Pump under property - not in floodrisk area

RachGregg

We have just had an offer accepted on our first home. The sale of the property recently fell through. I asked the estate agent why and was told that there was a pump found underneath the property when the searches were done to stop it from flooding and the buyer did not want to go ahead.


The property is not in a flood risk area however sits at the end of a close of properties where there is no road access to the other properties.


There was no signs of rising damp however we did notice that half of the path was paved and half was gravel possibly indicating a drainage issue.


Anyone come across this before or have any ideas what this could be??

anotherbaldrick

How old is the property ? How long have you owned it.?

Mojisola

If the floors are suspended wooden floors, it's possible that the void fills with water after heavy rain or that the water table rises during prolonged wet periods. Many of the houses round here have that problem.

muckybutt

I'd guess ground water problems !

Doozergirl

What mojisola says. If the water table rises, you can pump it out. It's fairly common and not a particular cause for concern.