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Concerned about actions rated '3' on homebuyers report
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webster023 wrote: »That won't cost extra will it!
No way! I rang mine about 3 or 4 times after receiving the report. He was very helpful actually :money:0 -
The gable wall is the only real issue here.
The boiler in the bedroom isn't ideal ..... but nothing in that list would scare me - just buy at the right price.
If the mortgage lender will lend on it, with just a £3000 retainer, then that would assure me.
But I'm old and experienced ...... Victorian houses were built well generally.Bringing Happiness where there is Gloom!0 -
The gable wall is the only real issue here.
The boiler in the bedroom isn't ideal ..... but nothing in that list would scare me - just buy at the right price.
If the mortgage lender will lend on it, with just a £3000 retainer, then that would assure me.
But I'm old and experienced ...... Victorian houses were built well generally.
Yeah, agree that the gable wall is the most concerning. Hopefully the quote from the structural engineer will come in around £3,000 or so.0 -
4 (Ceilings) - The ceilings in the two reception rooms are the original lath and plaster ceilings. They are both in poor order with extensive cracking and off-key areas. They require replacement.
My parents bought a house with a similar warning, in 1982. One part of one ceiling came down in 1999 (in fairness, it was because my brother forgot he'd shot up in height, and failed to duck..) all of the others were still in place with no remedial work when they sold the house in 2008!All posts are my personal opinion, not formal advice Always get proper, professional advice (particularly about anything legal!)0 -
Hi again everyone,
Quick Update - We're in the process of getting some quotations done for the building work, but the estate agent for the vendor (also representing us for the sale of our home) has asked to see a copy of the homebuyers report and we're not sure if this is the done thing?
Our worry is that obviously we've paid a lot of money for this report, and we don't want the info contained within the report being given to the vendors of the house we're buying so that they can use it against us somehow.0 -
My estate agent asked me to send the relevant bits. Which we did.0
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I own a mid Victorian terrace. Our survey came up with much the same.
We've just had the pointing around our chimney done. £650
Our consumer unit was replaced - we got mates rates on this. But it'll be a days labour - £500?
I'd have the leaning wall looked at by a structural engineer. That could be expensive.
Have you had a proper look in the cellar? What are the vendors storing in it? If they're confident about it being dry they'll have stuff down there. If they're lying it'll be totally empty? Use your judgement, will you be using it for keeping gardening kit down there ... Or do you want to convert it?0 -
I had my consumer unit replaced last year (south east of england): £200 + cost of new CU (~£60).
You probably don't have RCDs so it would indeed be a good idea to get a new CU.0 -
I own a mid Victorian terrace. Our survey came up with much the same.
We've just had the pointing around our chimney done. £650
Our consumer unit was replaced - we got mates rates on this. But it'll be a days labour - £500?
I'd have the leaning wall looked at by a structural engineer. That could be expensive.
Have you had a proper look in the cellar? What are the vendors storing in it? If they're confident about it being dry they'll have stuff down there. If they're lying it'll be totally empty? Use your judgement, will you be using it for keeping gardening kit down there ... Or do you want to convert it?
Quote done for the gable wall by a structural engineer was £1200-£1500 which isn't too bad, and we'll try and get that knocked off the asking price.
I spoke to the person who done the homebuyers report today, and he said the prior flooding in the cellar wouldn't concern him. The vendors say the house hasn't flooded in all the time they've lived there as well which is 10+ years. When we viewed the house the vendors had stuff down there too, so it obviously didn't concern them.0 -
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