Property misrepresentation

[lucasmeister]

Hello,

I bought a 1950s house in August. Everything appeared to okay which was reflected by the full structural survey.

Since moving in we're finding issue after issue. A lot of these issues are cosmetic and possibly expected due to the age of the house, however some a proving very costly and I'm worried about finding more. It appears that the vendor bodged everything in order to hide certain defects and issues during the sale.

Here's just a few:

• House needs a full re-wire due to old VIR cabling. I have accepted this is on me as I should have had an electrical report done, even though the structural survey said the installation was safe. Clearly the vendors knew it was unsafe.
• The neighbours said that the vendors mentioned to them recently that they had done something in the loft. I went up and pulled back some of the insulation. The felt is completely deteriorated and crumbled. The neighbours said the the vendor simply covered it with insulation to band aid the issue. If they hadn't the structural survey would have picked up on this.
• Various pipes behind appliances are leaking. There's containers that are now full. This was only discovered because the electricians had to get behind the cabinets for the rewire.
• There's sponges shoved in gaps in the conservatory roof to stop leaking

Do I have any legal recourse or is this all a buyer beware thing?

Thanks

[atticus]

Misrepresentation involves things having been said that are not correct.

The question appears to be whether these are things your survey should have picked up. I suggest that you read the survey report carefully, including all assumptions and exclusions.