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estate agent reckons it'll get asking price and advises if I'm going to make an offer to do it by cop tomorrow
No doubt there'll be "large numbers of interested parties ready to make an offer" if you hesitate at any stage.
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Honest advice, walk away from that. As a FTB that is a fucking big project. Roof looks knackered, damp everywhere, electrics need re-doing, re plastering, floor is going to all need to come up and be re-levelled, windows will need redoing and then you'll need a new kitchen, bathroom, flooring, painting, curtains etc etc. The boiler is probably quite new but it's a less well known brand (think that range started in 2018 according to Which). Neighbours fucked up rear extension looks to be leaning into your garden and as others have said is an eye sore.
Punt a lowball offer if you're up for it but don't go anywhere near asking, the house is a mess and the owners aren't going to fix it anytime soon. But corr not for the faint hearted
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I have to agree that as a FTB I would avoid something needing that much work.
You can budget for the stuff you can see but it's the hidden issues that can really sting you.
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-deceased estate, not been lived in for a few years. Will take them 8 weeks to go through the legal stuff to then be able to complete.
-the above point makes it more likely that next doors extension was illegitimate. Can't see anything on council planning website
-boiler 1 year old (wanted to keep it heated the estate agent thought)
-electrics fucked
-could not feel any active damp
-could not get to loft (tiny hole in bathroom roof)
-floors felt solid
-interior needs full works
-estate agent reckons it'll get asking price and advises if I'm going to make an offer to do it by cop tomorrow
*Lots of this is info from agent to be taken with a pinch of salt
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