Home buyer Survey results

Katiedoula

Hi everyone. I am a first time buyer and currently hoping to buy a old cottage that needs a bit of refurbishment.
I had a survey done and estimation for all work is really high, but imminent work is circa £7k (damp course needed to one wall, wood worm active in the loft, slipped roof tiles and chimney work). I have suggested the vendor and I go halves on this work, but the estate agent is basically saying that I should be grateful that my offer has been accepted, and that I should hold off on any movement on the house purchase until the vendor has made a decision.
Am I bring naaive to think I could ask for more off? It's normal to get a survey on a property, right? Am I out of order?
The property is a decent price for the area, but had been on the market since spring last year and take a fell through twice before (apparently didn't get to survey stage)
Tia

G_M

What has the estate agent gotto do with your decision?

His jobs are to

* find a buyer - tick
* get the seller the best price possible - tick
* nesure the sale goes through as quickly as possible- tick

His job is not to

* help the buyer get a discount
* advise the buyer on the condition of the porperty
* do anything that might delay the sale

Now-as to the specifics

* you knew the cottage was a 'refurbishment' project so even if the specific issues were not all apparent, they (or others) were highly likely, yes?
* The price youoffered/agreed was based on the poor condition of the property, yes?

So......

Finally, what exactly does the survey identify?

AdrianC

What's the surveyor given as the value, relative to the offer that's been accepted?

This is the only relevant bit of the report when it comes to renegotiating.