We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING: Hello Forumites! In order to help keep the Forum a useful, safe and friendly place for our users, discussions around non-MoneySaving matters are not permitted per the Forum rules. While we understand that mentioning house prices may sometimes be relevant to a user's specific MoneySaving situation, we ask that you please avoid veering into broad, general debates about the market, the economy and politics, as these can unfortunately lead to abusive or hateful behaviour. Threads that are found to have derailed into wider discussions may be removed. Users who repeatedly disregard this may have their Forum account banned. Please also avoid posting personally identifiable information, including links to your own online property listing which may reveal your address. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide
Final Viewing before Exchange.. tips needed!
Comments
-
Some people paint over cracks at an initial viewing. If they are sinister they will reopen very quickly.lookstraightahead said:
Which is why you do it well before the week prior to exchange.teachfast said:
Or you're doing very sensible checks before handing over hundreds of thousands of pounds.lookstraightahead said:
Most of that should have been covered already - surveyors reports, certificates, JK in searches etc. If you ask all of those things a week before exchange you've not done your homework properly.teachfast said:I'd go for the bigger ticket things: damp where furniture has been moved, working boiler, fresh signs of leak in roof, fresh cracks in the walls, Japanese knotweed poking up in the garden, wrecked carpet, flood damage in garage etc.Fresh cracks in walls since when? Knotweed 'popping up' in the garden ? Flood damage in the garage?0 -
You're really looking for major things that may have changed since the survey. Has anything deteriorated? When we bought this house it was 10 weeks since our previous view. It smelt musty, but only because it had empty for 9 months.
The only thing I noticed that disappointed me was that the sink I thought was ceramic was in fact plastic and the kitchen was a howdens cheapo.0 -
And they'll just paint over then again.verytired11 said:
Some people paint over cracks at an initial viewing. If they are sinister they will reopen very quickly.lookstraightahead said:
Which is why you do it well before the week prior to exchange.teachfast said:
Or you're doing very sensible checks before handing over hundreds of thousands of pounds.lookstraightahead said:
Most of that should have been covered already - surveyors reports, certificates, JK in searches etc. If you ask all of those things a week before exchange you've not done your homework properly.teachfast said:I'd go for the bigger ticket things: damp where furniture has been moved, working boiler, fresh signs of leak in roof, fresh cracks in the walls, Japanese knotweed poking up in the garden, wrecked carpet, flood damage in garage etc.Fresh cracks in walls since when? Knotweed 'popping up' in the garden ? Flood damage in the garage?
That's what proper surveys/checks are for.
0
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 354.4K Banking & Borrowing
- 254.4K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 455.4K Spending & Discounts
- 247.3K Work, Benefits & Business
- 604K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 178.4K Life & Family
- 261.5K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards