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Marvel1

MobileSaver said:

Marvel1 said:

oh well still plenty of other houses up for sale.

Half the threads on this forum are complaining of the opposite, that there's hardly anything available to buy in the current climate...

Quick search my area, 5 mile radius, max price £90k = 84 results.

JuzaMum

Redwino222 said:

JuzaMum said:

When I bought my house we hadn't been able to inspect the loft space. Much later we decided to replace the roof (tiles) and the roofer found that part of the structure (going from the a corner to the ridge) had an old floorboard with a big split in instead and more substantial beam. This meant the tiling stopped whilst it was  worked out how to proceed and building control had visited. 

This caused lots of stress but fortunately the remedial work was not too expensive. 

Would you have seen this in a visual inspection yourself.  I don’t think I would to be honest.  If it wasn’t unearthed until much later had you been in the loft since you lived in?

did you get a survey?

sorry for the questions - I am buying a house and haven’t looked in the loft.  But it’s 20 years old so I hope it’s fine😊

We did have a survey which said the roof would need replacing in the next five years. Sixteen years later we got it done! The loft is boarded and has a light but we hadn't noticed. Once pointed out is was quiet obvious.

AdrianC

babyblade41 said:

MobileSaver said:

babyblade41 said:

I have an abject fear of lofts so bolt them shut !!!  I either get them converted or leave them be and lock them up 

Oh dear! Not sure how you'd deal with my house then, we have four loft hatches and they're all (slightly obscured) glass so you can pretty much see if there's anything up there; quite amusing when one of the cats runs up a loft ladder unnoticed, goes exploring and is only discovered hours after the hatches have been shut again when someone looks up and notices a cat-shaped blob sleeping on the other side of one of the glass hatches! (We also saw a squirrel had managed to get in there one time as well and was scurrying across the glass...)

I think I could cope with that ..it's the fear of the dark I have .. anything  or anyone could be lurking !!!

Allow me to introduce you to a radical new concept...

Weathergirl_76

I don’t allow buyers into the loft, for H&S as it is not boarded, but I offer to put a ladder up and they can have a look without walking up there. It’s a huge space and for someone who would one day potentially want to extend, it’s perfect. It also shows the good condition of the roof. I don’t have much up there, and if I did, I would still allow a buyer to have a look, just not walk up there. If you buy this property, insist the loft is cleared out completely, have this documented by your solicitor. I didn’t check mine and will have to get rid of off cuts of carpet and the like when I move, that I didn’t put up there! 

MobileSaver

Marvel1 said:

MobileSaver said:

Marvel1 said:

oh well still plenty of other houses up for sale.

Half the threads on this forum are complaining of the opposite, that there's hardly anything available to buy in the current climate...

Quick search my area, 5 mile radius, max price £90k = 84 results.

84 actual houses or are most of those flats/apartments? (asking for a friend )