FTB House Purchase Process

MultiFuelBurner

At car auctions some interested buyers say things out loud to put others off bidding.

At a groups viewing those same types of people might say things like leak, asbestos, full rewire, plumbing issues.

Grizebeck

MultiFuelBurner said:

At car auctions some interested buyers say things out loud to put others off bidding.

At a groups viewing those same types of people might say things like leak, asbestos, full rewire, plumbing issues.

Such a cynic:)

Grizebeck

Don't ask the estate agent,  they should never be relied on

MultiFuelBurner

Grizebeck said:

MultiFuelBurner said:

At car auctions some interested buyers say things out loud to put others off bidding.

At a groups viewing those same types of people might say things like leak, asbestos, full rewire, plumbing issues.

Such a cynic:)

Wise and grey lol

Zoyya

MultiFuelBurner said:

At car auctions some interested buyers say things out loud to put others off bidding.

At a groups viewing those same types of people might say things like leak, asbestos, full rewire, plumbing issues.

  Exact words - only one socket so rewire needed to bring it to standard .. asbestos hazard , bouncy floors , he even asked for coal mining thing & gas report but EA did not know about coal mining and no gas report to give!

GoogleMeNow

A coal mining report may well be needed.  Stoke-on-Trent was a former coal mining area and there still some old mine shafts around, but your surveyor will advise you whether this is recommended or not.

user1977

GoogleMeNow said:

A coal mining report may well be needed.  Stoke-on-Trent was a former coal mining area and there still some old mine shafts around, but your surveyor will advise you whether this is recommended or not.

You don't need the surveyor to advise you, just plug the postcode into the Coal Authority's site and it tells you whether it's an area where coal reports are recommended. In any event the solicitors will do this if necessary.

jj_43

Your surveys will highlight this or that, perhaps this or that, and suggest you get another survey and probably scare you out of a purchase. If you think there is asbestos you need to get a asbestos survey. 

Bigphil1474

Those ceiling tiles may contain asbestos, or may not. Depends how old they are. They aren't original though. It's really down to price, and your budget. If the price reflects the condition and you have some money left to put right what is wrong, then no problem. Ceiling tiles like that in reasonable condition i.e. not crumbling apart, can usually be removed in one piece and fairly easily, so personally I wouldn't worry too much about it. The best advice I would give is be prepared to pull out if the survey identifies too many issues for you to resolve. Might be tempting to go ahead now you've spent that money, but the house could be a money pit and you could be worse off in the long run.

Zoyya

user1977 said:

GoogleMeNow said:

A coal mining report may well be needed.  Stoke-on-Trent was a former coal mining area and there still some old mine shafts around, but your surveyor will advise you whether this is recommended or not.

You don't need the surveyor to advise you, just plug the postcode into the Coal Authority's site and it tells you whether it's an area where coal reports are recommended. In any event the solicitors will do this if necessary.

Did not know there is a website to check..thank you for pointing me to it .. just checked and it does say on the coalfield