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(FTB) Crack in interior wall...walk away?
ashli_2
Posts: 359 Forumite
Hi there,
we have found victorian end terrace that we really like at a price we can afford but there is a significant crack in the front room. It runs up the wall, across the ceiling above the window and then through the ceiling virtually the whole length of the room. There is no visible crack in the exterior wall but it is stone fronted and difficultto tell.
Does anyone know if this neccessarily means that the house is subsiding? Is there anything else that it could mean? Is it worth getting a pre-purchase survey or should we generally not touch it with a bargepole?
Any advice would be gratefully recieved
we have found victorian end terrace that we really like at a price we can afford but there is a significant crack in the front room. It runs up the wall, across the ceiling above the window and then through the ceiling virtually the whole length of the room. There is no visible crack in the exterior wall but it is stone fronted and difficultto tell.
Does anyone know if this neccessarily means that the house is subsiding? Is there anything else that it could mean? Is it worth getting a pre-purchase survey or should we generally not touch it with a bargepole?
Any advice would be gratefully recieved
Total Original Debt: £30404.24
Current debt: £18586.16
Total Paid: £11857.74 38.95% :T
Current debt: £18586.16
Total Paid: £11857.74 38.95% :T
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Well I would certainly get a survey done. Probably have to for the mortgage anyways, perhaps pay for a better one. It may just be superficial.
Was there definately no signs on the outer wall?
Survey, survey and I say again...SURVEY.0 -
Not that we could see, but it was dark. I think I'll get OH to drive down and have a good look in the day light.Total Original Debt: £30404.24
Current debt: £18586.16
Total Paid: £11857.74 38.95% :T0 -
Ask them what it is before you spend money. If they lie & you find out it is something significant & lose money on a survey then you can sue.0
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roses wrote:Ask them what it is before you spend money. If they lie & you find out it is something significant & lose money on a survey then you can sue.
I have asked, EA said the vendor had no idea. :mad:Total Original Debt: £30404.24
Current debt: £18586.16
Total Paid: £11857.74 38.95% :T0
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