issues after house purchase Scotland

[SugarPlumRoar]

Hi all we got the keys to our property yesterday after 8 long stressful weeks.

Tried the central heating system which is pretty much an antique, not so much an issue as we knew the age of boiler and planned to replace however we have discovered that half the radiators aren't working. We bled them and still no joy.

I know we have a bit of recourse from that being in Scotland but wanted to see if anyone could shed some light on where we stood with the next issue.

We didn't use one of the bathrooms yesterday until just before bed even then it was toilet and sink. This morning DH noticed a patch of water on the floor in the room below. Our I then used the bathroom to shower DD and she used toilet and sink and an hour later I noticed there is a massive wet patch on ceiling below and the ceiling has all bubbles and plaster started to split. Water is dripping through a light fitting.

We're going to have to get a plumber out to look at it and can't use that bathroom in the meantime.

Does anyone know if we just need to suck it up or if this something we should be contacting the solicitor we used for the sale and claiming from the vendor?

Was the wet patch there before you used the bathroom?

If it wasn't, would that maybe suggest that it has just happened. But, if it was there before, the Survey should have picked it up.

No there was no wet patch at all until the bathroom was used, its not a small insignificant patch its very large and would have been noticed

From what I remember, your contract should essentially say heating/appliances/etc that are sold as 'working' should work in an age appropriate way 😕 Was the heating fully working when you offered? If so, it should work now.

The dripping water sounds like it's a recent issue.

You need to speak to your solicitor on Monday morning.

In the meantime, I'd consider isolating your bathroom lighting circuit so it doesn't bugger the others.

Amd with the rads, try the lockshield valves and whatever valve you have on the other side.

Essentially the seller has to maintain the property in the same condition as when you put in your offer,fair wear and tear accepted
I would ask your solicitor to notify this as a defect and ask if the sellers want to get a tradesmen out
If not get it checked to see what is causing the problem
If it is something that has just happened you might have a claim
But it is very difficult to make a successful claim
The sellers usually refuse to pay leaving the purchaser to have to take court action,and normally if is not worth the time ,hassle and expense to do so
I think you will struggle with the central heating claim too

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