Never buy a house in Dent.

 Move the country they said.

 Buy a house they said. 

 It'll be fun they said.

 You can retire they said. 

 You can go for walks all the time they said. 

 Buy an old property they said.

 It'll be an investment they said.

 You can be at one with nature they said.

 

Your home has damp they said.

And subsidence they said.

The previous owner covered it up they said.

Your home doesn't meet modern structural standards they said.

It needs gutting they said. 

Your're going to have to go back to a job they said.

Its the only way to pay for it they said.

The house was bought at a premium they said.

The previous owner lied they said.

They are now long gone they said.

You will be able to claim damages they said.

But you'll have to go to court they said. 

Last night a new neighbor called around asking for access through some land of ours so builders could carry out extensive repairs to her " new house " How quickly the dream turns sour. How quickly the tables turn once money has changed hands. People will say anything when they want to sell and move on.

A house next door had a problem caused by water eating out a cavity beneath the foundations a few years ago. Did they tell the next owner ? Of course not, they just filled it with concrete and tarmacked over the area to cover up the work which was just a stop gap measure.

My own parents bought a 90's built house that now has serious subsidence. Their insurance company will not pay out and several " experts " have visited and carried out surveys that all contradict one another. One even said the bloody house was rising !

Another house down in the village which is three stories high cracked from the roof right  down to the foundations. The solution was to paint over it of course. Some poor person will buy the house one day totally unaware, all jacked up on the dream of living on the cobbled street.

Its all bullshit. Anyone selling property is a liar, no matter how nice they may seem.