Vendor digging heels over Damp & timber survey

davidwood681

ReadingTim wrote: »

Let's hope if they do return, they'll have the good grace to admit they got the wrong end of the stick completely, and ran away with it.... (to mix metaphors).

Takes a lot to stand up, admit you were wrong and take it on the chin.

A life lesson fewer and fewer people seem to learn these days

SG27

Surrey_EA wrote: »

Possibly, but still a rare occurrence imho. It would likely depend on the LTV of the loan concerned.

I cannot recall the last time a mortgage valuation report for a property I have dealt with contained an insistence that such surveys were carried out, it would be a few years ago.

Really? The house I last bought I had to get a damp and timber report due to high moisture readings and 300 year old woodworm holes. If i remember rightly they wanted to keep a retention back pending satisfactory report/ remedial work.

The house next door sold last year and had to get a D&T report, infact there are regular threads on here about it. Maybe less common than I thought.

SnooksNJ

They let you visit the home 4 times, offered to pay for an accredited survey, and you honestly believe they are hiding something from you? My advice, drop out, these are not the sellers for you to do business with.

AdrianC

SnooksNJ wrote: »

They let you visit the home 4 times, offered to pay for an accredited survey, and you honestly believe they are hiding something from you? My advice, drop out, these are not the sellers for you to do business with.

Blimey, who would be?

kingstreet

Bacon_Sandwich wrote: »

We've booked a damp proofing company in to do a survey

How did you decide on this firm? Recommended? By whom?

Bacon_Sandwich wrote: »

basically saying weve done something stupid and completely rejecting our choice of surveyor. naughty us.

You haven't chosen a surveyor. You've chosen a damp/timber contractor. Free report/estimate by any chance?

Standard advice on here is to not put the rats in charge of the cheese store. A "free" report and estimate often results in unnecessary timber and damp treatments where leaky rainwater goods, chimney flashing, or soil level are to blame and cost a fraction to remedy.

You should pay for an independent inspection by someone who doesn't carry out remedial work;-

http://www.independentdampsurveyors.co.uk/

and get something which is yours and objective.

The vendor has led you to water. Up to you if you are going to have a guzzle, or carry on with your blinkers on.

SnooksNJ

AdrianC wrote: »

Blimey, who would be?

Mother Teresa?

getmore4less

this is an older property stuff will crop up hope they are ready to be fixing stuff.

Christinat

My buyers did this recently... and was fuming that they sent a damp proofing company who were offering a 'free damp survey' nothing is free... these people are cowboys and salesmen! Avoid them at all costs.. your vendors are right in that you need to send an independent damp surveyor.. one who has no interest in quoting for work..

BrassicWoman

this poster was ready to bin their solcitior and start with a new one 2 weeks ago


short fuse, I think

busbybuilders

SG27 wrote: »

I had that exact discussion with my buyers' non RICS building surveyor... mortgage company's insisting on potentially damaging remedial work is insane!

Absolutely. But because banks and buyers love a 25 year guarantee from the PCA, which is obviously meaningless to anybody who knows the story of the Emporers new cloths, on a signed pics of pretty paper this won't go away. A thought; we conservation builders should offer a lifetime guarantee against damp for a massive premium! Any underwriters looking for a new line of income?