Non-standard construction?

sb29

I am a FTB and also new to UK.


Today we went to view a house which we loved. The house has new carpets, newly painted walls, new cabinets, appliances etc. Outside, the guttering and drains look new as well!


However, it is an ex-council house. And I noticed something about the construction of the houses which I don't understand


I am a new user, so cannot post images. But if you search "53.785219, -1.619310" on google maps, you can see the houses on the street where this house is located.


The beige/gray/light colored houses are how the houses on the streets were originally build. The house we went to view had a brick cladding all over. As a result, compared with the gray property, the brick property wall protrudes out by the thickness of the brick.

What is the original construction type? Is it considered a non-standard construction? If so, does the brick cladding solve any mortgage related issue?

Smodlet

Post the Rightmove/whatever link with spaces in it then someone can post it so we can use it.

From your description, it does sound as if the brick is cladding and not part of the original structure, which would suggest it might well be non-standard construction; as to the issues there may be with this, it depends on the type.

Only a mortgage provider can tell you how willing or otherwise they are to lend on it as it varies between both type, area and provider.

sb29

Thanks, it is zoopla (for-sale/details/51654301). Does this help?

davidmcn

This one, I'm guessing?

sb29

davidmcn wrote: »

This one, I'm guessing?

Yes, this is the one! Thanks

newbie1980

sb29 wrote: »

I am a FTB and also new to UK.


Today we went to view a house which we loved. The house has new carpets, newly painted walls, new cabinets, appliances etc. Outside, the guttering and drains look new as well!


However, it is an ex-council house. And I noticed something about the construction of the houses which I don't understand


I am a new user, so cannot post images. But if you search "53.785219, -1.619310" on google maps, you can see the houses on the street where this house is located.


The beige/gray/light colored houses are how the houses on the streets were originally build. The house we went to view had a brick cladding all over. As a result, compared with the gray property, the brick property wall protrudes out by the thickness of the brick.

What is the original construction type? Is it considered a non-standard construction? If so, does the brick cladding solve any mortgage related issue?

my sister lives in one like this in telford

when the brick skin was done it should have a cerificate to prove it was done properly

you can still have issues with mortgage lenders though

Smodlet

Other than concrete, how are we supposed to know what the original construction type is? Have you been in the loft? Are the rafters metal? If so, I would walk right away from it. More likely, it is some kind of wooden frame used to pour the concrete or it could have been slabs constructed off site and assembled after being transported.

Google non-standard construction; read the horror stories. I would not touch one of any type (except an old, stone cottage) with a barge pole.

Cakeguts

That is a big council estate. I think that the house is about £30k overpriced for what it is and where it is judging by the sold prices of other houses in that area.

BrownTrout

Smodlet wrote: »

Other than concrete, how are we supposed to know what the original construction type is? Have you been in the loft? Are the rafters metal? If so, I would walk right away from it. More likely, it is some kind of wooden frame used to pour the concrete or it could have been slabs constructed off site and assembled after being transported.

Google non-standard construction; read the horror stories. I would not touch one of any type (except an old, stone cottage) with a barge pole.

nothing wrong with wimpy no fines

sb29

Thanks everyone for the replies. This helps a lot.


I looked through some more and found that Leeds City council says that the houses on this street were either a [FONT=&quot]Myton (Newland) or a [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Airey: Improved construction.[/FONT]

Onemanandtwolittleladies

I wouldn't touch a non standard construction either. I don't know Leeds well but it's a big city. There will be plenty of traditional construction properties around the same price. Why make life more complicated?