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Crack outside house. Should I place offer?

EddyBaloch
EddyBaloch Posts: 59 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
Hi,

I absolutely love a house. It has a horizontal crack to the side.

Can you please advice as I am new buyer and very nervous?
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  • gardner1
    gardner1 Posts: 3,154 Forumite
    edited 8 January 2017 at 1:10PM
    EddyBaloch wrote: »
    Hi,

    I absolutely love a house. It has a horizontal crack to the side.

    Can you please advice as I am new buyer and very nervous?

    Is it a new build......If not do you have any photos because it might be nothing to worry about
    At least posting a picture on here might determine whether or not to pay for survey etc don't take what your told on here as gospel but it might help
  • Mickygg
    Mickygg Posts: 1,737 Forumite
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    Blimey with no further info how on earth could anyone advise.

    Ask your surveyor. You can place an offer but say it's subject to contract and subject to survey.
  • EddyBaloch
    EddyBaloch Posts: 59 Forumite
    edited 8 January 2017 at 3:26PM
    I have tried to add picture above but it doesn't allow me being a new user. Is there any other way to share the picture?
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    I'm not a surveyor, and I've not seen the crack, so based on that my advice is to go ahead and buy the house.
  • robatwork
    robatwork Posts: 7,304 Forumite
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    The crack could be settlement, not at all serious and a cheap and easy fix.

    The crack could be subsidence or heave, very serious and a blight on your house and life.

    Based on that, buy it, and don't buy it.

    Also, get an expert round whose job is to assess this exact thing, and also have liability insurance in case they tell you something incorrectly, unlike a random forum nutter.
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    edited 8 January 2017 at 3:03PM
    EddyBaloch wrote: »
    [EMAIL="Maq_adil&#64;hotmail.com"]<snip>@hotmail.com[/EMAIL]

    I have tried to add picture above but it doesn't allow me being a new user. Is there any other way to share the picture?
    That's an email address.

    Post a link to the pic, but remove the http:// bit form the start. Put some spaces in the URL itself.

    One of us can then link it properly.
  • DaftyDuck
    DaftyDuck Posts: 4,609 Forumite
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    Oh, and delete that email address from the post at number 4... click the edit button below the post.... ;)
  • EddyBaloch
    EddyBaloch Posts: 59 Forumite
    Ok here is the link to the picture. I have added spaces after the dots otherwise it would not let me post

    http:\\i1358. photobucket. com/albums/q776/adilqureshi/IMG_3200_zpspuypo2d5.png

    Thank you very one for your responses. I would really appreciate if someone can look into the picture and share their points. I have no links at all in UK that can give any kind of advice on houses and cracks.
  • Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays
    Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays Posts: 2,859 Forumite
    What does your surveyor say?
  • EddyBaloch
    EddyBaloch Posts: 59 Forumite
    Total two pictures. (gaps added after each dot and removed h at the beginning)

    ttp://i1358. photobucket. com/albums/q776/adilqureshi/IMG_3195_zpsq6jbtnwv.jpg
    ttp://i1358. photobucket. com/albums/q776/adilqureshi/IMG_3200_zpspuypo2d5.png

    Eagerly waiting for responses!
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