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Vague buildings survey
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There's your answer, right there...As i'm buying cash I opted for only a buildings survey which I now realise was not in depth enough to give me what i was looking for I should have gone straight for a structural engineers survey and missed this out altogether.
So get a structural engineer's report.The most important reason for me getting the survey was to ascertain was the property stable.
Yup, basically.Yet it says to get a structural engineer to look at it and check its stable!
it actually seems that nearly everything in the report says looks fine for a property that age but recommends I get a second opinion from an expert on a lot of things.
It seems vague, Im not sure if the surveyor is just covering his !!!! or what, is this what they normally do?
You have paid a (qualified) generalist to have a quick wander-round, noting down anything that makes him raise his eyebrows. No more than that. If you want a specialist to do actual measuring and testing, then you will need to pay somebody to do just that...0
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