Survey concerns

Davesnave

PhilE wrote: »

As for his price value equaling what you offered, in my experience they usually do this.

Yes, they always match the agreed price, unless they decide the house is definitely over-valued.


People are often surprised at this 'coincidence.'

ThePants999

Yeah, surveyors doing a homebuyers survey don't actually "value the house" per se - they judge whether what you're paying is reasonable, so if they think "yes" then their "valuation" will be exactly your offer.

houseworrier

Ok thanks for help everyone. I think I'll just plough on and get it repaired in the summer. Got it for below asking price and a house on the same road just gone on sale for same asking price which is nowhere near as nice interior and exterior so think we are getting a good deal. If you think I'm mad let me know!

alumende27

houseworrier wrote: »

Hi
Ceiling
- one bedroom ceiling has a textured finish, apparently some of these have low levels of asbestos.

Unless you're planning to sand this off (not recommended!) it's really not an issue that it might contain asbestos. Virtually every artex ceiling in existence has the same properties.

One thing to bear in mind if you plan to skim over this with a layer of plaster - a 1930s house may have original lathe and plaster ceilings and may not cope particularly well with the additional weight, especially if the artex was to hide cracks!

Personally, if you want to get rid of the artexed ceiling I'd recommend plasterboard screwed through the ceiling into joists and plastering that. You can get some gel that you can use to get rid of artex, but it's a bit of pain and very messy. (X-TEX - toolstation sell it)