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I assume it is still a good idea to mention the full amount of work estimated incase there is any room for negotiation.
Your job here is to look at what the surveyor is saying and the context of your offer and chose to negotiate or not. It is your decision, you don't ask for permission.
If you feel that if you proceeded without an allowance for the issues the surveyor is raising you would be buying a property that significantly differed from the property you thought you were buying to the point that you would feel irked / conned / mugged, then you should negotiate.
The conversation is straight forward; you simply tell the EA that the survey has come back and there's a lot in there, more than you expected, and that you are seeking an allowance and feel that £X is fair. They might ask for a copy of the report, more than likely they will.
You need to decide up front
- the figure you think is fair to ask for
- what you will do if they flatly refuse or bullshit you (there's another offer from someone else! who doesn't exist)
- on what figure you would accept if they counter
- what your viable alternative position is (tip: start looking for another property now).
Tip: you can't go back in time and ask for money off so ask for enough, you don't have to be nice.
Fraught process. Hold on to your hat, don't get pushed around.
- the figure you think is fair to ask for
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Good idea - will broach it with the sellers via their solicitors and find out how long ago it was done. I assume it is still a good idea to mention the full amount of work estimated incase there is any room for negotiation.
The surveyor seemed to suggest that it was highly unusual to have concrete , plastic membrane (seemed to suggest plastic was a bodge) then flooring so I was worried that we would have to rip it all up and put down a resin membrane which would be a pretty significant cost.