Gentleman's word a bond
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Learned ones.. is a gentleman's word his bond? The shower that was 'fixed' by our vendor gave up the other day. He was asked to address 2 things before we move in last Oct.. some damage to an internal wall, and the shower. The wall was done, so I assumed the shower fixed, obviously just bodged. Do I have a formal comeback? It was a verbal request (not in writing) given by myself to the estate agent. The message obviously got through louad & clear as the wall was fixed (unless the hole healed itself / DIY thieves broke in..)
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bruciebabe said:
A verbal contract has exactly the same force of law as a written one. Just more difficult to prove/enforce.
Hence the phrase 'Isn't worth the paper it's written on'
Sorry you almost certainly don't have any redress if his conveyancer was any good there will have been a clause in the contract excluding any representations made about the state, condition, etc, of the property save as contained, or referred to, in correspondance between the conveyancers.
Note to all PH'ers - if you agree anything like this with a house seller tell your converyancer. Unless you are going for the bargin bucket factory they will happily add a para in a letter to the seller's conveyancer asking them to confirm that the shower will be in good working order at the date of completion and that the damage to the dining room wall will be repaired.
Edited to add that it is quite right that he may have fixed it and it just broke again.
>> Edited by Rude-boy on Wednesday 26th January 14:39
GregE240 said:
Mrs Fish said:
It's only worth it if the bloke is a gentleman...
The species of gentlemen appears to be extinct. Trust no-one.
Oi!!! Theres some of us left. Some of us are even single!
I agree with you Greg, I have met some very honest and generous gentleman some of them single....
Incorrigible said:
or am I missing something. I can't quite see the point of moaning about it to us. Either ring him up or fix it yourself
Seems to hit the nail on the head - it was working when you bought it - what responsibility does he have for a shower that _you_ broke ?
[when you look at it from the other side...] You're unlikely to get anywhere with this complaint, Ed, unless you told your conveyancer that these two repairs were part of the deal and it was added on as a 'special condition' on the contract.
As for whether there's any gentlemen left in the world - in my experience, there are few - but not many.
As for whether there's any gentlemen left in the world - in my experience, there are few - but not many.
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