Damage discovered after sale of house

[StretchyLegs]

Does anyone know if an Insurance company would pay to repair damage that had occured during the existence of a policy, that was not discovered until after the policy had ended due to the house being sold?

[boxtops]

They should (thinking back to my days in insurance), if it can be proven that the damage arose during the time they were on cover - although it will depend how long ago this was. There is usually a clause in a policy about reporting awareness of damage arising within a given period of time.

[StretchyLegs]

Thank you so much for your speedy reply, that's very encoraging as the policy only ended 4 weeks ago. We shall contact the insurers in the morning. Thank you.

[SeaJayPea]

Other than that, the purchaser may have a case against whoever did the survey if they didn't spot it.