Evenin' all.
Me and the missus are after buying a flat. Ground floor, 9 years old, in a block of 4.
Mortgage had been offered but the lender has sought extra documentation over the new-build warranty, but as there is only a year left I'm not that arsed about that.
There's knotweed. A fair bit of knotweed by the looks of it. We've only just found out where and on what scale. No idea as yet if it's in the neighbour's garden. There is a treatment plan in place, 7 years, pukka company, we've looked into them.
We're now being pressured by the agent to give a date for the completion by Friday.
Thing is, I've been looking into this. Apparently the estate agent is obliged under consumer protection law to tell us about any material fact that may influence our decision to offer or buy. Presence of Japanese knotweed is a material fact. Further, the seller sent the TA6 form (dated Nov '16) to our solicitor declaring 'no knotweed' and we now have proof that they knew in March 2017, two months before we viewed the place.
We've asked our solicitors for advice on this and they are neither use nor ornament. So I come, in humility, and with a giant bag for sawdust, to ask you good folk, what d'ye reckon on this then? Anyone bought or sold a place with knotweed? Any consumer protection experts? Do we walk away? Do we take the plunge? Do we get gnarly and all legal on 'em? Help me GOT, you're my only hope....
Me and the missus are after buying a flat. Ground floor, 9 years old, in a block of 4.
Mortgage had been offered but the lender has sought extra documentation over the new-build warranty, but as there is only a year left I'm not that arsed about that.
There's knotweed. A fair bit of knotweed by the looks of it. We've only just found out where and on what scale. No idea as yet if it's in the neighbour's garden. There is a treatment plan in place, 7 years, pukka company, we've looked into them.
We're now being pressured by the agent to give a date for the completion by Friday.
Thing is, I've been looking into this. Apparently the estate agent is obliged under consumer protection law to tell us about any material fact that may influence our decision to offer or buy. Presence of Japanese knotweed is a material fact. Further, the seller sent the TA6 form (dated Nov '16) to our solicitor declaring 'no knotweed' and we now have proof that they knew in March 2017, two months before we viewed the place.
We've asked our solicitors for advice on this and they are neither use nor ornament. So I come, in humility, and with a giant bag for sawdust, to ask you good folk, what d'ye reckon on this then? Anyone bought or sold a place with knotweed? Any consumer protection experts? Do we walk away? Do we take the plunge? Do we get gnarly and all legal on 'em? Help me GOT, you're my only hope....