Bad final inspection advice needed!
Purchased a house had my final inspection today which had advertised to have appliances such as oven, dishwasher, gas log fire place etc
Today we tested the oven smoke started coming out of it! The gas log fire wouldn’t start and when opening the dishwasher it was falling out of the cavity!
There were other minor wear and tear things like some seals and lights not working but that is too be expected.
But these items where advertised on the sale?
I have contacted my conveyancer but she doesn’t work on weekends settlement is in 2 business days so does anyone have any advice for me?
I do understand that there might be nothing I can do and I may have to wear the costs but the over is a 15k oven so it is a BIG expense and was a big reason we paid a bit extra for the property
Its likely there is little i can do but ill give it ago the community seem pretty pessimistic which is to be expected it is Ozbargin. I dont expect much but ill chat to the convayencer see if I got any options if not just have to accept it and move on
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So basically im up 'ship creek' they fixed the gas log because that was working at the point of signing the contract (so that saved me a Plumber call out) but they gave me the old f*** off for everything else - i did argue if the oven and dishwasher dont work and arent safe they are technically 'rubbish' and it is the vendors responsibility to leave the place 'tidy' - however they also refused (but i expected all this)
I'm disappointed at the system because it allows this kind of deceptive behavior were sells can not disclose potentially unsafe appliances (i would accept if they didnt know but they essentially admitted to knowing)- they admitted to knowing the issues but sadly the law basically is 'on there side' which amazes me because this would happen all the time- I hope this is a lesson to people on Ozb if you buy a property add a clause that states 'all appliances must be in good working order at settlement' (god i wish i did)
I guess what annoys me the most is that i still would of purchased the property for the same price but it would of given me a chance to do some research and get a new oven and dishwasher instead it is a cost i wasn't expecting and extra work that i have to do on top of moving. I might of also drawn more money out of my current investments which requires some measure of planning and strategy…..
You live and learn i guess the people who gave supportive advice I thank you, it is good to know some decent people out there
Final Inspection is just that… the final inspection prior to the completion of the sale, to confirm everything is as it was when you made your thorough inspection and then making the offer. It's not the time to be discovering faults that were very likely there prior to agreement of purchase.
Unless you made the purchase offer subject to the condition that anything found on your inspection would be negotiated on the purchase price.
The final inspection is NOT the time to be unhappy about the appliances or their condition.
And just because the log fire worked on open home means jack. Did you test it?? Or did you assume that because it was working on display that everything was ok with it?
Careful with your pride mate… it's a mighty big fall to lose your deposit.
You walk away from the sale without a reasonable excuse and it's very likely you'll lose your deposit, because the reasons you are giving here are flimsy to say the least. The very first question they'll ask you in litigation will be "DID YOU TEST/INSPECT THE ITEMS IN QUESTION BEFORE AGREEING TO THE PURCHASE?".
And that's where your argument will fall flat on its face.
Go through with the sale. By all means ask for them to cover some of the costs… but if I was the vendor I'd simply say no!
Walking away for a dirty oven and a dishwasher that needs a few screws to mount it to the cupboard is NOT a valid reason to cancel the sale, when you should have seen those things before offering to buy.
You wanted the jump on the Auction by offering pre-auction. Cool. Now its yours.