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injection dpc into the walls
Injection DPCs are, for the most part, pointless, and for a 100+ year old house, will cause permanent damage.
Do you have a copy of the
cowboy toilet paperreport?From my (limited) experience, mortgage lenders only want to know if the walls & roof are structurally sound.
NotThamesWater
Cupcakes
I'm looking at buying a house and the seller has commissioned a timber and damp report that asks for the floor to be lifted and a damp membrane installed, and for injection dpc into the walls.
It's a 240ish year old house. I'm not convinced the works are necessary for a variety of reasons and would like to have my own independent report commissioned.
Does anyone have any experience of how mandatory the works are in terms of mortgage lending? Presumably if my engineer's/conservation architect's report says "do X and Y but not Z" then that will be sufficient?
I'll speak to my prospective mortgage lender of course, but wondered if anyone has any practical experience.