Can you pull out of a house sale 4 days after paper work going through?

[numnum]

Me and my partner bought a house of a family member. We've owned it for 4 days.

I ask, as when we sold our property a while back there was a 7 day period once the person moved in that they could highlight things that needed fixed and we'd be responsible

This is in Scotland

[dotty.]

if you did where would you put your furniture and stuff? you'd be homeless

[numnum]

the house was in an unlivable condition so we're in our rented accommodation whilst we were going to do it up

we bought it off a family member

[boxtops]

The survey should be showing "things that needed fixed" - I've never heard of the deal you mention, once it's yours, it's yours.

[bednobs]

i'm not super-conversant with scottish law but i highly highly doubt it

[numnum]

when i say unlivable we could've moved in but we'd rather get the work done while its empty

[boxtops]

If you are in Scotland then things are different from where I am in England, but I had to do the same when I bought this house, I stayed where I was until I'd had the necessary things fixed.

[dotty.]

so get the work done and move in, why do you think you can pull out ? if money has changed hands it's yours.

[Count-A-Strong]

Sounds to me like you just realised that either a) you've realised you can't afford the mortgage b) can't afford the refurb costs or, c) you can't manage the works yourselves. Is this the case?0

[numnum]

its a long story. the family member shouldn't have sold the house as it was given as a gift to be kept in the family but rather than passing it on the the brother they've sold it to him, but all the family are keeping quite and going a long with the sale to keep him happy and we're having to pay for a house that they've let go to ruin whilst living rent free for the last 12 years. to top it off they've called wanting £100 as their solicitor got the fees wrong (we've also had to pay their fees)

i know its only £100 but they've profited greatly from a house that was a gift and we're left having to clean the mess up and pay for it. and to have the cheek to ask for the money. i would've just been happy to got rid of the house as it would never have sold

[numnum]

the survey didn't show up the problem that we found. we were pretty aware of a lot of the other problems

with our flat i think if they discovered the boiler wasn't working, lights broken etc then they could come to us within the 7 days

[Count-A-Strong]

Now I'm even more confused. Did you buy it in the knowledge that it should have been kept in the family? Is the sale not illegal if this was a caveat of someones last will & testament?

[boxtops]

Different if you are renting, numnum, the landlord can certainly retain your deposit (or part of it) if things need doing after you have moved out.

[numnum]

yip, but the family weren't wanting to say the house sale was wrong so have just let all this happen

its confusing, the grandad (who is alive and in a care home and knows nothing about the sale) wanted the house left to the his daughter, but as she lived further away and the nephew was needing somewhere to stay so the daughter suggested giving it to nephew, even though that was not his choice. So technically it shouldv'e been the daughters house in the will and it was due to her the nephew lived rent free and that was the gift and just though she'd get it back if he ever moved on

[numnum]

it was when selling our flat that i read in the paperwork about a 7 day cooling off period for the buyer

[boxtops]

What does your grandad's solicitor have to say about all this? His Will should have precedence.

[dotty.]

see a solicitor

[numnum]

i dont know much about that. everyone isn't saying much about anything

[askyourgran]

Remind me not to sell my house to you.

[sherrardk]

Don't you think you should know a bit more about it? You've bought the house.

[Count-A-Strong]

So.....
The grandad who owns the house isn't dead but he's willed it to his daughter who in turn has let it to her nephew? So who did you buy it from?