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Estate agent Misrepresented
arrtu
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Hello all looking for some advice .
Flat purchase , we put offer on a flat that was displayed on all pages including the estate agents web page as having a 999 year lease from 1980 , I have been offered a mortgage on the property. After doing all the checks and searches my solicitors came back to me and said it only has a 60year lease !!! So I’ve questioned the mortgage offer they said done online checks . I questioned the RICS homebuyers report again checked , my solicitors has now asked the sellers solicitors what is the lease they say 60years . Now if I go on the land registry there is x2 lease’s and x1freehold
one of the leases says 1980 to 2012 and the other says from 2079 to 3078 .
Can I ask for my costs against the estate agent for misrepresentation
Flat purchase , we put offer on a flat that was displayed on all pages including the estate agents web page as having a 999 year lease from 1980 , I have been offered a mortgage on the property. After doing all the checks and searches my solicitors came back to me and said it only has a 60year lease !!! So I’ve questioned the mortgage offer they said done online checks . I questioned the RICS homebuyers report again checked , my solicitors has now asked the sellers solicitors what is the lease they say 60years . Now if I go on the land registry there is x2 lease’s and x1freehold
one of the leases says 1980 to 2012 and the other says from 2079 to 3078 .
Can I ask for my costs against the estate agent for misrepresentation
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No.0
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No because the details are only there as a guide30th June 2021 completely debt free…. Downsized, reduced working hours and living the dream.0
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Estate agent advertising ALWAYS has a get out clause, effectively saying do your own checks.I am not a cat (But my friend is)0
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But theres a limit to a guide if it were 800 and 999 not a problem but 60 vs 999 thats one hell of a difference thats no where near a guide nor the actual orginall 990
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Easier if you keep to one thread - I think I've answered this on your original one.
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Doesn't matter. You have no claim.0
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So how many years of wrongness is the limit?arrtu said:But theres a limit to a guide if it were 800 and 999 not a problem but 60 vs 999 thats one hell of a difference thats no where near a guide nor the actual orginall 991 -
What legal limits are you applying to the guide?arrtu said:But theres a limit to a guide if it were 800 and 999 not a problem but 60 vs 999 thats one hell of a difference thats no where near a guide nor the actual orginall 990 -
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What legal limits are you applying to the guide?arrtu said:But theres a limit to a guide if it were 800 and 999 not a problem but 60 vs 999 thats one hell of a difference thats no where near a guide nor the actual orginall 99Beyond Reasonable maybe
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A reminder that it always makes sense to download the lease title from the land registry for a couple of quid before even making an offer, just to check some of the major terms and the title plan...4
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