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You're right - I didn't mean to write structural survey.
Spoke to the surveyor this morning and he suggested a CCTV drainage survey as a first port of call and then following that scheduling a structural engineer to visit. Spoke to the EA as well as the solicitor and are currently waiting to hear if the vendor is up for shouldering the cost of the surveys - the drainage one is only around £200.
ghostface-
fingers crossed for you
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Spoke to the EA as well as the solicitor and are currently waiting to hear if the vendor is up for shouldering the cost of the surveys
An alternative strategy would be to wait until you have a full picture of the issue, remediation cost etc and present a full and final price chip that you would be prepared to move ahead with.
Are you a unicorn buyer (i.e. pre-Truss mortgage offer in place)? If so, you obviously have mega negotiating leverage for as long as you can keep the mortgage alive.
Alternatively alternatively, would it be a better idea to get a cheaper survey from a less diligent surveyor to supersede the overly cautious one you have now?
leggy_blonde
NickCJ
Using the word "subsiding/subsidence" will mean that you won't be able to get insurance until you have had a structural engineer's report, it will be interesting to hear what the surveyor says after your chat.
For the record there is no such thing as a
A RICS survey is a general building survey which isn't carried out by a structural engineer.