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Buying a house near an old landfill site
Sarah521
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Hello all,
We are close to buying a house for circa £500k. We've just found out at that the house is located on the boundary (around 5 metres) from an old domestic waste dump. We like the house but are concerned by the risks (albeit low) to health, by potential resale and by the effect this has on house prices meaning we are probably paying too much.
What would you do in this situation? I'd be keen to hear your views whatever they are - is it a significant issue or not?
Thank you
Sarah
We are close to buying a house for circa £500k. We've just found out at that the house is located on the boundary (around 5 metres) from an old domestic waste dump. We like the house but are concerned by the risks (albeit low) to health, by potential resale and by the effect this has on house prices meaning we are probably paying too much.
What would you do in this situation? I'd be keen to hear your views whatever they are - is it a significant issue or not?
Thank you
Sarah
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Most houses are near an old waste site. In Victorian times, for example they would fire bricks near to site and bury the resulting rubbish etc.
The land charges department at your local council might be able to fill you in on the suspected nature of the landfill, but if they are anything like ours, there are literally thousands of sites earmarked across the borough. It's nothing special. The ones considered to be genuinely a risk will have been examined already.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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I am reminded (as if I could forget) about the death of this little boy and his father who is now in a wheelchair. It's local to me.
It is not necessarily due to the landfill site but it makes you wonder what's down there under the ground.
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My house backs on to an old landfill site, even part of my back garden is part of it, long story, but we've been here 30 years and we're just fine
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