Conservatory built over drains

dexterwolf

We are looking to buy a house and the homebuyers report has come back saying that the conservatory is built over drains. There is no sign of any issues but just wondered if anyone had similar before and what did they do. Did you get the seller to lower the price, is there an insurance that they could take out if there is a problem. As ideally we don't want an issue and then find we have to dig the conservatory floor up.

Doozergirl

There's a huge number of extensions built over drains.  There's no reason for a discount.  

If you're worried about them, get a CCTV survey on the drains to check them out internally.  

There should be some sort of rodding access from one side or the other, but there was no need to seek any permissions for just building over the pipes before 2011.  Even then, the permission is to confirm the method of building and check the condition as part of building control. 

sgun

Doozergirl said:

There's a huge number of extensions built over drains.  There's no reason for a discount.  

If you're worried about them, get a CCTV survey on the drains to check them out internally.  

There should be some sort of rodding access from one side or the other, but there was no need to seek any permissions for just building over the pipes before 2011.  Even then, the permission is to confirm the method of building and check the condition as part of building control. 

This ^ and you pay for the survey, dont pee the vendors off by asking them to pay! 
How many houses do you you know have had their floors dug up when they had an issue with the drains? You can fix from the inspection chamber if its ever needed.