Sold my house 4 weeks ago and have now received a letter from Solicitors from buyers claiming for a number of things
1) They say the electrics in our garage conversion are faulty. They've had someone check them and they say the certificate we were given by the electrician is flawed. The electrician used was appointed by the builder - in fact we never saw the electrician as the work was done whilst we were on hols. Also the builder is nowhere to be seen now.
In the questionaire for the house sale we stated that the electrics hadn't been tested. They're claiming £550 + vat
2) When buying they asked via their solicitor - Do the sinks, baths and showers drain efficiently. We said yes. They now say that there is a problem with the waste of toilet coming up through the bath due to the way the plumbing is installed. Now we never touched it in the 8 years we were there and never had any problems. They say they're going to get the work done and have photos to prove plumbing is wrong. They're claiming £650 + vat
3) They claim we promised to leave a kids wardrobe in one of the rooms. In the room in question we ticked the box to highlight we're leaving fitted units ( defined as for example: fitted cupboards, fitted shelves and fitted wardrobes). We did leave the fitted shelves. We took our freestanding 4 year old kids wardrobe - which incidentally retails at £75 in Argos. They're claiming £700
Now I've responded already saying we accept no responsibility and they've come back saying they're going to pursue us in the courts. My question is do they have a leg to stand on?
I'm no lawyer and my conveyancing lawyer isn't much help....but isn't it a case of buyer beware when you buy a house - thats why you have a survey.
Any advice, much appreciated.
1) They say the electrics in our garage conversion are faulty. They've had someone check them and they say the certificate we were given by the electrician is flawed. The electrician used was appointed by the builder - in fact we never saw the electrician as the work was done whilst we were on hols. Also the builder is nowhere to be seen now.
In the questionaire for the house sale we stated that the electrics hadn't been tested. They're claiming £550 + vat
2) When buying they asked via their solicitor - Do the sinks, baths and showers drain efficiently. We said yes. They now say that there is a problem with the waste of toilet coming up through the bath due to the way the plumbing is installed. Now we never touched it in the 8 years we were there and never had any problems. They say they're going to get the work done and have photos to prove plumbing is wrong. They're claiming £650 + vat
3) They claim we promised to leave a kids wardrobe in one of the rooms. In the room in question we ticked the box to highlight we're leaving fitted units ( defined as for example: fitted cupboards, fitted shelves and fitted wardrobes). We did leave the fitted shelves. We took our freestanding 4 year old kids wardrobe - which incidentally retails at £75 in Argos. They're claiming £700
Now I've responded already saying we accept no responsibility and they've come back saying they're going to pursue us in the courts. My question is do they have a leg to stand on?
I'm no lawyer and my conveyancing lawyer isn't much help....but isn't it a case of buyer beware when you buy a house - thats why you have a survey.
Any advice, much appreciated.
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