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HELP FTB - SURVEY has revealed a problem with drains? Advice Please?
K9COOP
Posts: 104 Forumite
Hello fellow MSE'rs
Background:
Myself and my other half are currently in the process of purchasing our first house. Its a 3 bedroom semi with an extension
The house used to have 2 rooms downstairs (Lounge and Kitchen/Diner)
In 1983 an extension was built on the back of the house. so we now have
Lounge, Large Dining room, Large kitchen (In the extension)
Our problem:
In 1983 no building over agreements were required to build over drainage pipes? these wern't introduced until '84 subsequently the extension built in 83 was built over drainage pipes and these run right underneath the extension. not a major issue but our solicitior quite rightly pointed out that no agreements were around in 83 so it would be worth having a survey done on the drains from someone like dynorod using cctv to make sure all was okay.
This took place on tuesday, I called out a local Drain specialist who we have used in the past for blocked drains e.t.c. He did a cctv search/survey on the property which revealed that when the extension was built the pipes underneath were bodged and I have a
"MAJOR DISPLACED JOINT THAT IS ESCAPING WATER AND LEAKING UNDER THE KITCHEN FLOOR" according to the survey!
Its at a cost of £850+vat to repair (the seller has agreed to pay already)
I am worried that there could be more issues now, Myself and my other half have been really really put off by this as we don't know how long its been leaking for. we don't know how good the workmanship on the entire extension really is if this is how they left the drainage underneath. So now its obviously a case of a FULL structural survey to see if there are other issues... eg subsidence from saturated ground due to leek.
We have the dilemma of do we walk away and put it down as a bad job or is it worth persisting with and getting the vendor to pay for work to be carried out, get the full survey done.. she is a lovely woman, ready for retiring I suspect and has left the house vacant to move into a council bungalow with her husband which they are in at the moment. We are really put off... the mortgage is for 123500 and we are scared as it is without having a worry of any problems in the future
Does anyone have any similar experiences or advice for us? I will be speaking with solicitor on monday. Just want extra input and thoughts....
We are young. Have good jobs, have mortgage in place, we have the added benefit of no chain, do we cast our rods back onto the market and go fishing again or do we persist? HELP
Coop
Background:
Myself and my other half are currently in the process of purchasing our first house. Its a 3 bedroom semi with an extension
The house used to have 2 rooms downstairs (Lounge and Kitchen/Diner)
In 1983 an extension was built on the back of the house. so we now have
Lounge, Large Dining room, Large kitchen (In the extension)
Our problem:
In 1983 no building over agreements were required to build over drainage pipes? these wern't introduced until '84 subsequently the extension built in 83 was built over drainage pipes and these run right underneath the extension. not a major issue but our solicitior quite rightly pointed out that no agreements were around in 83 so it would be worth having a survey done on the drains from someone like dynorod using cctv to make sure all was okay.
This took place on tuesday, I called out a local Drain specialist who we have used in the past for blocked drains e.t.c. He did a cctv search/survey on the property which revealed that when the extension was built the pipes underneath were bodged and I have a
"MAJOR DISPLACED JOINT THAT IS ESCAPING WATER AND LEAKING UNDER THE KITCHEN FLOOR" according to the survey!
Its at a cost of £850+vat to repair (the seller has agreed to pay already)
I am worried that there could be more issues now, Myself and my other half have been really really put off by this as we don't know how long its been leaking for. we don't know how good the workmanship on the entire extension really is if this is how they left the drainage underneath. So now its obviously a case of a FULL structural survey to see if there are other issues... eg subsidence from saturated ground due to leek.
We have the dilemma of do we walk away and put it down as a bad job or is it worth persisting with and getting the vendor to pay for work to be carried out, get the full survey done.. she is a lovely woman, ready for retiring I suspect and has left the house vacant to move into a council bungalow with her husband which they are in at the moment. We are really put off... the mortgage is for 123500 and we are scared as it is without having a worry of any problems in the future
Does anyone have any similar experiences or advice for us? I will be speaking with solicitor on monday. Just want extra input and thoughts....
We are young. Have good jobs, have mortgage in place, we have the added benefit of no chain, do we cast our rods back onto the market and go fishing again or do we persist? HELP
Coop
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Comments
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If you really like/want the house then go for a full survey. It sounds like the vendor is happy to meet you at least half way over any problems & so, personally, I reckon you ought to grab the opportunity. Buying a house is always a fraught time but having a vendor who is willing to help you out is worth more than you can imagine, especially as you are apparently in the housing bracket that is normally at the bottom end of a chain. You could end up going through the same process again with another property & end up worse off. So if it's definitely what you want then stick with it.0
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