Oh help! These cracks are serious aren't they...?

daveyjp

With no wider shots showing the building in the context of its surroundings and details of what exactly is being looked at, age of building, construction detail etc the photos can't be analysed fully.

Norma_Desmond

The house is not up for sale yet.

I enclose another pic of the building as a whole.

stuart45

How many doors have been cut into the gable wall?

Norma_Desmond

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82131822#Comment_82131822

Just one - entrance through to kitchen from utility/porch extension.

Section62

Are these also cracks? Is there signs of cracking on the inside corresponding to these on the outside?

twopenny

The cracks don't look so bad with the larger photo and there's already another filled in on the other side. Is that right?

The exceptional hot weather has expanded something, again that shouldn't expand and is going to need fixing. If you are in a hurry to sell you could sell it as is and let someone pay for the surveyor, expect it deducted from the price plus the cost and trouble of fixing.

Or find out yourself what and how much to fix, put it on the market to account for this with the expectation of a further small reduction for the trouble of them dealing with the building. It may sell in the next couple of months. Houses don't usually go in December to march because of the hassle of moving in rain and cold. Holidays when you can't get outside work done, carpets fitted etc.

Or once found get it fixed yourself. Then it's likely going to need painting as the repair will show otherwise. That would make it more marketable.

A small bungalow is probably going to sell to an older person who would not want to be doing this so if it was me I'd take the 3rd option and use the time waiting for a builder to clean and decorate inside with a view to getting a better price but it very much depends on your position

Boohoo

In the last photo to the left on the other building is that a large crack or a cable?

Norma_Desmond

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82131830#Comment_82131830

Yes, also cracks - no sign of inside corresponding to the outside.

Norma_Desmond

Boohoo - it's a cable.

I'll get more photos when I visit the house next - photos are a month or so old.

GDB2222

The obvious course of action is to wait for the surveyor's report, and then decide what to do. It seems a bit pointless speculating until then.

I agree with @twopenny that the sort of person who buys a bungalow is unlikely to be keen to take on structural repairs. So, if work is needed, that's going to cut down the saleability significantly.