Property: Seller discosure regarding neighbours.

[yeahdisk]

Hi - I have a property question that isn't very straight forward:

Me and my girlfriend bought a house earlier this year.

We have since found out that we live joined to a charity housing assosciation that provides (un-supervised) accomodation for young males as provided by probation service, drug clinics etc.

Our vendors declared 'No' to 'previous disputes with neighbours' on the standard form.

They declared 'No' to the question our solicitiors asked: "has there ever been a problem with noise or anti-social behavour from your neighbours or those nearby?".

According to our other neighbours, there is a long history of noise and police involvement from this property going back years.

My Question. Did the Vendor act legally? (bearing in mind that the tenants of next door usually last 6 months at the most, perhaps they just waited for some quiet ones to move in and then fill in the form?)

Obviously it appears that the house we bought is worth a lot less than we paid for it - given the information we now know. (And it is also completely miserable to be awake all night listening to Drum and Bass and watching the pictures vibrate on the walls).

Any advice or experience would be well-received!

Regards,

Chris.

[badgerchops]

The form they completed is a Sellers property information form.

Example : Sellershttp://www.lewessmith.co.uk/docs/seller_prop_i nfo.pdf

As the example says, the form should be completed acurately as it reflects on the decision of the purchaser. Ultimately you need to contact your solicitor to tell them you believe the vendor lied considerably. Realistically i dont think much can be done, maybe commission ?

[badgerchops]

http://www.propertylawuk.net/propertytransacti onsmisrep.html