Hello, we’re first time buyers. We completed on our first house nearly three weeks ago with vacant possession, but the seller left it in a pretty awful state To make things even worse, they really pushed for an early completion, yet the front garden and outside storage area were left full of rubbish and old furniture (we've had a quote of £300 just to get it cleared) The house itself was filthy, so we had to pay £340 for a deep clean. On top of that, the dishwasher, which was clearly listed as included on the TA10 form, had been removed entirely. Our solicitor has been chasing the seller's solicitor repeatedly and has sent several emails, but they're completely ignoring us. If they continue to ignore us, would it be worth taking the seller to the court (MCOL) myself for breach of contract? The total claim would be somewhere around £800–£1,000. Has anyone been through something similar after completion? Any advice or experiences would be really appreciated. Thank you

Hello, First time buyer of new build flat in London, did not go through estate agent but had mortgage broker and solicitor. A survey was done but there was no documentation on this. I understand that’s my fault for not realising, but with so many documents flying around I’d not registered. First week in the flat I immediately noticed a strong damp smell. I’d visited the flat on 3 separate occasions before with friends and don’t remember there be any smell. The utility room was previously full of the seller’s items so did not see the floor properly, and can see there’s previous water damage, split flooring and decayed skirting board. Leak engineer could not find the source, but suspected the communal plumbing stack could be the cause. I am going through whether the building will cover it. On the other side, apparently the sellers need to have disclosed any water damage or damp. I can’t see any mention of this in documents and TA6 form doesn’t specifically ask about this. Do I have any legal rights if the sellers didn’t disclose known water damage and damp? Yes, I understand some of these things are my fault and lessons learned, but I am also a first time buyer doing all of this on my own so it’s not been easy and wasn’t great communication from the solicitor.