Su,

It could mean hirsute! :0

Don’t get me going on the ATO. I just bought another house and had a couple of cash-flow issues. I have to pay my tax quarterly and I called them to delay payment whilst I sorted it out. The buggers would not allow me to postpone payment for a month and said they would charge me interest on the outstanding amount.

The irony is that the…[Read more]

Send round Bastard Squad!!

See my post: re topic MY WHINGE!!

Re Grumpy Old Men:

I don’t think us oldies are getting grumpier, I think that standards have slipped drastically. Our expectations were based upon a different set of values. The issue is that on the one side we have far more freedom in the way we can express ourselves, but the downside is that many of the stuffy old values that people soug…[Read more]

Thanks for the tip Terry.

The argument you will end up having is if the heater was defective at the time of sale. One could argue that the onus was on you to ensure the property was inspected and they were not aware of this defect at the time of sale.

It is my understanding that the owner/agent has a duty to disclose any know defects at the time of sale. Since this was not known at the time of the sale (which they could conceivably argue) is this not a case of buyer beware?