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Pre-purchase survey
BridgetLo
Posts: 17 Forumite
Hello,
We are in the proccess of buying a 1 bedroom flat in a popular location, the cost is 94.000.It was built in the 60s. We have carried out the survey and we are a bit worried about to what extend is a good purchase and how much we will have to spend later with some works:
Potential presence of asbestos
Leaking-Drainage (this needs to be changed soon, as urgent in the survey)
Require additional heating
Re-wiring
I am specially worried about the asbestos situation as it is a top floor and I guess if there is any asbestos on the ceiling it will affect the flat.
Please, can I ask what you think? Thank you! I am also thinking of arranging another survey to focus on the asbestos situation but I do not how much this will cost.
We are in the proccess of buying a 1 bedroom flat in a popular location, the cost is 94.000.It was built in the 60s. We have carried out the survey and we are a bit worried about to what extend is a good purchase and how much we will have to spend later with some works:
Potential presence of asbestos
Leaking-Drainage (this needs to be changed soon, as urgent in the survey)
Require additional heating
Re-wiring
I am specially worried about the asbestos situation as it is a top floor and I guess if there is any asbestos on the ceiling it will affect the flat.
Please, can I ask what you think? Thank you! I am also thinking of arranging another survey to focus on the asbestos situation but I do not how much this will cost.
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If you are buying a leasehold flat there is a chance the cost of asbestos removal or drains would likely be shared by all leaseholders unless inside the flatAn answer isn't spam just because you don't like it......0
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Asbestos by and large can safely be left where it is, it's more a matter of being aware of its presence whenever you're doing something which would disturb it. What exactly have you been told about asbestos in the survey?0
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