We agreed an offer on our property and the buyers mortgage company (Halifax) arranged for a surveyor to visit and carry out his valuation survey.
We thought all went well, but today my estate agent contacted me and explained that there was something found on the surveyors report.
"MATTERS AFFECTING VALUE
There is structural movement. The rear elevation rendering bulges and is cracked below the kitchen window opening, which may have been caused by corrosion of the cast-iron wall panels. You now need to get a structural engineer ( or chartered building surveyor) to make a detailed investigation providing you with a full report identifying stability. I cannot give a present condition valuation until I have seen the report."
I am concerned that this information is not based on any evidence whatsoever. My property has been built since the 1920's and none in the area have ever suffered from movement or subsidence. The houses are called Thorncliffe construction and were made from WW1 tanks, melted down and made into huge cast iron panels.
The estate agent said it might be best if WE pay for the report so as not to 'spook' our potential buyers, but this is going to cost us in the region of £600 upwards (which I don't currently have). I fail to see why I should have to prove there is no structural defect, yet a man with a pen can use his x-ray eyes and make a judgment call that will potentially jeopardize the sale of our property.
Anyone else dealt with this before?
We thought all went well, but today my estate agent contacted me and explained that there was something found on the surveyors report.
"MATTERS AFFECTING VALUE
There is structural movement. The rear elevation rendering bulges and is cracked below the kitchen window opening, which may have been caused by corrosion of the cast-iron wall panels. You now need to get a structural engineer ( or chartered building surveyor) to make a detailed investigation providing you with a full report identifying stability. I cannot give a present condition valuation until I have seen the report."
I am concerned that this information is not based on any evidence whatsoever. My property has been built since the 1920's and none in the area have ever suffered from movement or subsidence. The houses are called Thorncliffe construction and were made from WW1 tanks, melted down and made into huge cast iron panels.
The estate agent said it might be best if WE pay for the report so as not to 'spook' our potential buyers, but this is going to cost us in the region of £600 upwards (which I don't currently have). I fail to see why I should have to prove there is no structural defect, yet a man with a pen can use his x-ray eyes and make a judgment call that will potentially jeopardize the sale of our property.
Anyone else dealt with this before?
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