Sold House...now they want to sue me

[BoredBloke]

Let them take you to court - they are trying it on and hoping you'll hand over the cash for their first couple of months of mortgage payments. Did they try to knock the initial price down much?

[PM-Junkie]

I'm pretty sure thats bollux. Everything in an area in a certain proximity of the kitchen bathroom sinks need to be certified - IANAS - I am not a sparky.

Not true actaully. The law (apparently called Part P) states that it "applies to electrical installation work in dwellings and connected gardens, greenhouses and outbuildings".

Safety thing or a nice little earner for sparkies.....I couldn't possibly comment

Personally given what the OP states, I would tell them to go do one (and go chat with a lawyer).

[Moscow Mule]

Whatever happened to Caveat Emptor?

Doesn't apply when you sell a house nowadays I'm afraid. You get a big long form to fill out with all sorts of questions (about what you're leaving, condition of things etc).

If you lie on the form, you are liable. Sounds like the OP didn't lie & therefore has a very sturdy case.

[EternalOptimist]

Whatever happened to Caveat Emptor?

I once bought an old car that had an old coat on the back seat.

When I got it home, I noticed the coat and picked it up and fook me there was hole in the seat about 20 inches across where their dog had ripped it to bits.



I just laughed, not think "WHERE's MY ******* LAWYER".

Some git rammed me from behind when i was stationary. I could see the look of horror on his face as he imagined his no claims going down the plug ole and me getting one of those big white neck collars.

I said 'give us a tenner for the back light and we'll call it quits'
I really hate this compensation culture. really really



really

[swamp]

Were you friendly with your old neighbours? If so get in touch and spread the word that you're being shafted by the "dodgy new buyers". Make their name mud.

[BrilloPad]

Some git rammed me from behind when i was stationary. I could see the look of horror on his face as he imagined his no claims going down the plug ole and me getting one of those big white neck collars.

I said 'give us a tenner for the back light and we'll call it quits'
I really hate this compensation culture. really really



really

I think you just lost £2k for whiplash there. Imagine what that could have bought you.....

[EternalOptimist]

I think you just lost £2k for whiplash there. Imagine what that could have bought you.....

yeah

£2k of eternal shame. £2k worth of thinking that I had sold out and bought into the namby pamby, airy fairy, wishy washy, arty farty, hand wringing sh 1t hole of a compensation culture society that I hate.

I would rather be a destitute

[conned tractor]

Not true actaully. The law (apparently called Part P) states that it "applies to electrical installation work in dwellings and connected gardens, greenhouses and outbuildings".

Safety thing or a nice little earner for sparkies.....I couldn't possibly comment

Personally given what the OP states, I would tell them to go do one (and go chat with a lawyer).

Part p covers anything inside bathroom or kitchen (or within a radius of a water supply - can't remember which). However, you can still instll light switches, sockets, replace existing wiring, connect a cooker, etc.

Also - says does not apply in scotland ???

Part p - see table at bottom

Again IANAS

[RichardCranium]

I’d left 2 railway sleepers, some bricks, a few bags of sand and paving slabs that were used when additional work was done on the house.

Wot? No old washing machine in the back garden? And an Escort on bricks in the front?



You left railway sleepers behind? WTF for? No wonder they were pissed off with you.

[BrilloPad]

yeah

£2k of eternal shame. £2k worth of thinking that I had sold out and bought into the namby pamby, airy fairy, wishy washy, arty farty, hand wringing sh 1t hole of a compensation culture society that I hate.

I would rather be a destitute

£2k would have bought me a few sessions with miss whiplash.......