Selling house - Need advice
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Hi all,
Hope everyone is well.
We are selling our house and moving abroad.
We had a water leak in 2022. all repairs were done to the highest standard and we have had no issues. the leak was down to a burst pipe because of the cold weather.
Does this need to be disclosed when selling the house? From what i have seen only flooding needs to be disclosed? Will it affect the value?
Many thanks
Hope everyone is well.
We are selling our house and moving abroad.
We had a water leak in 2022. all repairs were done to the highest standard and we have had no issues. the leak was down to a burst pipe because of the cold weather.
Does this need to be disclosed when selling the house? From what i have seen only flooding needs to be disclosed? Will it affect the value?
Many thanks
It will likely be asked if you have made any Building Insurance Claims. If you made a claim for it then just disclose it.
We had a claim in our last house. It is a standard question on a Law Society Property Information Form.
If you aren’t asked or you didn’t have an insurance claim then there is no reason to disclose.
We had a claim in our last house. It is a standard question on a Law Society Property Information Form.
If you aren’t asked or you didn’t have an insurance claim then there is no reason to disclose.
sherman said:
As long as theres not a large brown stain on the celling below where the leak was at the time of the pictures or the viewings theres no need to even mention it.
What's that smell.of fresh paint. What's behind the book case. What's behind the picture. Before we had our gable wall sorted, there was a damp.patch hidden by a picture. Water tracking down a wall tie.
When the word Flooding is mentioned in this connection it refers to as stated already Environmental rather than a burst pipe / repairs / maintenance etc.
As such I doubt anyone would ever ask about a repair but if they do just mention.
Either way it won’t affect the sale or the valuation price.
As such I doubt anyone would ever ask about a repair but if they do just mention.
Either way it won’t affect the sale or the valuation price.
As I have said a water leak isn’t flooding BUT it should be disclosed if it resulted in a Buildings Insurance claim as that is a standard question on the homebuyers questionnaire.
The OP made a claim (although for some reason he didn’t receive any money) so in theory he should declare it, where asked on the Form. If he doesn’t declare it and it is subsequently found out the there could be an issue.
As has been said, either way it won’t affect the valuation.
We had similar which amounted to a £3000 claim. We were asked the question and declared it on the form.
The OP made a claim (although for some reason he didn’t receive any money) so in theory he should declare it, where asked on the Form. If he doesn’t declare it and it is subsequently found out the there could be an issue.
As has been said, either way it won’t affect the valuation.
We had similar which amounted to a £3000 claim. We were asked the question and declared it on the form.
We had a big leak in our last house 6 months before we sold.
Claim must have been £20k+ as we had new flooring upstairs, new carpet, new ceilings downstairs, new en-suite, asbestos removal, 3 weeks to dry the place out, paid for us to go on holiday for 2 weeks because they couldn't find temp accommodation etc...
No mention of it when we sold.
Sale went through no issues.
Basically half the house internally was new
Claim must have been £20k+ as we had new flooring upstairs, new carpet, new ceilings downstairs, new en-suite, asbestos removal, 3 weeks to dry the place out, paid for us to go on holiday for 2 weeks because they couldn't find temp accommodation etc...
No mention of it when we sold.
Sale went through no issues.
Basically half the house internally was new

GreatGranny said:
We had a big leak in our last house 6 months before we sold.
Claim must have been £20k+ as we had new flooring upstairs, new carpet, new ceilings downstairs, new en-suite, asbestos removal, 3 weeks to dry the place out, paid for us to go on holiday for 2 weeks because they couldn't find temp accommodation etc...
No mention of it when we sold.
Sale went through no issues.
Basically half the house internally was new
So you didn’t tick “yes” to a building insurance claim on the Property Information Form?Claim must have been £20k+ as we had new flooring upstairs, new carpet, new ceilings downstairs, new en-suite, asbestos removal, 3 weeks to dry the place out, paid for us to go on holiday for 2 weeks because they couldn't find temp accommodation etc...
No mention of it when we sold.
Sale went through no issues.
Basically half the house internally was new

craig1912 said:
GreatGranny said:
We had a big leak in our last house 6 months before we sold.
Claim must have been £20k+ as we had new flooring upstairs, new carpet, new ceilings downstairs, new en-suite, asbestos removal, 3 weeks to dry the place out, paid for us to go on holiday for 2 weeks because they couldn't find temp accommodation etc...
No mention of it when we sold.
Sale went through no issues.
Basically half the house internally was new
So you didn’t tick “yes” to a building insurance claim on the Property Information Form?Claim must have been £20k+ as we had new flooring upstairs, new carpet, new ceilings downstairs, new en-suite, asbestos removal, 3 weeks to dry the place out, paid for us to go on holiday for 2 weeks because they couldn't find temp accommodation etc...
No mention of it when we sold.
Sale went through no issues.
Basically half the house internally was new

Worth doing a quick visual check before the surveyor shows up, what the eye doesn't see etc

Look up and read the judgment in this recent case - patarkatsishvili-and-another-v-woodward-fisher
It deals with the duty of 'honesty' in disclosure when selling a property. It's actually a fascinating read a shows precisely the 'tests' that will be applied in considering whether a seller has been honest and truthful in disclosing relevant matters in the pre sale enquiries
It deals with the duty of 'honesty' in disclosure when selling a property. It's actually a fascinating read a shows precisely the 'tests' that will be applied in considering whether a seller has been honest and truthful in disclosing relevant matters in the pre sale enquiries
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