Home Buyers Report Concerns

shutter

Hi

My first here, I am FTB today I received the report and need to wait until Monday contact the surveyor to understand as I have no clue about many of the things. The report contains several items with rating 2 and I am posting some of things which is of concern. I am very sorry for lack of knowledge some might be basic. Could anyone tell me anything serious that I need to raise with vendor especially boiler? Also for each item, surveyor is suggesting to get a check with reputed contractor/inspector.

Condition Rating 2
The main roof is covered with interlocking concrete tiles. The front extension roof is mono-pitched and covered with plain concrete tiles. The junction of the front addition roof and the main wall is sealed with a lead flashing. The main roof is lined internally with sarking felt.
The bedding mortar under the verge has cracked.

The remaining roof coverings appear in acceptable condition. The coverings should be regularly inspected and maintained in good condition as any minor disrepair could lead to considerable leakage and decay.

The property is served by plastic gutters and downpipes. The rear downpipe is short of a gulley.
Condition Rating 2.
As it was mainly dry during our inspection, we cannot comment upon the serviceability of the system or whether the rainwater goods are fully
watertight. The condition of the gutters and downpipes are very important and they should be
regularly maintained to prevent any possibility of rainwater penetrating internally.

The walls are of cavity construction with a reconstituted stone outer leaf. The inner leaf is
blockwork. Internally, the external walls have been plastered. The walls contain a plastic dampproof course.
There is a poorly repaired block on the left-hand flank wall.
Condition Rating 2.
The remaining walls are in satisfactory structural condition. The walls must be maintained in the normal way.
It is not known whether the external cavity walls contain insulation and as this could reduce large heat losses, it should be considered as a possible improvement. Before any work is carried out,the cavities should be checked to ensure no blockages are present which could lead to damp when the cavities are filled.

The property has double glazed plastic windows.
A pane in the front bedroom window has misted over.
Condition Rating 2.
The remaining windows are in satisfactory condition. Windows should be regularly checked and maintained along with all locks, hinges and catches.

The property has double glazed plastic doors.
A trim is missing from the bottom of the front door and the door requires adjustment to open and close readily.
Condition Rating 2.
The remaining doors are in satisfactory order. Doors need regular maintenance. Locks and hinges should also be kept in good order for security and operational reasons.

Inside the property:

The roof space was entered through a hatch in the landing ceiling. The roof is formed with factory made timber roof trusses. The roof space is insulated with modern fibreglass quilt.
The roof space is not insulated to modern standards.
Condition Rating 2.
The roof structure is in satisfactory order. Roof timbers should be regularly inspected and
maintained in good condition.

The property does not have any mains powered smoke/fire alarms.
Condition Rating 2.

Central heating and hot water is provided by a gas boiler which is located in the kitchen.
We do not know of any service agreement or current test certificate for the heating system.
The boiler appears original and is likely to be at the end of its economic life.
There is currently no radiator within the bathroom as it appears to have been removed.
Condition Rating 3. Further Investigation.
You should ask a Gas Safe registered engineer to inspect and report on the. This should be done before exchange of contracts and you should follow the advice set out in the 'What to do now' page in this report

Thanks

kinger101

To me, it all looks like stuff you're gonna find on any home of a certain age. There will always be an inherent maintenance obligation. Nothing in there scares me. I might get someone to do something about the cracked mortar within the first year of ownership. I presume there were no signs of leakage internally?

Surveyors don't test boilers. This just write paragraphs of nonsense to cover their @rses rather than just saying "outside my remit". I have a very old system boiler which has every chance of lasting another 10 years. As long as you can get parts, it's not a problem. If you want someone who knows something about boilers to comment on them, commission a boiler inspection/service by as GasSafe registered engineer.

inkie

Can I just ask about the rating on these reports. What is it on a scale of?
Thank you

Flipflop75

Agree with kinger101 - nothing on here I would be concerned enough to pull out for.
Our survey was done today and the surveyor called me yesterday to check if there were any specific areas of concern I wanted him to check. What he did say though was the boiler section is always flagged as a 3 unless they have evidence of a recent gas safety certificate stuck under their nose! They're not qualified to check this in detail so naturally cover themselves.
Hope this puts your mind at rest a bit over the weekend.

G_M

shutter wrote: »

Hi

Condition Rating 2
The main roof is covered with interlocking concrete tiles. The front extension roof is mono-pitched and covered with plain concrete tiles. The junction of the front addition roof and the main wall is sealed with a lead flashing. The main roof is lined internally with sarking felt.
all good
The bedding mortar under the verge has cracked.
Sometime in the first 12 months get a guy to renew the mortar - half a days work?

The remaining roof coverings appear in acceptable condition. The coverings should be regularly inspected and maintained in good condition as any minor disrepair could lead to considerable leakage and decay.
all good

The property is served by plastic gutters and downpipes. The rear downpipe is short of a gulley.
Sometime in the first 12 months, go out when it rains and see where the water runs off to.

Condition Rating 2.
As it was mainly dry during our inspection, we cannot comment upon the serviceability of the system or whether the rainwater goods are fully
watertight. The condition of the gutters and downpipes are very important and they should be
regularly maintained to prevent any possibility of rainwater penetrating internally.
All obvious.

The walls are of cavity construction with a reconstituted stone outer leaf. The inner leaf is
blockwork. Internally, the external walls have been plastered. The walls contain a plastic dampproof course.
There is a poorly repaired block on the left-hand flank wall.
Sometime in the first 12 months get someone to look and see if it needs further repair.

Condition Rating 2.
The remaining walls are in satisfactory structural condition. The walls must be maintained in the normal way.
It is not known whether the external cavity walls contain insulation and as this could reduce large heat losses, it should be considered as a possible improvement. Before any work is carried out,the cavities should be checked to ensure no blockages are present which could lead to damp when the cavities are filled.
all good

The property has double glazed plastic windows.
A pane in the front bedroom window has misted over.
well I'm sure you knew this anyway. No big deal. It took me 19 years to get round to fixing mine!

Condition Rating 2.
The remaining windows are in satisfactory condition. Windows should be regularly checked and maintained along with all locks, hinges and catches.
all good

The property has double glazed plastic doors.
A trim is missing from the bottom of the front door and the door requires adjustment to open and close readily.
An hour with a screwdriver?

Condition Rating 2.
The remaining doors are in satisfactory order. Doors need regular maintenance. Locks and hinges should also be kept in good order for security and operational reasons.

Inside the property:

The roof space was entered through a hatch in the landing ceiling. The roof is formed with factory made timber roof trusses. The roof space is insulated with modern fibreglass quilt.
The roof space is not insulated to modern standards.
Nor are 80% of houses in the country. £20 at B&Q and a saturday laying an additional layer?

Condition Rating 2.
The roof structure is in satisfactory order. Roof timbers should be regularly inspected and
maintained in good condition.

The property does not have any mains powered smoke/fire alarms.
Condition Rating 2.
:rotfl:

Central heating and hot water is provided by a gas boiler which is located in the kitchen.
We do not know of any service agreement or current test certificate for the heating system.
The boiler appears original and is likely to be at the end of its economic life.
Does the boiler work? Easy to check if the rads get hot and the taps produce hot water!
Is it safe? Pay a gas engineer to check if you're worried

There is currently no radiator within the bathroom as it appears to have been removed.
as I'm sure you knew already.

Condition Rating 3. Further Investigation.
You should ask a Gas Safe registered engineer to inspect and report on the. This should be done before exchange of contracts and you should follow the advice set out in the 'What to do now' page in this report

Thanks

Nothing there to worry about

shutter

Hi All

Many thanks for your replies. My weekend is much better now.

Thanks

JP1978

OP could of course use the report as a bargaining tool..... :-)

Hoploz

JP1978 wrote: »

OP could of course use the report as a bargaining tool..... :-)

But only if they want to be laughed out of the estate agent's office, and never be shown another property again

Seriously, OP, this all sounds good. If that's the worst they can come up with, it's a good solid house. Just a couple of little maintenance jobs to consider when you've moved in.

Dakota_Deville

OP, your choice, but if the property is what you want and appears to be at the right price, items flagged are no big deal. Good luck.

shutter

The last thing I want is going back to Vendor as I am not at all skilled to do negotiations.

As G_M and majority are in opinion that these can be managed and not of serious concern then I stopped worried and will proceed.

The day before survey, EA informed me Vendor will provide me Gas safety certificate, so I am ignoring the standard text of Gas safety. The only thing concerned me is report saying boiler is end of life but it looks like as if surveyor is not qualified to assessment.

Apart from what I've posted rest of the report is under condition 1.

Well, I believe I am paying right price as surveyor is agreeing with purchase price. As I said about my negotiation skills, due to my mortgage affordability as the limitation with several rejections I managed to get it to 225K on 240K asking price. Few months back similar property with conservatory was advertised at 240 K and sold (still not on the Land registry ) but I am not quite sure how much it actually sold.

Thanks

anotheruser

Ask the seller get the boiler checked out as part of the sale.
It's pence for them, but peace of mind for you.