Compensation for a house bought in poor state

ArbitraryRandom

albelmel said:

They didn’t see the house prior to exchange, this was obviously a mistake but I didn’t see mine either and was absolutely fine.

90% of the time that would be fine, but it is a risk you and your friend took. It worked out for you, and they were in the 10% where something goes wrong. Doesn't make it the seller's responsibility. 

diystarter7

Hi OP

When I read your OP, I was 99% certain it was your responsibility to sort it out. Having read the other comments, I am now 100% certai its up to you to sort it out and no one else can be held resppisble.

I don't ever recall buying a house for selves/kids/family where there were no unpleasant surprises. We were not bothered as we all intded to fully do the place up. Look at it as a blessing in disguise, you will get a new boiler then years of worry-free heating

I sincerely wish you/your friend best of luck in the new place and trust me, within a few weeks you will have forgotten all of this


Take care

Noneforit999

Appropriate due diligence was not done by the sound of it. A house purchase is usually the biggest purchase of your life and making an assumption everything is fine and dandy between August and now is not doing appropriate due diligence. 

Buying a house is caveat emptor and the onus is on the buyer to ensure everything is checked out before they exchange/complete. 

August to now is over 6 months, the buyer really should have asked to view again before completing. 

Houses will need money spending on them one way or another, unfortunately there is little the buyer can do other than chalk it up to bad luck and get the issues resolved. 

Any compensation would require taking the vendor to court.