrote: »

I know; I've just come from a conversation with a neighbour who thinks maybe the person at the Land Registry who drew the red boundary line on his title plan might have made an error....

I told him, "You should have had that thought in 2002 when you purchased!"

But he's still not happy......:rotfl:

Slightly off-topic, try selling a car nowadays, I had someone return to my address with a car 6 wks after selling,due to a knocking noise?

The back box was swinging in the wind,needed a new rubber mount..told them not to bother me in future.

lincroft1710

home damage advice

Get it properly repaired as soon as possible

DCFC79

OP I hope you have contscted someone to have a look at the issues you list.

No harm in asking the previous seller but I can imagine the response.

Come back and let us know what you plan to do.

diggingdude

ess0two wrote: »

Slightly off-topic, try selling a car nowadays, I had someone return to my address with a car 6 wks after selling,due to a knocking noise?

The back box was swinging in the wind,needed a new rubber mount..told them not to bother me in future.

I had similar, though it was a pushbike. They came back nearly 3 months later complaining that the front light had fallen off :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: