Survey- what rights do I have?

Kiki888

So I've just bought a house and we have found visible woodworm in on the floor boards in one if the bedrooms, previous owners had a rug over it. This was not mentioned in our survey (we went for a full detailed survey)

I asked the surveyor who stated he noted it, thought it was previously treated but could not be sure without a certificate and recommended we do some localised treatment.

Should this of been in the survey? What are our rights regarding this?
Should I just pay for treatment or tell him to come out again?

Any info or advice would be helpful
Thanks

BitterAndTwisted

"The surveyor stated he noted it".

So, was it noted in the survey or not? If it wasn't where was it noted? If it was, why did you not read and understand it?

Still, historic signs of woodworm doesn't mean that it's active now. It could have been treated and the insects killed off. Tens of thousands of homes have signs of previous infestation and few of them have required replacement timbers and/or joists

Kiki888

Sorry i should have been clearer- nothing was stated in the survey. After we moved in, and I saw the wood worm, I contacted him and he stated

"I have reviewed my notes and did note some evidence of what I perceived to be historic woodworm with no signs that it remained active. Without a treatment certificate (I'm assuming the sellers did not provide one) there is no way to prove that the woodworm has been treated.

As a precautionary measure you may wish to have some localised treatment done for your own piece of mind."

Surely he should of told us this in the survey!?

Dan-Dan

you would think he would have mentioned it , now its open to interpretation!

ConfusedofYorkshire

I find it weird that it didn't show in the report. My homebuyers report said signs if woodworm. Turns out it's a live infestation

G_M

His professional opinion seems to be that there is no ative woodworm and therefore no need to take any action, hence he did not mention it in his report.

If you are paranoid you can follow his 'advice for the paranoid' and undertake localised treatmet.

My advice? Put down a rug.

ConfusedofYorkshire

G_M wrote: »

His professional opinion seems to be that there is no ative woodworm and therefore no need to take any action, hence he did not mention it in his report.

If you are paranoid you can follow his 'advice for the paranoid' and undertake localised treatmet.

My advice? Put down a rug.

But there was no harm in putting in the report that a copy of any treatment should be sort from the vendor. Seems silly to not mention it

DRP

ConfusedofYorkshire wrote: »

But there was no harm in putting in the report that a copy of any treatment should be sort from the vendor. Seems silly to not mention it

Yes that's exactly what my surveyors did. Given the degree of !!! covering in a Homebuyer report, I'm amazed he didn't include it (and amazed he admitted as much to you).

teneighty

Very unprofessional to notice evidence of "woodworm" and not mention it or suggest further investigation into previous treatments or whether it is still active. Again it is very unprofessional to recommend "precautionary" treatment, either it is active and needs treating or it is dead and does not.

If the infestation is in fact still active and needs treatment its got to be worth putting in a formal complaint to the firm. I would be asking for the cost of the survey back or the cost of treatment whichever is the higher.

Makes you wonder what else they forgot to mention.