Would you buy this house

comprie

We have a structural engineer report booked in but interested to know people’s thoughts on this. If you got this report what would be your initial reaction?

AdrianC

Quite a few of those would have been visible on a viewing - I'm guessing this is a house that looks like it's fairly well overdue a good cuddle... Several of the others are relatively minor.

Take those out, and you're left with an "urgent" roof truss repair (how urgent? why?), and "it'd be nice" insulation and boiler upgrade. 

RichardD1970

Surely it would depend on the price compared to a similar house without those issues, and whether you wanted a "fixer-upper" or not.

babyblade41

Nothing in that would be too problematic

comprie

AdrianC said:

Quite a few of those would have been visible on a viewing - I'm guessing this is a house that looks like it's fairly well overdue a good cuddle... Several of the others are relatively minor.

Take those out, and you're left with an "urgent" roof truss repair (how urgent? why?), and "it'd be nice" insulation and boiler upgrade. 

Definitely overdue a good cuddle! Perfect summation! What about the wall bulge? 

comprie

RichardD1970 said:

Surely it would depend on the price compared to a similar house without those issues, and whether you wanted a "fixer-upper" or not.

We are definitely not at fixer upper price. Other houses on the same street with not as good plots (sea view from ours and better garden) went for a lot less last year before the market went mental here.

stuart45

comprie said:

AdrianC said:

Quite a few of those would have been visible on a viewing - I'm guessing this is a house that looks like it's fairly well overdue a good cuddle... Several of the others are relatively minor.

Take those out, and you're left with an "urgent" roof truss repair (how urgent? why?), and "it'd be nice" insulation and boiler upgrade. 

Definitely overdue a good cuddle! Perfect summation! What about the wall bulge? 

Depends how bad the bulge is and how much, if any needs rebuilding.

AdrianC

comprie said:

AdrianC said:

Quite a few of those would have been visible on a viewing - I'm guessing this is a house that looks like it's fairly well overdue a good cuddle... Several of the others are relatively minor.

Take those out, and you're left with an "urgent" roof truss repair (how urgent? why?), and "it'd be nice" insulation and boiler upgrade. 

Definitely overdue a good cuddle! Perfect summation! What about the wall bulge? 

I was including a bulging wall in the "visible on viewing" category.

GDB2222

I wouldn't be too worried about a small section of wall that needs rebuilding, but I would check with the surveyor that this is just an isolated defect, not indicative that the wall ties may have rusted.

RichardD1970

comprie said:

RichardD1970 said:

Surely it would depend on the price compared to a similar house without those issues, and whether you wanted a "fixer-upper" or not.

We are definitely not at fixer upper price. Other houses on the same street with not as good plots (sea view from ours and better garden) went for a lot less last year before the market went mental here.

But what are they going for now the market has gone mental? That is what you need to compare it to, not last years prices.

comprie

GDB2222 said:

I wouldn't be too worried about a small section of wall that needs rebuilding, but I would check with the surveyor that this is just an isolated defect, not indicative that the wall ties may have rusted.

He has said ‘missing wall tie issue?’
would that change it for you?