Our Buyer (FTB) survey questions

woolley900

Our Buyer (FTB) had the Level 3 survey on our property, whish is a 1930's end terrace and as expected a few things have come up on the survey. 

The property hasn't had an electrical inspection and gas certificate- They want to send in an engineer for both, they also want to send a roofer in and a builder to look at the render. 

My question is, is this normal to have all of these come and look at the property after the survey, do we let them come as it feel slightly frustrating and i imagine these things will potentially uncover more. 

Has anyone had similar experiences? 

user1977

Pretty normal for a surveyor to recommend you get specialists in to look at gas/electric (they're not qualified to say much other than comment on obvious visible problems), and if there are any likely problems with roof/render then the surveyor can't really give quotes for fixing them.

You can opt to refuse access, but that's likely to give the impression you're trying to hide something.

pinkshoes

Perfectly normal. 

Older properties come with risk, and when spending that amount of money it's best to know what you're dealing with. 

Surely you did the same when you bought it??

Electrical inspection - does it have the original wiring? 

They will probably use the surveys to try and haggle on price, but you are also free to decline any deduction on the agreed price. My grandad's 1930s house quite obviously had the original wiring so the declined the negotiation on an deduction over that. 

The more they spend on surveys, the more they have invested...

TheJP

woolley900 said:

Our Buyer (FTB) had the Level 3 survey on our property, whish is a 1930's end terrace and as expected a few things have come up on the survey. 

The property hasn't had an electrical inspection and gas certificate- They want to send in an engineer for both, they also want to send a roofer in and a builder to look at the render. 

My question is, is this normal to have all of these come and look at the property after the survey, do we let them come as it feel slightly frustrating and i imagine these things will potentially uncover more. 

Has anyone had similar experiences? 

Its actually a good sign they have got the relevant trades in to look at what the survey has highlighted, it could be nothing to worry about but at least they will give a true reflection of cost, many surveyors give a guestimate which is often inflated and scares many FTBs off a property.

femalemonarchfemalecanine

When I bought my first home I nearly pulled out after getting the survey, it sounded like the house was about to fall down! An older wiser friend pointed out that it had stood since 1905 so was unlikely to fall down now. I had the relevant specialist surveys, bought the house and spent many happy years there. 

Your buyers are doubtless just scared of spending a huge sum of money and are rightly being cautious. As others have said, if you refuse it will just look dodgy, so just try and grin and bear it and understand that they are nervous. 

youth_leader

I'm encouraging my daughter to pay for additional surveys, she's gone without and saved hard for two years and won't have much left when she buys for the first time.  I got caught out with my L3 survey on this bungalow - all fitted carpets, and my surveyor had the relevant clauses that he couldn't inspect the sub void.  I've got wet rot/dry rot and woodworm, every floor in the bungalow has to be replaced at £11K plus.  Wish I'd had a damp/timber survey! 

woolley900

Thanks for this, i think we just needed some reassurance, the house is in good condition and most of these things were bits that couldn't be further investigated by the surveyor more than anything. 

SunsetLover08

We did this but it was mainly to prepare ourselves for what we would have to fix, and how urgent. Nothing to worry about, it shows they are committed. If it does come back that there is something serious structurally or in terms of bad damp etc, then they might try and negotiate on price or something similar.