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What survey on a 1920's house?
lattridge1984
Posts: 26 Forumite
Hello all.
Ultimately I know the decision is with me, but I would just like others honest opinions.
What survey is best for a 1920's house with no visible issues? Would a homebuyers survey be sufficient? or is not worth to even risk it and get a full builders survey?
Regards
L.
Ultimately I know the decision is with me, but I would just like others honest opinions.
What survey is best for a 1920's house with no visible issues? Would a homebuyers survey be sufficient? or is not worth to even risk it and get a full builders survey?
Regards
L.
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Husband and I vowed some years ago we would always have a full structural survey after being badly caught out on two of our three previous homes. And they were 50 and 110 years old respectively.0
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My parents and my in laws both have 1920s houses, and when I think about them I would want a full survey on similar.0
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A homebuyers survey is hardly much more use than the valuation. For the best assessment of the condition then get a full survey. If you avoid surveyors recommended by the EA you can often get good competitive prices for surveys by searching online.
There's no need to have either, of course. It's up to you. If you have a really good look yourself a lot of things can be picked up quite easily by looking thoroughly at the state of the roof, chimney, brickwork, signs of damp etc. There's no reason why you shouldn't do your own 'survey' or perhaps take someone with you if you know someone in the building trade.0 -
For the sake of a couple of hundred pounds extra go for the full monty.
Then if you do uncover issues it wil give you extra bargaining power if you need a price reduction to help towards remedial works.
The house is nearly 100 years old, there's bound to be something.0
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