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Bad Surveyor Report, problem after 3 years
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hindsight_2
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Hi Guys,
I normally post in the Get out of Debt Thread, but urgent advice needed on my house. I bought it 3 years ago and I had a basic homebuyers surveyor, the only problem was damp. However, it appeared that the chimney stack (i think that is the correct term) was not built properly in the loft and is now collapsing.
The builder that came round to give me a quote saying it was bad surveyor and I should get in touch with them. Is it too late to do any thing as it has been 3 years now!
Any advice welcome!
I normally post in the Get out of Debt Thread, but urgent advice needed on my house. I bought it 3 years ago and I had a basic homebuyers surveyor, the only problem was damp. However, it appeared that the chimney stack (i think that is the correct term) was not built properly in the loft and is now collapsing.
The builder that came round to give me a quote saying it was bad surveyor and I should get in touch with them. Is it too late to do any thing as it has been 3 years now!
Any advice welcome!
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Sorry hindsight but I think you have no chance of pinning this on a surveyor after 3 years. Even if the builder was right, any damage could have been caused by many reason i.e. weather over the last 3 years.
Again, assuming the builder is right, I would be astonished if the survey had a 'liability' period of anything approaching 3 years.
Finally, you would need a specialist 2nd opinion to validate the builders opinion, which could be costly0 -
If it's a basic homebuyers survey and not a full structural survey, I think you're probably stuffed. Sorry.Debt free 4th April 2007.
New house. Bigger mortgage. MFWB after I have my buffer cash in place.0 -
contact your insurers. you have a report that says nothing wrong from 3 years ago, you now have a problem, they may pay all or some of the cost.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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