Disputes Tribunal for not disclosing unconsented work in SPA
We have made an offer on a house which has been accepted, but not unconditional yet (conditions on finance, builders report, LIM).
When our builders report came back, we discovered that there has been unconsented work done in one of the bathrooms (a shower was moved and design changed).
To my understanding, it is a requirement to disclose any unconsented work, and by signing a Sale and Purchase Agreement you are confirming that you are providing a warranty for work done. I follow this to mean that the sellers are in breach of contract.
We are going to walk away from this deal, but I want to know whether I can try and recover my costs of the builders report and LIM as had this been disclosed upfront we would never have proceeded with making an offer in the first place. It feels quite galling to have paid that money when they were required to disclose this ahead of time.
Extra details:
* They were the owners when this work was done
* Work was done in 2015