Survey missed stuff

trakky14

macman said:

Deleted_User said:

I have already stated the survey states it checked things to make sure they are used and working to match "everyday use". As usual MSE does not disappoint. A naive FTB perhaps, but people are too easy to take the side of the authority. If I knew the survey would be inadequate I would have taken on the responsibility myself.

I have the money to make the repairs, that is not the issue. But I am not going to keep trying persuade people that this is an example of a bad survey which can occur. I would likely not bother with a survey next time. As I said in my first post, I suspect there is no liability. Thanks for your opinions, I don't agree with most of them but I appreciate the time you took to reply and goodbye.

So you are a First Time Buyer who is also a cash buyer? Because without a survey, you wouldn't have got a mortgage. 

Actually you only need a valuation for a mortgage not a survey 

74jax

Deleted_User said:

I have already stated the survey states it checked things to make sure they are used and working to match "everyday use". As usual MSE does not disappoint. A naive FTB perhaps, but people are too easy to take the side of the authority. If I knew the survey would be inadequate I would have taken on the responsibility myself.

I have the money to make the repairs, that is not the issue. But I am not going to keep trying persuade people that this is an example of a bad survey which can occur. I would likely not bother with a survey next time. As I said in my first post, I suspect there is no liability. Thanks for your opinions, I don't agree with most of them but I appreciate the time you took to reply and goodbye.

You never said your post was to persuade people about bad surveys, you asked in the opening post-
Is there anything I can do about this or is it a no liability thing?
It read as though it was a question, not a 'warning'. 

I am presuming, as you say you would have taken on the responsibility yourself, you have not used a mortgage and purchased with cash, and you state you have funds to fix these issues. That's a great position to be in and therefore I understand you are looking at 'warning' people maybe that a £700 survey will not run a shower for 15 minutes and the surveyor will not move furniture, is that right? If so, I set think the OP has been worded really badly. However I do think people wouldn't expect  this. 

TheJP

user1977 said:

[Deleted User] said:

user1977 said:

Deleted_User said:

lookstraightahead said:

[Deleted User] said:

I paid £700 for the survey, I just expected the easy things to be done. Yes I am a FTB

i.e spot a fan and check the shower works for more than 30 seconds. 

The wall had a unit in front of it, but was easily moved. I just get the feeling it was done on a devil may care basis and I see it as a bit of a waste of money getting the higher price survey considering they did not even spot the structure issue which may or may not be bad.

It's not the price you pay for a structural survey - I think mine was £1500, so it's a mid range one. 

I'm not sure what that one covers, bit it might be worth checking what it's supposed to covers and comparing what you received. I would doubt it covers whether a shower works etc, but I could be wrong.

If they were clear about that I would not have a problem, but as above they seem to have gone out of their way to say the shower worked. 

I wouldn't think it reasonable to assume that a surveyor would do more than run it briefly to check that it appeared to be functioning.

Didn't you check any of this yourself during your viewings?

I didn't have a shower, no

Well, neither did the surveyor!

This should be the end of the thread. Unrealistic expectations only lead to being disappointed. Move on.

Robin9

@[Deleted User]    with respect I think you expect too much.  What I want from a survey is the answer to the important question - is it going to fall down?    Everything else doesn't really matter.

sheramber

I have  had a surveyor check a shower worked.

Neither has he turned on taps to  make sure water comes through them. switch on the lights to make sure they work or check the electric and/or gas was working.

deannagone

You might find a good clean of the extractor would get it working again.  I must admit, if was viewing a house, I'd just turn the shower on to check it was working and heating up.  Then I'd turn it off again, similar to what you do with taps.  I'd expect no different from a surveyor.

[Deleted User]

Robin9 said:

@[Deleted User]    with respect I think you expect too much.  What I want from a survey is the answer to the important question - is it going to fall down?    Everything else doesn't really matter.

As I stated several times in this thread, they made a point in the report they provided to me, that they had tested the shower to match "everyday" use. They should have just stated they do not test such appliances.