Not mine but my neighbours. When he first used his heating after moving in he had multiple leaks through the ground floor ceiling. Removing the upstairs floor boards revealed hub caps to collect the drips.
why dont you put a few more joists in,put an old water tank up there connect some pipe work run it to the outside and hey presto you can water your garden when needed.
Thankfully here in Belgium we have rules that protect the buyer. If a seller deliberately hides a problem (like panelling a wall that's damp, putting a bucket in a closed roof space to hide a leak, etc) they are liable for ALL costs relating to the repairs.
Long standing English law concerning sales of property are based on the principle of caveat emptor — it's up to the buyer to check what he's buying.
That does not, however, let the seller off from fraud or misrepresentation.
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