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Am I absolutely mad not getting a full survey, it feels like a waste of money, but am I just being a bit daft on such a purchase?
You need some way of assessing the quality of the works and the sate of the rest of the building that wasn't touched. Whether a residential surveyor can do that for you is another question (I think they are a bit useless in quite a lot of cases). If you know your way around victorian buildings then it might be eyeballing it will be enough for you. You might find you are not allowed the time / freedom to do a comparable inspection though.
In your situation if I knew a friendly builder I would send them round cloaked as a surveyor. They will have a better chance of uncovering the horrors! From there, specialists if required.
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We've had an offer accepted on a two bed Victorian house, it was bought by the current owner in late 2019, it's been completely refurbished back to brick in 2020 to a good standard, new windows, doors, kitchen, bathroom, reinstated fireplaces, all plasterwork redone, new electrics and DB board (signed off Oct 2020), new boiler and heating system (there wasn't central heating previously).
All external brickwork is good, roof looks fine, and on my next visit will be taking a ladder to get in the loft and take a proper look from the inside.
Am I absolutely mad not getting a full survey, it feels like a waste of money, but am I just being a bit daft on such a purchase?