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I would go through and look at which are most important, and get quotes for them.
Also major watch out with damp, don't treat the symptoms, find the cause. Damp proofing is a massive industry based on a lot of lies for old houses. Trick is to make sure there is adequate ventilation and make sure that the outer ground level is lower than the inner. Things like chimney repointing (if old make sure done in Lime) and guttering may well be the cause of some of the damp issues. Also check the windows, there should be some sort of airflow in an old house, so bare minimum I would be checking for trickle vents \ air bricks.Smoke and Co2 alarms aren't huge money. Electrics are never up to latest regs, but do they work, have they got adequate protection. Boiler ask them to service for less than £100, will flush out any issues there.
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Have had the survey back on the house we're keen for and, as we expected with an older house, there were some issues.
Chimney needs repointing
Roof underlining is damaged
High damp meter readings to most walls at ground level - Damp course treatment required
Rear door has cracked threshold
Front joinery is decayed. Lack of maintenance to the guttering.
Roof lacks ventilation and insulation is below modern standards
Damp in internal walls due to lack of damp proofing
No smoke or carbon monoxide alarms
No current test certificates for Electricity or Gas or Boiler
The vertical soil and vent pipe is damaged (part of the pipe visible by the boiler was taped up and stained suggesting it is cracked and potentially leaking)
What would people do? Get quotes for having all of the above fixed and ask for that much off the price? We still want to go ahead and I'm keen not to scare the seller off...
Any suggestions?