sellers property information packs!!!

[annemarie31]

I am hoping to sell my house very shortly, but am worried about the sellers property information pack. Several months ago I wrote to the council to complain about a childrens play area that was built near to my house, I was complaining about the noise from the youths who congreagated there at night. This problem has now been succesfully resolved - the reason I am selling is simply to acquire a bigger property. The SPIP asks me to disclose any such complaints to the council which I feel will jeopardise my chance of a sale. CAN I LEAVE THAT SECTION UNANSWERED - I do not intend to lie and leave myself open to litigation (though I see no reason why this should happen), If I leave this particular section blank - surely it will be a case of BUYER BEWARE. Any advice will be much appreciated!! Anna x

[philandlil]

I would write in that i made a complaint about the local childrens play area but it has now been resolved.
If your buyers find out before the sale goes through and you haven't told them they may wonder if you are hiding anything else.

[juggler]

You will obviously have to declare this - that is the whole point of the exercise. Maybe you had better add that any such law does not apply to you! However, as you are presumably buying another property you should contact any prospective seller to remind them IT DOES apply to everyone else.

[annemarie31]

I think I have found my answer - in 2003 a couple sold a house and said there were no ongoing disputes with the neighbours which was a lie - there has been years of antagonism and arguing over boundaries which had never been resolved; the buyers sued the sellers for �67,000. However - a lawyer commentating on the case stated that has the buyers refused to answer questions about the property - there would have been no come back, though obviously it might raise doubts with the buyers. Thank you for your responses, though I could do without the sarcasm from the prev respondant - it is a perfectly acceptable question, as we all know the law is an ass.