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User4search

I am buying a semi detached house.  Do you normally prefer to view loft during first viewing or later after house offer has been accepted.? On my first viewing I thought it would not be better to view loft but I put an offer that accepted.  I went for 2nd viewing before survey next week but house owner said loft is full with lot of stuff and I won't be able to see anything. 

 Should I wait and ask for another viewing for full house before contract exchange?

 Or surveyors would come back with his comments if any issue with loft in survey report? Thanks 

youth_leader

When I was selling my house I was reluctant to allow viewers into my loft for H&S reasons as it wasn't boarded.  Is this loft boarded?

User4search

youth_leader said:

When I was selling my house I was reluctant to allow viewers into my loft for H&S reasons as it wasn't boarded.  Is this loft boarded?

Yes owner did say it is boarded. 

teachfast

He's hiding a leak

youth_leader

The surveyor will inspect the loft for you, but you could also ask to view it pre exchange.

My buyer's surveyor whispered in my ear as he left that 'my water tank joint had a leak' and I was really scared I was going to have a flood. I was lucky enough to get a plumber immediately who spent two hours up there in about -2 degrees removing the joint - apparently the leak was like a tear drop, the joint would have been good for many years. Do take the surveyor's report with a pinch of salt, in a perfect world and all that.

Disjoint

You are about to make the biggest purchase of your life and you are worried to inconvenience the seller? F^&% them. And that's coming from someone who is on the selling side a lot those past few years. You want to be going into this having all the info you need without bad surprises. Seriously. You have a doubt about the south west corner of the house having a leak under the carpet. LIFT THAT CARPET UP! He accepted your offer, so he want to sell. Don't be scared.

Redwino222

I have never viewed a loft and I don’t think any of the thirty viewers that came to my house looked in loft.

if the loft is important to you then it’s fine to ask to see It.  I am buying a ten year old house and am not really interested to see the loft to be honest 

AdrianC

youth_leader said:

The surveyor will inspect the loft for you

If the loft is full, the surveyor won't move anything. He'll just say "The loft was too full to see anything".

Slithery

Redwino222 said:

I have never viewed a loft and I don’t think any of the thirty viewers that came to my house looked in loft.

Whereas I always look in the loft on a first viewing. If the roof is shot or there are problems with a water tank I'd like to know as soon as possible.

hazyjo

youth_leader said:

...apparently the leak was like a tear drop, the joint would have been good for many years. Do take the surveyor's report with a pinch of salt, in a perfect world and all that.

Don't be too sure on that. My hot water tank in the bathroom had the same thing and it brought my kitchen ceiling down. I couldn't believe it. I would have thought it would've just evaporated it was so tiny, but nah, it had apparently all built up.

Redwino222

Slithery said:

Redwino222 said:

I have never viewed a loft and I don’t think any of the thirty viewers that came to my house looked in loft.

Whereas I always look in the loft on a first viewing. If the roof is shot or there are problems with a water tank I'd like to know as soon as possible.

 My house is fifteen years old, gas heating so no water tank up there.  Not much to see.  I suppose in an older house it would be very different