Level 2 Survey- what does it pick up?

glybera27

Hi
do level 2 surveys look at floors?
Many Thanks 

pinkshoes

They don't "mark the property down". They inspect it and say what they see!

If they comment that there is a bit of floor that is a different colour and your buyer is worried about this, you tell them your washing machine leaked, marked the floor so you replaced it. 

glybera27

Thanks that makes sense, hopefully won't be a deal breaker not keen on having to replace the entire floor!!

MaryNB

Is the mismatched floor obvious? The buyer may bring it up but since you know about it it would have been taken into account when you put up the asking price. It's part of what they offered on, no house is perfect. If someone pulls out of a sale because of a mismatched floor well then they're very fussy. At most they may ask for a discount but they should have accounted for it in their offer if it's obvious. I bought my house last year and while the kitchen laminate is consistent, it's old so the corners of many of the pieces are worn. Just is what it it is. 

glybera27

The area is otherwise functionally ok and obviously not in a state of disrepair. 

RS2OOO

I personally can't imagine any buyer making an issue of this. I'd be absolutely chuffed if it was the only thing the surveyor could find wrong.

I doubt a level 2 survey would even mention it unless the house is so outstanding in every other respect that he/she needs to find a fault to report on.

Below is the list of  Condition Rating 3 serious defects on the survey for the house we are in the process of buying, and whilst some are a slightly concerning they are not enough to put us off going ahead:

D4 Main walls 

D7 Conservatory and porches 

E3 Walls and partitions

F1 Electricity 

F2 Gas/oil 

F3 Water

F4 Heating

F5 Water heating 

D2 Roof coverings 

D3 Rainwater pipes and gutters 

D5 Windows 

D6 Outside doors 

glybera27

Thanks, the surveyor I don't believe picked this up, but there was a few queries about our garden fences and the boundaries (which have been resolved). 

user1977

glybera27 said:

If the slightly different floor is picked up only after completion what happens if the buyer complains?

Absolutely nothing.

TheJP

glybera27 said:

If the slightly different floor is picked up only after completion what happens if the buyer complains? 

They come onto this forum in the hope that someone will say you have a claim. (They dont)