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Should you ever buy a house without certain ‘searches’?

gazfocus · 2023-03-02 11:37:37

My wife and I are in the process of selling our house and buying a smaller house with the cash from the sale. We’ve just had the quote from our solicitor for handling the purchase and it’s quite a chunk more than we are paying for them handling the sale, but £250 of their fees are for ‘searches’. I’m wondering whether it’s…

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ArbitraryRandom Posts: 2,718 Forumite

3 March 2023 at 3:43PM

I think I'd agree with Artful that it would depend on the property.

There's a lot that changes in 12 years both for the property but also the regulatory situation - the first springing to mind is cladding on flats that's not applicable in this instance, but there could be other things that you don't know you don't know about.

What little I know about blackpool would suggest that while you might skimp on the searches, I'd invest that cash in a decent survey. Damp and structural issues, especially if there's a basement, can be a problem and if the seller is pushing for a 'quick sale' I'd be wondering why.

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