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Yesterday we went all the way to derbyshire with 1600 pound to buy a caravan for me and specky we gave ours to mum and step dad so they could get away before his cancer treatment starts , the seller was a lovely man he showed us where there had been a bit of damp and reasured us that i had been dried proffessionally so 5 of us in a small caravan we looked as much as we could, i even knocked him down to 1400 got home eggsauceted , we said we would have a better look in morning, well i started cleaning in wardrobe my hand went straight thro the wall, it appears the whole van is rotten, there is mice and truely horrible i signed a reciept saying sold as seen, am i covered at all i payed cash and it was a private classified sale, be really greatfull if someone could point me in the right direction please just cant believe this so far this year has been hell im starting to qustion my new found faith at the moment., thought i was doing good in giving ours to mum, it had got too small for us anyway xx

Don,t hold out much hope for you but you could try the trades description act or CAB.**M**..

Trades description won't help

it was a cash sale from a private classified. That means buyer beware.

Sorry puss, but I don't think you've got a leg to stand on,.

private cash sale, receipt saying sold as seen, and the fact that you admit you didn't look properly.

But do check with the CAB as soon as possible..

But what did the ad say, did it say good condition or just caravan for sale, was the ad misleading ?
as said c.a.b would be your best bet.

To be honest hon it doesn't sound very promising with what you've told us.

But as has been said...take the ad and any other documentation to the CAB...you never know they may be able to help.

Good luck my love xx

if it says sold as seen, unfortunatly i dont think you have a leg to start on babes,:(:(:(:(

hi thanks , well not really misleading but it didnt mention bad bits which i guess he didnt have too, ive spoken with him today he told me to get stuffed, then told me he was off on a lads weekend so there goes my money , he has been very clever how he listed it , oh well another 12 months to save ive cried all day, but i should be glad for what i do have xx

just thought what about small claims court would i have to pay to do that

From Martin Lewis' website

"With private sellers it's ‘buyer beware'

However buy second hand goods from private sellers and you've only a right that the product is correctly described and the owner has the right to sell it. Here it's caveat emptor or let the buyer beware. If the buyer says nothing and no description and you buy it – then that's it – even if it doesn't do what you thought it may – you were not missold. "

thanks claire i wonder that he did mention there had been damp in one place , but he never mentioned it in another, also the van was supposed to be serviced it hasnt , so he will need to produce proof surely ? xx

Small claims Courts are very cheap. My daughter got the paper work to take out a case a couple of years ago, and it would only have cost about £30 to take to Court.

CAB can advise on the most recent charges.

Don't know your laws, but if you can get to the authorities quickly, check to see if a "cooling off period" applies in this instance. - but do it NOW! If it does, it might only be perhaps '3 days'. That's only a guess, but to show you to do it urgently.

Lady Puss, you silly old moo moo you. You came to Derbyshire, and didn't let me know. Well I feel right miffed. You could have stayed here overnight, as it must have been a long way back on such a miserable weather day.I know we do not have alot of room (you did say five of you). as we have an irracible Cocker and two Love Birds that hate each other, but we would have managed. Saturday night we could have gone on to Budgie Rustlers for a bevvy or two (he is ten mile down the road, and permits, passposts and visas in order, we would have got through), he's Nottinghamshire,and I do fogive him for this, and we are very territorial here. Which part did you go to.
But joking aside, you should have said. It would have been my first time of meeting anyone off of here. I am now having a scraite now into me porridge.Maw Maw.
Lots of the Best
Julia in Derbyshire

Thanks again, im going to look at the small claim thingy, sorry julia i didnt think lol
thats my down fall i think. oh well hope we meet up soon, love to meet ya and some others i haven met xxx

Sorry to say you won't get any redress as it was a private sale, presumably not misadvertised and you signed a 'sold as seen' receipt.

If you want to pursue it contact one of the consumer TV programmes, they may investigate for you.

Sue x

thanks everyone xxx

Sorry to hear this Puss. Best of luck

xx

contacting small claqims this morning hope 1600 is not considered too much does that what small claims means lol off now will let you all know xxx

aww Puss .. poor you .. Good luck hun xx

good luck hun xx