FTB: Please help with my survey report.

Aze007

Hi to everyone. I am first time buyer.

Seen few houses in Middlands,
Made an offer on one,
Been accepted,
Arranged Valuation & Home Buyer report,

All been done yday. Got valuation accepted at 139,000 equal to offer,
There is also surveyor report that I am not sure of.

Please help me to understand it. Whether it is has major issues or not.

There are few:

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damp, damp, damp ...

E4 Main Walls
High damp meter readings were recorded in the living room on the party wall whichwe believe is the result of condensation.
F3 Walls & Partitions
High damp meter readings were recorded in the living room possibly due tocondensation.
F4 Floors
High damp meter readings were recorded in the front porch.

What do you think? Is there anyone who has it similar?
It is end of terrace 1975 ish built. Looks nice inside tho.

jorpati

I would be more worried about asbestos than the damp..... Asbestos are known to cause serious health issues...

You say it looks nice inside,do you think they may have recently painted the house and cover up all the damp issues?

I suggest you seek professaional advice, you dont want to end up spending lots of money later on... you can find out how much it will cost you to get rid of thsoe damp and use those information to negotiate your house price perhaps

jimbog

The surveyor found no evidence of asbestos, may not even have looked for it

AdrianC

All of that J3 section is just blatant backside-covering. I presume you'd noticed there was a pond, right...?

As for the three "damp" - well, a snidge more detail might help convince us that wasn't more backside-covering. Is there any sign of damp? Has it recently been re-decorated? Any staining or peeling wallpaper? Any smell of mouldiness? How's the rainwater goods - gutters, downpipes? Going round the outside, looking at where the walls meet the ground - is there greenery or earth against the walls?

Whatever, though, you'll not get any renegotiation weight from it - the surveyor's agreed that the asking price is about right, even bearing in mind everything he's flagged.

What level of survey is this? It looks VERY sketchy - just a basic lender's valuation?

Davesnave

The weasel word 'possible' covers his bum and does little to help you, but there's no reason to assume the presence of asbestos, except in the almost inevitable Artex in a '75 build.

Radon is 'possible' too, I see, and it's 'possibly' well below action levels.

You don't need electrical certs. You might like a modern distribution board and MCBs but if not present, that can wait till you're in, especially if there aren't enough sockets. You can't negotiate on wiring unless it's very bad - unlikely on a '75 house.

It might be worth having the boiler checked by a Gas Safe engineer, just in case it's old and close to needing renewal.

Condensation damp is often a lifestyle issue, especially in houses 50 years old and less. You may find it simply goes away. The previous owners of our 74 build had extra vents installed everywhere. Only God knows what they did here, but we removed the vents and haven't experienced any damp or mould in 7 years!

The report isn't scaring me, but it's not telling me much either. As you can probably tell, I think these things are a bit of a rip-off!

Phil_H_MLIA(dip)_Cert_PFS

What is your intermediaries opinion on this?
Have they suggested that you make a request to the vendor/agent for specific reports to be undertaken?
IS there any mention on the valuation or mortgage offer of a retention?