Advice Needed: Points on Solicitor's Report for Property

Theoneandonlyme

AdrianC said:

Theoneandonlyme said:

Also found out that the Pylon is 132V (I think that's a lower power pylon) and transmission base  - I don't know if that makes a difference?

It won't be 132 volts.
132kV - 132,000 volts...

That's the second-highest voltage used, so regional distribution. Big steel pylons, but not the HUGE ones.

Thanks Adrian so what does that mean?  Would it be something to worry about?

Theoneandonlyme

davidmcn said:

Theoneandonlyme said:

Also found out that the Pylon is 132V (I think that's a lower power pylon) and transmission base  - I don't know if that makes a difference?

Can you even see them from the house?

Don't think you can - I can't remember noticing them even when looking out of the bedroom windows.

Theoneandonlyme

DayDreamerandGeneralWaster said:

I doubt it is high flood risk because it's on clay. My property is on clay and is not a high flood risk.
Groundwater risk means exactly that, water from the ground, so potentially there is a acquifer with a high level close to the property.

Ok, that makes sense.  Thank you.  I'm going to get insurance quotes to make sure I'm happy if there's an increase in premiums.

Theoneandonlyme

TripleH said:

Theoneandonlyme said:

Thank you, I'll have a look at the report and show it to my husband.

The brickfield is 25m away and yes I think the soil is clay, so probably not too much of a concern.

I'll have al look at the report though - I appreciate that.  Thanks

My parents' house was built next to what was an old clay quarry (no idea of terminology) that was subsequently filled in with rubbish and has long been grassed over. The only issue their house ever had was summer 1976 and movement which required underpinning (sorry brain again gone). The house is over 150 yrs old and the foundations go at least 2m down. The point is that if the house is old it probably was built better than a lot of modern homes and if the structural survey picked up nothing serious, that's as reasuring as you (me if I was in your position) would need. 
These days there are caveats purely so if in 12 months time something comes to light that no professional at the time of the work could reasonably be expected to find, you can't sue them for not knowing something they couldn't be expected to know. (Sorry if that is confusing, its been 1 of those weeks).

Thank you, no I understood exactly what you meant!  That's reassuring to read.

I think the house is about 100 years old, and my husband is a builder so he has given it a good inspection as well.  I know if an issue did arise he would be able to deal with it.