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Garage conversion not done to building regs
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Bear in mind the cost. A structural engineer survey will be between £1400 and £2400 and may well not tell you anything at the end of it, other than 'further investigation required' (e.g. if they need to examine the foundations or do any other invasive procedure).2
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Good point. It seems that all of the monetary risk is on us at this point.0
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Unless you get a significant price reduction.kiss_my_face said:Good point. It seems that all of the monetary risk is on us at this point.0 -
A structural engineer survey should concentrate on what you are asking them to investigate. A full level 3 RICS survey will tell you to have a structural survey.Chief_of_Staffy said:Bear in mind the cost. A structural engineer survey will be between £1400 and £2400 and may well not tell you anything at the end of it, other than 'further investigation required' (e.g. if they need to examine the foundations or do any other invasive procedure).I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.1
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