From dream to nightmare: discover how your home can be ruined by a simple water leak

For many of us, having a home designed just to measure is a true dream come true. However, this can quickly turn into a nightmare if we do not make sure to perform the necessary inspections before paying exorbitant amounts of money to an unscrupulous property developer. Did you know that something as simple as a water leak could forever ruin your dream of living in the home that cost you so much money to acquire?

Although we feel protected by the laws and authorities that regulate the construction of homes in the UK, we can always be victims of greedy contractors and property developers willing to lie to get us to sell a house. Although at first glance our dream home seems perfect, it is necessary to ensure the smallest detail of construction: facade, floors, roofs, walls and even pipes.

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Deadly water: home destroyer

Recently, the case of a woman who has gone bankrupt after paying huge amounts of money for a house she could not live in has come to light. In addition to suffering numerous humiliations and intimidation by the property developer, his search for help from the NHBC (National House Building Council) ended in an unpleasant experience after the woman was taken to court for not being able to pay the tax fees of that house that could not live.

The most interesting (and frightening) thing about this terrible event is the problem that triggered this nightmare: a leak of contaminated water. Unfortunately for the owner of the property, the bathroom pipes dripped a strange green liquid, after performing the corresponding tests it was determined that the water in those pipes was contaminated with the bacterium pseudomonas aeruginosa, a pathogen that can cause dermatitis and in some cases lethal pneumonia. The risk of contamination is very high and because of this the house had to be quarantined immediately, the family had to vacate the house or else they would be exposed to the deadly bacteria.

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This event makes us think of two fundamental things: first, the unscrupulous nature of the property developer and its poor quality standard, having not been able to detect this problem in time and correct it, although we are inclined to think that they were already aware of the situation and simply decided to sell the house without worrying about the welfare of their innocent client.

Second, this problem could have been avoided from the beginning if the buyer had requested a quality inspection, the ideal recommendation for this type of problem is infrared survey due to its ability to detect problems related to water and pipe leaks. These quality inspections are the best defense that buyers have against all unscrupulous tactics of property developers, so it is always recommended as the first option to request a full property inspection.

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Now that you are aware that even the smallest problems can result in terrible consequences for your home, we invite you to denounce with the competent authorities property developers who try to sell you a house that does not meet the standards and perform a property survey in your home periodically.

Remember, your safety and that of your family is priceless.

Original source: https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/woman-left-suicidal-after-paying-310-000-for-contaminated-sarisbury-green-house-she-can-t-live-in-1-8969272