Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New Zealand (Aotearoa)

Re: Property Claim

The only way that you could be successful is if the previous owner could have known about the defects. If you had then asked whether there were any structural defects and they said No, then they misled you.

Otherwise, the law on this is that generally you buy at your own risk. For instance, if you did not get a building insepction done before the purchase went unconditional, then that is your own bad luck.

If you feel that there is a chance that you can make a claim you should contact a solicitor to review the situation and give you a report on your prospects of success.