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I think most of you are underestimating the value of your experience as homeowners. What seems obvious to a person who has worked with tradesmen and done a bit of DIY is not obvious to a renter who has never been allowed to do any of that. Yeah, you can identify that the avocado bathroom is old but you aren't likely to have a good idea about boiler reliability or the costs of redecorating or whether you need to worry about subsidence.
So if you don't know anything about houses you're reliant on the survey and your solicitor, for which you've paid a shitload of money. The survey will almost certainly say "this house has damp and it may be 100% fucked" and your solicitor might advise you to try and knock money off. You obviously follow the advice of your hired professionals on the most expensive purchase of your life to date.
The clue's in the name basically: they're first time buyers, of course they don't know what they're doing. They'll always be part of the market so it's just something that has to be tolerated