Would you buy this house

teachfast

I would buy it but I would reduce the offer by £20k to partially cover this lot. They may well refuse in today's madness. 

RelievedSheff

If I was sure this was the right house for me then there is nothing there that would overly concern me.

GDB2222

comprie said:

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?

I read that, but I would double check. 

AdrianC

comprie said:

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?

I read it as him speculating that it's an issue with the wall ties. Not stating it as a fact.

stuart45

A bulging external skin of a cavity wall can often be a wall tie issue. It is quite common to forget to put them in on site, and when it happens the hod carriers were usually told to scrape a bit of the mortar out, push the tie in and then stick some mortar into the joint. Although they are in the wall, the ties are always a bit loose, and unlikely to do the job they were intended to do.