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The surveyor will sell us the original report (conducted 2 weeks’ ago) for 50% of the original - so around £750. Legally it’s the same as instructing him ourselves and he says we can call him “as many times as we like” for help/advice. He’s a friendly chap so when you consider the whole package it’s a no-brainer if we do put an offer in. Plus he said there’s a 4-5 week wait for surveys at the moment.
It turns out the seller conducted a report into the wall/ceiling cracks in summer LAST year which the EA sent us after I asked about subsidence.
There were some recommendations and judging by the state of the property none of them were followed up.
It appears to say there’s only a little bit of subsidence...
How concerned should we be?
The report also reveals there has been a leak above the second floor bathroom for at least 18months which has got considerably worse. And the damp basement.
The seller has estimated repairs/remedial work between £200k to £300k.
The previous buyer was told this but then bailed after the full survey...