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Thanks Whale & Jimmy – we really don’t want to settle & have been pursuing this through solicitors for weeks now. The builder won’t budge the latest letter stating that their structural engineers have said
paint without risking damage or potential damage to the existing concrete structure.”
We have found two methods that will remove the paint without damage. One being a paint stripper. They will not accept this, even though they have previously used paint stripper themselves, which did remove the paint, but they found scraping it off too labour intensive – so they stopped.
We would just refuse to settle and that is our preferred option – however, notice has been given on our rental and we have to be out soon. holidays have been booked (that can’t be changed this late), in order to be home for furniture delivery, installing blinds etc, etc.
It has already cost us a fair amount in solictors fees, and we are now having to waste holidays sitting around doing nothing.
We could find another rental, but once we sign the lease we will be committed for 6 or 12 months & we won’t break the lease & pay the penalty.
Our solicitors cannot believe how aggressive & stubborn the vendors are being especially as they really haven’t got a leg to stand on.
I agree with Whale, if we do it ourselves I don’t trust that they wouldn’t try to blame a genuine building defect on work they claim we did on the ceiling.
Really at a loss right now.