Cracks on exterior of house

Albermarle

snowqueen555 said:

Section62 said:

In which case I'd amend my reply to "I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole".  I doubt a SE report will come to any conclusion other than there are structural issues with the building.

stuart45 said:

The bargepole advice is probably the best advice you'll get, without getting an SE in. What you probably have behind the rendered bands between the floors are timber beams. The upper floor brickwork will be sitting on top of these. You don't know the condition of these beams, but there's a good chance they are starting to fail. They can also be taking the upper floor joists.

That's a shame, I really had my heart set on it. Thinking about it, when I was walking around upstairs the flooring was really uneven, but I thought that might be normal because the building is somewhat old.

twopenny said:

There's been a lot of strange changes made to 'decorate' the exterior that aren't original it looks like.
Wonder what the reason was?
Often it is to cover something up. Probably changes made to convert to dwelling.
You don't know what's underneath. Is it desirable enough to you to pay for structural repairs shortly after purchase?

No I wouldn't take the chance.
I've recently dismissed an appealing place because of internal cladding and discoloration outside. No way of investigating.

I'm beginning to think so. The street (especially the ones on the corner) used to be shops so a lot of it has been converted into rentals.

I've been looking for quite a while. It seems that so many properties I am interested in have issues. Thanks all.

We have many posters who come to the forum with worries after a survey has found various issues.
Normally the answers are that the issues are not that serious, typical for an old house, surveyors covering themselves etc.
Or that there is a problem but it is resolvable, especially if the price is reduced.
The fact that the universal advice in your case is to walk away, says it all .