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Leak after sale
Shimmricky
Posts: 5 Forumite
The new buyer of a property is asking the seller to pay for a reoccurred leak in a shower 3 months after the sale took place.
The original leak occurred in November and was repaired by home emergency cover on the insurance.
The leak may be connected or it might be a new leak. Should the seller engage with the buyer? Who is responsible?
The original leak occurred in November and was repaired by home emergency cover on the insurance.
The leak may be connected or it might be a new leak. Should the seller engage with the buyer? Who is responsible?
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Not the seller's responsibility at all. They are trying it on.
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The new owner is responsible for the property.
Do not discuss it any further.
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Ha. Not a chance.
The seller should absolutely not engage with the buyer in a dialogue.5 -
Can the buyer persue a legal claim?
The buyer knew there was a leak in November. Repaired by a professional. I have the job report to prove. There was nothing to hide from the buyer.
If the job repair was inadequate, is it my responsibility to chase the insurance company?0 -
In theory anybody can pursue a legal claim about anything, but they don't have a right to recompense unless there was something unusual in the contract, or there's some argument about being misled on a specific pre-exchange enquiry.1
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A little harsh. Maybe the buyer was an FTB and doesn't understand how these things work. How aboutNoneforit999 said:Ha. Not a chance.
The seller should absolutely not engage with the buyer in a dialogue.
"We are not liable for this. If you have any doubts, ask your solicitor to explain"
and if there's any further contact
"As we said, we are not liable for this. If you have any doubts, ask your solicitor to explain. We will not respond further"
(My username is not related to my real name)7 -
As above, there is no legal right for the buyer to claim off the seller.
However there is an argument that the seller could, out of the goodness of their heart, go back to the original insurer with a compaint. Assuming of course the leak is not a new one, and the original fix was in some way inadequate.1 -
I have indeed gone back to the insurance company with a complaint as they were not willing to attend to the new leak. I await their final response;but with in being more than 100 days after the first leak, I can't see them supporting the new buyer.
The new buyer is very experienced in buying properties. Clearly trying to pass on the cost to me.
I can understand their frustration, but that why we take out insurance surely??0 -
"The new buyer is very experienced in buying properties. Clearly trying to pass on the cost to me."
Experienced property and car buyers can be the worst for trying to take advantage of sellers knowing full well they have no leg to stand on . 1 in 5 will probably buckle so it's easy free money.1 -
Are you in Scotland?
And, was there any sort of warranty on the repair job?No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0
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