How to solve a home with hidden defects?

Questioner

We bought a house and now during the renovation we came across a number of hidden defects. We want to take the following path Contact the sellers, explain to them what the problem is. Offer the possibility to come and check this. Then ask how they think to solve this. Is this the right way? Greeting

Lawyer

Remember that not everything you encounter and that seems to be a defect is also a hidden defect in the sense of the law on owner-occupied homes? That is only the case if you can no longer use the home in a normal way, you can no longer live there. A second-hand property cannot be expected to be spotless. That said, it is different if the seller has deliberately concealed matters or you have not carried out a preliminary investigation.