DH and I are currently in the middle of selling an old farmhouse in the far SW of the UK - it’s our old family home but a couple of years ago all our parents died within a short period and we used our inheritances to buy a new home nearer a good secondary. The idea was to keep our home and rent it out till we could retire there.
However, renting has been a pain - there seems to be issue after issue which is really stressful - we have had enough and are now selling to our tenants.
However - we have just had a letter from our solicitor. The tenants want to test for asbestos and also test for mundic (unstable concrete) in a small area of the house and their solicitor has suggested we pay half for this. Can anyone think why this might be, or are they trying it on? I can’t think of any benefit to us from this!
Also, the solicitor suggesting all this testing acted for us when we bought the property ten years ago. He didn’t suggest any of these tests back then. Do we have any recourse if they turn up positive and devalue the house?
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HesSpartacus · 03/02/2021 14:57
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