did anyone watch that Sarah Beeny show about problem houses

Ladybird20

I thought it was boring...anything to make a programme.......

PasturesNew

mynameisdave wrote: »

Channel 4. Its on 4OD if you want to watch

I daren't.... I am on fixed bandwidth/month service ... and it's not fast enough for streaming. They don't tell you how much bandwidth each programme is.

neverdespairgirl

Mozette wrote: »

Exactly what I wondered! I mean with a 350 year old house surely you'd have a full structural?

Perhaps not - if a house is really old, a normal surveyor's not what you want, I think,

My parents bought a 700 year old house without a survey, but with the builder who was going to do a lot of work to it (-:

tyllwyd

We watched it and my OH (who is as much as a Sarah Beeny fan as the next man) spent the whole evening complaining about it. At the start, it was all about how they had no money at all, by the end, they had magically fixed all the problems and had spent what must have been thousands and thousands decorating and furnishing the house and converting the loft. And the house was Grade II listed - no mention of any issues getting permission to do all of this work.

seven-day-weekend

I too wondered about the survey and came to the conclusion that they must not have had one. But why they thought that pointing was OK I have no idea.

We did not have a survey on our Spanish house as no-one does in that area, also the report would have come back that it was falling down.:D

We had just the valuation survey on an investment flat we bought in the 1990s as we reckoned that if ours was falling down all the other flats in the block (about 150 of them) would be too and someone would have noticed.:rotfl:

We had the middle type of survey when we bought our family home in 1976. Were we buying it now we would have had the full one as it is old.

sujester

Did they buy with cash or a mortgage?

I think you just have accept it's entertainment, not real life. I'll bet they had a structural survey, knew exactly what was wrong with it, but were approached by channel 4 with "can you pretend it's all a surprise and that you're skint".

Not that I'm cynical or anything.

martindow

The programme worked very hard to make it as dramatic as possible. Attack of the killer trees next week!

poppysarah

kazwookie wrote: »

I watched it, and survey was the word on my mind, plus the 'well' in the basement, surely that must have rung alarm bells?

Not watch it yet - about to stick 4OD on though.

There was a well in the kitchen on a bbc property program recently... with a glass cover over ... looked quite high water level ...
I thought it looked bizarre and with a stream outside too it was asking for flooding.

mlz1413

I've watched the 1st one and like all of you was shouting 'why didn't you have a survey!' which turned to must have bought cash and clearly didn't have a survey.


2nd one last night made me wonder how much come back survey's have. Would a full structral have picked up how the house was built? And that the extention hadn't got the right foundations?

Just wondering as I've only ever had mortgage valuations in the past but these programs have made me consider (if I ever move again) about paying for the full report.

Horizon81

Who watched episode 2? (last night)
Extension literally falling off the back of the house but the concensus was to continue to decorate the room and try and forget about it. Surely if (after investigations) it needs the £20k of support underneath then that whole kitchen would need to come out?