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Probably the best thing to do is pretend internally and externally that you don't know how any of this shit works but your builder says it will cost £xx to fix so you'd like the seller to contribute £X which is small beer and I hope that's OK.
Basically ^ this, wot @WjPrince says. It might be what they are expecting.
At a glance, there's nothing in the surveyor headlines that isn't shit that happens to houses. The boiler is an interesting one. You can put boilers in bathrooms, it just has to be done right. The Why it was put there is more interesting than the fact that it's there.
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You can put boilers in bathrooms
This. The lasted rented flat I lived in had the boiler in the bathroom. Inspected every year for 6 years I was there and checked a couple of times by British Gas when they were doing metery stuff. No issues whatsoever. I think the main concerns are usually around proer electrical grounding and distance from the bath/shower. Ours was over the bog, one dude just said, "don't lean on it to take a piss if it gets a bit sparky".
stevo_com
Our survey (on a 150-year-old three-bed in Hither Green) came back over the weekend. Generally, as expected, the house is in very good nick. But here are the things that a naturally cautious surveyor identified as "needing urgent repair"
We have had an offer accepted at £5k under asking price. We have since had two valuations done.
So I think we're justified in asking the vendors to lower the price — but by how much? And how do I broach the subject without turning the whole thing sour?