“I feel scammed, the seller never mentioned any of this”: a property beset by pests

In the UK, the real estate business does not always turn out to be something positive. In fact, in most cases, buyers are the ones most at risk of being scammed or cheated in some way by unscrupulous sellers. This risk becomes much greater when the potential buyer is not well informed about the steps to follow before buying a house. For example, request a property survey to assess the current condition of that property.

Requesting a property survey before buying a house can prevent you from suffering something as terrible as this, in this article we will tell you the story of a man who bought a house beset by pests.

The house was infested with pests

Robert Hull (name changed) never imagined that the house of his dreams, which cost him the savings of his whole life, would end up being a nest of pests and animals that would only cause damage to his property. It all started when Robert visited a house that was for sale, the seller showed him the house and assured Robert that the house was in perfect condition and free of any damage.

Robert trusted the seller and after making the full payment, he decided to move to his new home. After a couple of weeks, Robert began to hear strange noises between the walls, under the floor and in the basement. Besides, it began to suffer problems with electrical installations, short circuits occurred and some of its appliances suffered irreparable damage. When doing a little deeper review, he discovered what the real problem was, something that caused him disgust and frustration.

Inside the walls were dozens of rat nests, these had been the cause of electrical problems by biting and damaging the house’s electrical wiring. As if this was not enough, he also found a huge colony of termites under the wooden floor, although they had not caused so much damage, it was only a matter of time before they would destroy a large part of the floor.

However, this nightmare house had a last surprise for Robert. When he went down to investigate the basement, he discovered that the walls and floor were covered with mold and moisture caused by leaking pipes. In the place, a kind of “colony” had been formed for worms and larvae that Robert was not able to identify.

“I feel cheated, the seller never mentioned any of this, my house is full of rats, termites and worms, the walls and electrical wiring is damaged and the basement full of leaks and mold. I’m going to have to pay a lot of money to repair everything and hire an exterminator. ”It was Robert’s statements to a local newspaper; Robert also said that the seller will not be responsible because according to him “Rats appeared when Robert moved to the house”.

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