Buyer complaint within 5 days - Scotland

tillypops

justwhat said:

Buyers are starting to go down this road more and more . They are just chancing there arm, some people will cough up.

The world is just not the same anymore far too many chancers out there that society tolerates and panders too. @tillypops I would hope you would be awarded some sort of compensation towards costs.

Even the solicitors are hard at it. They seize every opportunity to squeeze that little bit more  from the buyer / seller.(eg my last purchase of a house we negotiated a further 5k off , solicitor upped fees by 500 pound) 

Yes I would 100% agree with you - just out to see what they can get. Our buyer unfortunately was trying to get us to cover the cost of things highlighted before the sale. We actually offered a small  token gesture literally minutes before the hearing because we were so worried and it was declined (thank goodness!)  Their solicitor alleged the floor had actually been collapsed for 5 years prior to the sale 🤯 but then our buyer stated they didn't notice any issues with flooring during their viewing. 😂 ludicrous. 

The only saving grace is that every solicitor we contacted regarding representing us, told us that we would "win" and that we wouldn't need representation and would only be able to claim back up to £150 of their fees. so we represented ourselves. The buyer/ claimant did instruct a solicitor on the day of the hearing...so I guess they will have that bill to cover now also. 😏

user1977

Thanks for the update - seems crazy for them to have pursued it given their claim was obviously hopeless from day 1.

Paddyboy11

Can someone clarify, Scotish law.
5 working days for a buyer to make a claim, first day would be when the sale completes and keys are collected, the buyer takes ownership of the house? Is that day 1 of the 5 days? Tia