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Compensation from estate agent for mismeasuring
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My first house purchased in 1977 had an L shaped lounge-diner which a previous owner had partitioned off to form 2 separate rooms. It was obvious that there was an error in the sales particulars as the lounge had the depth measurement including the part that had been partitioned off and separately listed as the dining room with its own measurements.
So inaccuracies in room measurements have been happening for a long timeIf you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0 -
My father was military as was ex husband, so I've moved around a lot. We always took our furniture with us and arranged it as it would fit. You might want that sofa against that wall but if don't fit it'll have to go over there. It is what it is.
As we don't have the size of the discrepancy, that may not be close to reality. It may be that the floorplan says 'this is a double bedroom' when what it really is is the size of a double bed. But that would have been visible on viewing, surely.Why couldn't the pirate learn the alphabet? Because he was always lost at C.1 -
penners324 said:If your furniture doesn't fit there is FB marketplace.....
Bought 2 sofas for £30 when I moved as sofas we had bought we're not due for delivery for awhileI used to be seven-day-weekend2 -
I wish I could get bargains like that. The things I’ve been looking at haven’t been much cheaper than buying new.All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.0 -
lincroft1710 said:I don't see that UK EAs adopting German floor measurement standards will stop measurement inaccuracies. If the person doing the measuring in ill trained, incompetent or careless, mistakes will still happen0
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lincroft1710 said:
So inaccuracies in room measurements have been happening for a long time
Yep. But regulation of Estate Agents and consumer protection for buyers and sellers has been getting a lot tougher over the years.
In the 'bad old days', estate agents could write almost anything they liked in property descriptions - and then hide behind the 'buyer beware' or 'caveat emptor' principle. But consumer protection laws doesn't allow that any more.
(Having said that, I think quite a few estate agents still stray onto the wrong side of consumer protection laws.)
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BikingBud said:Because with the obligation comes liability!If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0
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elsien said:I wish I could get bargains like that. The things I’ve been looking at haven’t been much cheaper than buying new.2006 LBM £28,000+ in debt.
2021 mortgage and debt free, working part time and living the dream0 -
lincroft1710 said:What "obligation"?
However, I said before: "But as with most things to do with property and housing the whole system is too lax, else the profiteers would not get their coin."0 -
jonnydeppiwish! said:You need to look at the darker wood colours as these don’t sell easily. You can get some amazingly priced furniture if you’re not too worried about the colour.0
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