Dont lie on TA6 form....

Grizebeck

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propertyrental

Why does it need saying? 

Don't lie on any legal document!

macman

The default 'get out of jail' card on the TA6 is to say that the info is' not known: the buyer should rely on their own investigations'. If you are in doubt. don't commit.

eddddy

The problem is...

The buyer's claim was for £32k... but the buyer's legal fees were £95k.

I suspect that a lot of buyers who were victims of 'untruthful TA6 forms' would give up - rather than risking £95k in legal fees - assuming they could raise £95k in the first place.


(If I was to get all philosophical I could mention the quote "In England, justice is open to all - like the Ritz Hotel")

SprostonGreenHead

700k "dream home" is a 2-bed (ish) London terrace.

And we wonder why people can't "get on the ladder".

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Would be interested to see a breakdown of the award. How much was for diminution of value, I wonder. It's good to see awards being made for that, after it previously being difficult to obtain them e.g. from insurance.

GDB2222

It’s interesting that the damages were assessed as £32k. The cost of treatment is probably just a few £k, so that leaves the assessed diminution in house value as say 3-4%. That is quite a lot for such a small outbreak quite a way from the house.

baser999

SprostonGreenHead said:

700k "dream home" is a 2-bed (ish) London terrace.

And we wonder why people can't "get on the ladder".

That’ll be the going rate in that part of the world sadly 

diystarter7

Hi
I read about this yesterday.

I think the TA6 must have changed as I dont recall anything re the knotweed

Even if the seller had took an indemeity insurance out it does not cover them for not being open about something I guess.

How many times has the tA form been revised and does anyone have a link to all of the revisons?

Thanks

macman

diystarter7 said:

Hi
I read about this yesterday.

I think the TA6 must have changed as I dont recall anything re the knotweed

Even if the seller had took an indemeity insurance out it does not cover them for not being open about something I guess.

How many times has the tA form been revised and does anyone have a link to all of the revisons?

Thanks

The vendor is not required to be 'open' about anything. They are required to be truthful, and not misrepresent the property. If they had defended the action on the grounds that they didn't know about the knotweed, and hadn't answered 'no' to the relevant question on the TA6, and were believed by the judge, then they would have won.
A vendor could 'know' that the entire property was structurally ruinous, but as long as they don't claim otherwise, either verbally  or on the TA6, then they could not be successfully sued. 

FreeBear

diystarter7 said: I think the TA6 must have changed as I dont recall anything re the knotweed

Looking at a revision dated 2013 (3rd edition). Section 7.8 asks about JKW. I suspect the current 4th edition will be the same.