Advice Please

motherb

House was valued at 95,000 after four weeks we dropped price to £85,000 ftb offered £80,000 which we accepted,All surveys done they say report has come back problems with red ash, what should we expect now please.

arbrighton

They may ask for additional surveys, may want to renegotiate or may want to walk away. You need to know what you are prepared to sell for, problems red ash might cause or for it to fall through and then make future buyers wary too

dimbo61

Sorry what is RED ASH ( a tree?)

arbrighton

Quick google suggests problem from mining which can cause damp ingress into brickwork, buckling of foundations etc

picklepick

Red ash problems are more common in houses built after the 40's when building materials were scarce. It was a waste product of mining and used in hardcore under foundations, concrete floors etc. The floors were then laid with no damp membrane meaning the sulfate attack caused by the red ash makes concrete floors bow, buckle, crack, dome, etc.

After the 60's it was more common to put down a plastic membrane.

I suspect your buyers will want to commission a specialist survey and dependent upon how much it will cost to fix may want to renegotiate or pull out.