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Hence sellers tell buyers late, after they’ve paid costs they can’t reclaim.
Yeah, the sellers are aresholes.
The costs you can't reclaim kind of go with the territory tough? Last time I moved I think I paid for 3 surveys on houses I didn't buy. In one case the survey turned up things that led us to renegotiate (and they said no but then sold 18 months later to someone else at our lower offer) but the other two fell through for other reasons. Until exchange you need to be prepared to walk away and try again.
jellybaby-
The costs you can't reclaim kind of go with the territory tough?
Agree. But (soz) - U/P is a ‘material fact’. Other stuff the surveys turn up can be unknown to the seller or arguable (The Roof is FINE).
In the same way that my other flat is in a car free zone with no parking and no ability to get off street, so any potential buyer needs to be aware of this before they commit anything. As they might need parking. Some people will not buy an U/P house. For good or bad reasons.
Howard
You are right, I think. However it’s worth considering that unless you really know what you are doing and are taking advice from people who really know what they are doing, as a buyer ‘underpinned’, no matter when, is not seen as a positive. It’s a huh? moment, at best.
Hence sellers tell buyers late, after they’ve paid costs they can’t reclaim.
One of those things where a local surveyor with bucketloads of experience would actually be helpful.