{"id":141354,"date":"2024-01-17T14:00:22","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T07:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-can-i-get-my-flooded-devalued-new-flat-fixed\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T14:09:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T07:09:42","slug":"how-can-i-get-my-flooded-devalued-new-flat-fixed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-can-i-get-my-flooded-devalued-new-flat-fixed\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I get my flooded, devalued new flat fixed?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFor 15 months water from the wet room has been flowing into the hallI bought an off-plan studio apartment from The Guinness Partnership and moved in in September 2022. I immediately discovered that the wet room had a colossal problem. The floor sloped in the wrong direction, channelling the shower water away from the drains and into the hall. Guinness has admitted it is a flaw with every studio flat in the development, but has repeatedly ignored emails and deflected responsibility. Our contract states that any non-emergency defects will be resolved within one month of reporting. However, Guinness claims that this is a \u201cdesign flaw\u201d and not a \u201cdefect\u201d and thus not bound by the same obligation. A recent survey valued the flat at \u00a310,000 less than I paid for it, citing this issue as one of the reasons.CA, LondonYou first contacted me in April after seven months of fruitless complaints. It\u2019s taken both of us a further eight months to enable you to shower without flooding your home. In that time, Guinness has delayed, obfuscated and misled. First things first: what is the difference between a \u201cdefect\u201d and a \u201cdesign flaw\u201d? \u201cSemantic gymnastics,\u201d according to consumer lawyer Gary Rycroft from Joseph A Jones Solicitors. \u201cThe flat owners bought a flat expecting it to work and it does not.\u201d Continue reading…
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