Survey results - what do I do next?

Hoploz

A few queries raised seem to be connected to the chimney ... That and the cladding. Both are individual and specific areas. Much better than if there was a list of items in all different parts of the house.

G_M

basilsauce wrote: »

Should I speak to the estate agent to see if they/the vendor were aware of any of these issues, and therefore whether or not it was priced accordingly?

:rotfl:

"No, we didn't price it with these items in mind, so of course we'll now reduce the price. Would £10K off the agreed price be acceptable?"

:rotfl:

Thrugelmir

basilsauce wrote: »

I wasn't expecting it to be in perfect condition, I know a house of that age is never going to be, but the report just made it all seem very daunting, and I'm very scared of making a costly mistake!

For a house of that age you'll need to make provision for a maintenance budget. Houses are like cars. Over time a money pit.

SG27

G_M wrote: »

:rotfl:

"No, we didn't price it with these items in mind, so of course we'll now reduce the price. Would £10K off the agreed price be acceptable?"

:rotfl:

Of course. But from the buyers point of view they were not aware of the issues when they made their offer so it's perfectly reasonable to reduce the offer based on the new information.

Hoploz

SG27 wrote: »

Of course. But from the buyers point of view they were not aware of the issues when they made their offer so it's perfectly reasonable to reduce the offer based on the new information.

For a lot of things I would suggest the seller might also not have been aware. They might have been living there without any problems for years and had no idea anything was out of order.