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Surveys and hidden defects: what to know
The survey is the last chance to find something before the deal is binding, and hidden defects are the most common dispute afterwards. These guides sort out what applies both ways.
4 guides
Hidden defects
3Hidden defects: how long do they last?
Ten years for houses, two years for tenant-owner apartments, counted from moving day. But you must also complain in reasonable time. Both clocks and what to do.
4 minHidden defects in tenant-owner apartments: who answers?
Sellers answer for flat defects for two years under the Sale of Goods Act. The association answers for frame, pipes and roof. How to draw the line and complain.
8 minHidden defects after purchase: what applies and what you can claim
A hidden defect existed at purchase, could not be found, and breaks what you could expect. How it is judged and what you can claim.
5 min