Can I sue a vendor for misrepresentation of property sale

propertyrental

[Deleted User] said:

You could try Facebook or the local paper. Ask for people who pulled out on the property to come forward and tell you why.

....tell you what reason they gave the EA for pulling out. 

Noneforit999

niallmckenna said:

Hi,


I'm aware of the update to legislation in 2020 regarding JK and the fact that the vendor must state on the TA6 form whether JK is present on or around the property. The vendor is legally advised to state 'Unknown' unless they have had a JK survey done to be absolutely positive it does not exist. 

Really? I don't recall seeing this stated on the TA form we did in 2022. When we bought in 2015, the developer said there was JK on the very edge of the development (our house was in the middle) and they were sorting it. I heard nothing more after this and I don't recall seeing any ever so I put no.

In this case it sounds the like the vendor knew about the JK, especially if some was coming into their garden and their overall shadiness around the same but proving they knew is probably something you are wasting your time with. 

How have you spent £4k out of interest? A survey is less than a grand and any conveyancing costs you have paid (which can't be £3k) would likely roll over to another purchase, most conveyancers allow for a failed purchase and make a small charge to account for some of the time spent.

Unfortunately when buying a house its largely caveat emptor and you did the right thing with a survey. Sometimes you do spend money and then have to pull out, its part and parcel of buying a used house. 

jonnydeppiwish!

niallmckenna said:

Despite the vendor and EA having misled me on the TA6 form, and wasting my time and £4k in expenses by not being honest?

You haven’t wasted your time or £4k (although why you’ve spent £4k on so far is another matter). The TA6 becomes legally binding only as part of the contract, so therefore when you’re exchanged.

You’ve done your due diligence, undertaken a survey and you’ve discovered the JK, therefore you’ve saved yourself the £8-10k on a treatment plan.