Level 3 Survey has highlighted bulging gable wall - unsure what to do next!

youth_leader

I'm pleased for you Cloviechoc, I think it was a good £500 to spend for your peace of mind as it will allow you to move forward.  My EA nearly drove me mad with their constant repeating of the buyer's surveyor's findings '17 out of 23' reds.  It's made wonder now how accurate that was.   

lookstraightahead

Cloviechoc said:

Just thought I would add an update to this as I have had the house assessed by a structural engineer - one who is highly experienced and who came recommended by a friend who is renovating a 400 year old farmhouse. The gable end wall is NOT bulging and the house is completely structurally sound. He was a little bemused at why he was being asked to look at it!

To say I am frustrated that a surveyor can seemingly highlight issues which are simply not there is an understatement - I'm waiting to find out whether the original buyers want to proceed. Luckily I have some other offers on the table if not, but obviously this will set me back to square one with searches etc, not to mention I have the added expense of paying for the structural engineers report - although probably money well spent if we do end back up at square one!

Fabulous. When we bought our old property, the vendors offered us the structural survey report prior to our level 3 survey so that the surveyor could work with it. 

It's not a waste of money, it's with its weight in gold. Surveyors cover their backs for everything (rightly so - sone buyers will blame a surveyor for everything).

Cloviechoc

Absolutely - ha ha, if I ever sell (or indeed buy) a 200 year old property again (unlikely, this one has nearly finished me off!!), I will know to jump straight to a structural engineer report before doing anything else 

SensibleSarah

Thanks for the update. Bit annoying that there is not an issue at all though!
It's made me think that I'll get a structural engineer's report before putting my house (which has some potential issues and is very much a project house) on the market in a couple of years. I think that I'll feel better knowing up front what problems there are and can price it accordingly - then can make the report available to buyers.