Survey problems - advice needed please

Giblets said:
It would be interesting to know if the OP had a signed written contract with the surveyor detailing his T&Cs or if everything was 'word of mouth'.
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Totally agree, and I would have certainly asked the surveyor to complete his report, to include documentary evidence of any invasive tests. Without know more details about what he did, one cannot even begin to judge the strength of the seller's case.
 
xyachtdave said:
How has this thread got to 5 pages without our infamous steel boat expert joining the discussion?
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Hopefully he won't find it as the title does not have steel in it.

However you can bet he would say that would never happen with one of his boats!
 
OP here again
Surveyor came good - rang me last night saying he'd been in touch with his insurance underwriter and was told that he hadn't damaged the boat, he'd actually uncovered serious problems to the benefit of the owner, problems that his own surveyor had obviously missed.
(I'm almost certain that he didn't have a survey done anyway)
He says if there's any more threats from the owner his insurers will fire off a letter, so hopefully that's the end of it...
Many thanks for all the helpful advice everybody :)
 
ufo-digital said:
OP here again
Surveyor came good - rang me last night saying he'd been in touch with his insurance underwriter and was told that he hadn't damaged the boat, he'd actually uncovered serious problems to the benefit of the owner, problems that his own surveyor had obviously missed.
(I'm almost certain that he didn't have a survey done anyway)
He says if there's any more threats from the owner his insurers will fire off a letter, so hopefully that's the end of it...
Many thanks for all the helpful advice everybody :)
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Good news. And well done to your surveyor for taking it seriously and sorting in out.
 
ufo-digital said:
OP here again
Surveyor came good - rang me last night saying he'd been in touch with his insurance underwriter and was told that he hadn't damaged the boat, he'd actually uncovered serious problems to the benefit of the owner, problems that his own surveyor had obviously missed...
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Good news, that's the way to do it! The insurers have obviously seen it all before.

I've just remembered the term "latent defects" which might apply here.
 
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