Re: Blatant Mis-Advertising of House!!
Thanks so much for your replies.
It’s such a relief to know that we were being over-dramatic about what had happened.
The suggestions are great.
Regarding the property brochure, we never actually got one but the spec & pictures are on the Auctioneers website. I am guessing that posting the link to this isn't appropriate on this forum, but I can share the following details on what it does say:
"This is a 3 Bedroom Victorian townhouse. It is secluded from the street and accessed through a door set in a surrounding boundary wall."
"Auctioneer’s Opinion:
The property appears to be in good structural condition and has been well maintained. However, it does require modernisation, although in its present condition, would lend itself exceptionally well as an investment property. Due to its location and the fact that it is tucked away and absolutely secluded from the street, it would make a fabulous home for those discerning purchasers who want to take on a D.I.Y. project. Viewing comes highly recommended!"
Having quickly scanned their website, membership of IAVI/IPAV is not obvious but we will look into for sure.
The property is a 400 year lease rather than freehold, which we also found out after we had gone sale agreed. (This is not mentioned anywhere, but fair enough we should have asked!). Our solicitor has not received the contracts, but did allude to the possibility that the reality of the building structure may not have been obvious from this, so we could have proceeded and purchased had our engineer not been so thorough.
This seems amazing - any comments on this?
Thanks again.
Marge