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Purchase regret or reason to worry?

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  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 18,947 Forumite
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    edited 9 August at 2:30PM
    bobster2 said:
    Maahes said:
    I grew weed and smoked weed in every house I lived in for a period of over twenty years. Even left some for the people that bought my parent's house. Don't stress about it.
    Naughty!  Were you on a joint tenancy? 

    To be blunt, I think wee'd better reefer you to the relevant authorities.  Appreciate that'll be the pot calling the kettle Lebanese black, for some though.    
    You're right, but we need to weed out these sort of people!
    You mean grass them up?
    Posts making light of this situation using puns need to be flagged in some way - e.g. with a hashtag  B)

    I'll get my coat...
    I presume your coat is in fact a reefer jacket
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
  • Bossypants
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    edited 9 August at 2:30PM
    I need some advice please. We moved a week ago and have made the biggest mistake,  and I'm so incredibly upset. 

    When meeting my new neighbour yesterday, she made me aware that in or around 2023 the property we just purchased was a cannabis farm. Neither the seller or the estate agent told us. The estate agents were aware as they were the ones that were letting it out at the time and then sold it to us. I'm very upset about this, I live in this house with my family including our 2 year old child. 

    I contacted the local police yesterday but was told they can't give me any info due to GDPR. I've submitted a freedom of information request but it'll likely not succeed. 

    I need evidence of the crime and that this house was a cannabis factory in order to take legal action against the seller and agent. I wouldn't have purchased this house if I had known.

    National Grid confirm the meter was changed and a new supply put in Nov 2023, after supply was disconnected.

    Difficulty is that the previous owners live in South Africa. I'm so upset by this. I don't know what else to do.
    I have not read the whole thread but what are you going to tell district judge who asks you as per the title of this thread.
    "What particular lie do you allege that the sellers told?"

    Ok omission - kind of a big thing to not tell us. It has got me thinking that the TA6 isn't fit for purpose for things to be disclosed like this
    I've read this whole thread through and I'm still not sure what exactly you think the problem with the house is likely to be. What 'structural' issues exactly are you so concerned about which wouldn't have been visible to your surveyor?

    Houses have long lifespans and often go through multiple changes of use. Why don't you spend some time settling in and getting to know your new home? Buy some pot plants, set up a reading nook and have a glass of wine in it, etc. You might soon find you rather like it after all!
  • Spikeygran
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    edited 9 August at 2:30PM
    Seriously though has the OP been able to confirm any of the neigbours tale? It could  be absolute rubbish or just someone with a small personal grow tent that the police were tipped off about and its all got blown out of proportion. 


  • user1977
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    edited 9 August at 2:30PM
    I need some advice please. We moved a week ago and have made the biggest mistake,  and I'm so incredibly upset. 

    When meeting my new neighbour yesterday, she made me aware that in or around 2023 the property we just purchased was a cannabis farm. Neither the seller or the estate agent told us. The estate agents were aware as they were the ones that were letting it out at the time and then sold it to us. I'm very upset about this, I live in this house with my family including our 2 year old child. 

    I contacted the local police yesterday but was told they can't give me any info due to GDPR. I've submitted a freedom of information request but it'll likely not succeed. 

    I need evidence of the crime and that this house was a cannabis factory in order to take legal action against the seller and agent. I wouldn't have purchased this house if I had known.

    National Grid confirm the meter was changed and a new supply put in Nov 2023, after supply was disconnected.

    Difficulty is that the previous owners live in South Africa. I'm so upset by this. I don't know what else to do.
    I have not read the whole thread but what are you going to tell district judge who asks you as per the title of this thread.
    "What particular lie do you allege that the sellers told?"

    Ok omission - kind of a big thing to not tell us. It has got me thinking that the TA6 isn't fit for purpose for things to be disclosed like this
    But as others have pointed out, it's hardly obvious that it makes any objective difference to the value or marketability of the property. So are you suggesting sellers ought to try to predict what individual buyers might have a bee in their bonnet about? The purpose of the form is to cover the usual concerns, if you have particular requirements then you'll need to ask about them yourself.
  • TheJP
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    edited 9 August at 2:30PM
    What level of survey did you get? 
  • FrugaiMacDugal
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    edited 9 August at 2:30PM
    Ok omission - kind of a big thing to not tell us. It has got me thinking that the TA6 isn't fit for purpose for things to be disclosed like this
    So, if you decide to sell up, will you be honest enough to declare on the TA6 about the cannibis farm?
    Will you instruct your estate agent to tell, and of course, if you had folks viewing you would use ' hey, this used to be a cannibis farm', as a selling point.

  • BungalowBel
    BungalowBel Posts: 383 Forumite
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    edited 9 August at 2:30PM
    The cracks just look like cracks in the plaster, nothing to worry about, most older houses have them.

    As for the sloping, again most older houses have it to an extent.  In my last house, which was Victorian, built in 1857, nothing was straight.  The house is still standing.
  • caprikid1
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    edited 9 August at 2:30PM
    How old is that house ? Hardly looks like a New Build !.
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