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Would you buy a house whose basement was flooded once for a few days before
glitch2012
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I am very interested in a house, but its basement was flooded once for a few days before.
Would you buy such a house?
Would you buy such a house?
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glitch2012 wrote: »would you buy such a house?
No...........If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0 -
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It would depend on a few things, perhaps it flooded because of a broken pipe and is fixed now? Perhaps it needs to be tanked? Either way, if you love the property, get a survey done and go for it - and make your offer accordingly x0
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glitch2012 wrote: »I am very interested in a house, but its basement was flooded once for a few days before.
Would you buy such a house?
Flooded from what source? river, sea, burst water main, sewage(!?)
there 's plenty of research you can do about this , including a flood risk assessment based on postcode...
but the short answer is ... No0 -
a basic "no" from the short description.
need more info then maybe "yes"0 -
If it was something that could happen again, i.e. flood prone area then I wouldn't, if it was something like a burst pipe then as long as the damage is fixed then I would consider it.0
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Many houses that have old caller type basements are prone to flooding when the water table rises. my grandmother had an old house that used to have two feet of water in the cellar in particularly rainy weather but it was a great house.
Our Edwardian home has a cellar we have had the floor tanked and have a sump pump in one corner this activates on a float basis and pumps the water in the sump out intermittently. the cellar/basement is a useful storage area, never floods and we have power etc down there anD it's a useful space.0 -
Wow, so many 'No' answers.
It was flooded once from rain storm, with no electricity for several days, for many houses in the same district.0 -
glitch2012 wrote: »Wow, so many 'No' answers.
It was flooded once from rain storm, with no electricity for several days, for many houses in the same district.
Some are naturally cautious, none of us knows the exact circumstances and people's experience is often limited.
As ognum has said, it's no big deal if flooding happens in the cellars of some old properties, as it will have been happening for centuries. I know of one property, which is inland, but where the cellar often floods on high spring tides.
Very rare flooding of the type you mention may not be an issue, if it was down to extreme and localised conditions,and especially if the basement is not living accommodation. If it is, then there are fairly obvious measures one can take to minimise damage, should it happen again.
The Evironment Agency's flood map might be worth looking at. Do read the blurb that goes with it though.
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/31650.aspx0
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