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New consumer unit is a must.
Rewire is a pita to do after so consider doing that.
DPC not the right solution for most things, cross that off.
Roof may be susceptible to patching up.
Bay window can be made good with filler and painted over, not great but can easily last for another 5 years or more.Edit - in short, if it's a place you like and foresee being there for many years, those issues shouldn't rule it out.
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That's good for a bit of perspective, thanks.
The estate agent mentioned the fact that our offer was "subject to the survey, of course, after which you might need to renegotiate" so many times that I think he and the vendors must have discussed and been prepared for this possibility. Either that or they were trying to encourage us to get too far down the line to back out.
We definitely like the place, we're set on moving there, but don't want to feel like it's a burden or a money pit. There are things we would like to do with it that we may not be able to if we have to spend too much.
The bay window is one of the big box ones, so I'm not sure if it's just one pane and frame that needs replacing, but the surveyor said £400-500 which suggests it's not the whole thing anyway.
tbc
Apparently the survey on our place went fine, but the survey on the place we want to buy has thrown up a few issues that might be quite expensive, e.g.
If the vendors tell us to jog on it might put the place out of our budget.
This is quite annoying.