On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:16:53 -0700, NT wrote:

On Jun 15, 6:46*pm, Cicero wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:17:23 -0700, NT wrote:
On Jun 15, 11:26*am, "Bob Mannix" wrote:
"NT" wrote in message

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On Jun 15, 10:04 am, Cicero wrote:

On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:13:22 +0100, SeniorCitizen wrote:

Also posted to uk.legal.

snipped for brevity


"The house and land are sold as seen, as is normally the case with
property sales. The responsibility lies fully with you and your
surveyor to determine whether you think there are any issues with the
property that might affect the price you are willing to pay. I do not
intend to take on any of this responsibility or create a situation in
which lawyers can get rich deciding who might or might not be
responsible for what, and I presume your surveyor is suitably insured
against such eventualities. I presume also that you will fully insure
the property if you purchase it."

NT

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Since you don't state a source for your quotation it has very little
value.
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That is simply illogical.

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It isn't remotely illogical.

The whole point of presenting a quotation such as you've produced is to
give an authoritative view on a subject. The source / author of the
quotation is essential to enable people to judge the merit of the
information provided in the quotation.

A quotation from Einstein or Hawkins is more likely to carry weight than one from Joe Bloggs.

The quotation you're defending has no source (authoritative or
otherwise) and appearances suggest that it's from a rather bombastic
character with a chip on his shoulder.

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It appears to be a statement from one rather prickly vendor about one
particular transaction and as such it doesn't reflect the normal
situation.

Solicitors (and to a lesser extent, surveyors) will ask questions about
things which they consider will influence their client's decision to
buy. One of the most frequent questions asked concerns neighbour
disputes / nuisance and there have been cases where failure to disclose
such things has led to expensive claims for damages against sellers.

Any seller is entitled to say 'don't know' to minor matters such as the
age of CH system etc. which don't seriously affect the overall value of
a property. Such relatively minor matters are usually commented by a
surveyor. However a neighbour dispute (boundary dispute, noise,
trespass, etc.) isn't usually very visible and a prospective buyer is
entitled to an honest answer on such matters.

Cic.


clearly buyers arent entitled to answers, but sellers usually provide them
to maximise sale value.


NT

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