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Buying - Checking not underpinned - possible?
jase_31
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Hi,
I am looking to buy a house (area has a history of subsidence, and a number of properties on the estate were underpinned by the builders), approx 20-25years ago.
Building Survey does not show any problem (or any mention of movement/underpinning etc). If the property was underpinning, would this be recorded somewhere?
I am looking to buy a house (area has a history of subsidence, and a number of properties on the estate were underpinned by the builders), approx 20-25years ago.
Building Survey does not show any problem (or any mention of movement/underpinning etc). If the property was underpinning, would this be recorded somewhere?
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AFAIK the house wouldn't be underpinned unless it moved, and your surveyor should have found signs of that in a full structural. Have you asked the vendors by e-mail/ in writing? Have you spoken to your surveyor?Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️0
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Underpinning needs building regulation approval.
Call the council's Building Control department, they will be able to tell you.0
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