House buying woes - Structural weakness

[LustyLew]

Hey all,

So I found a property, nice area, decent train/bus links etc

Internally the property is in good condition, externally it looked OK. The Mortgage Valuation came back clean so I thought I was good, but to be safe, I arranged for a Homebuyers survey to be carried out.

Oh how foolish I was!

[Ste]

Walk away.

Then go back and shit in their slippers.

[UnknownStuntm...]

[B5234FT]

walk away. I've done a a fair amount with houses over the years, but trying to sort that with an adjoining neighbour involved and then get the render to match well enough that it doesnt just look shit isnt quick, nor cheap.

Unless there is a total absence of other suitable houses I wouldnt be for getting into it.

[LustyLew]

[Ste]

"Think I'll get a structural survel carried out for a second opinion..."

Why?

Either there is significant cracking, bulging and distortion of external brickwork or there isn't.

[UnknownStuntm...]

Mortgage valuations are known as 'drive bys' for a reason. If the lender finds out there are structural things you know about and haven't fixed, they might get mardy.

Show us a pic, please!

Also, how much are you currently out of pocket, if you don't mind me asking. And did you take out some form of 'fall through' insurance with the purchasing conveyancers?

[Ste]

Hopefully OP is using real solicitors rather than conveyancers.

[P.]

Look for something that doesn't resemble a flat. Something is yours. Only yours. Fuck sharing.

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[LustyLew]

I don't have any pics of the issue in question unfortunately. I'm swinging by the property.

Oh, definitely using a solicitor!

Out of pocket about £800, certainly budgeted to lose this in case of problems.

Here's the listing .

Also fully understand the lender will want to know. I'm a first time buyer and trying to learn this as I go...
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[angryjonny]

WTF? That corner above the front door looks like it hasn't downloaded properly. Is that actually the state of the wall?

[LustyLew]

Ivy. Poisoned at the root. Very much dead. Quite possibly the culprit for the damage I'd guess...
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[duhawkz]

I doubt Ivy has caused significant structural issues.

and at london prices, I paid 140K for a 4 bed detached, with detached garage parking for 4 car etc.. up north
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[Chuffin Nora]

But.

Priorities-your-right-get time . . .

What's the garage like?

[P.]

245000....In Dartford. Have you suffered a head injury.

I'm looking around that area but not a chance id look at sharing.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?locationIdentifier=REGION%5E1303&insId=1&minPrice=190000&maxPrice=260000&retirement=false&primaryDisplayPropertyType=houses&radius=3.0&googleAnalyticsChannel=buying

Choose anything but your one.

[BTTD]

Repointing a wall is easy but dull work that pretty much anyone can do.

As for the wall bulging and needing rebuilding, go and look at it yourself. There may be some small cracks where the building has settled, and if so a surveyor trots out standard arse covering blurb of wall ties bad build new house.
If the wall is actually bulging you will be able to see it clearly.
Look along the length of the wall from the corner. Is the wall flat, or is it clearly bowing out? Look at how the window frames sit, the gutter line etc. Are the spacings even and straight?

[andyscooter]

mates just sold his 4 bed house with a canal at the back with a boat mooring for £165,000

quarter of a million quid for a two bedroomed ground floor flat
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[angryjonny]

[dodsi]

I'm from the north originally but live in the south having just bought a 2 bed flat. I got it valued at similar prices we are talking here once I have finished modernising it. The plan is to buy as big as possible down here and pay it off then move north mortgage free into the house I really want. It's not all bad paying silly money for property so long as you cash in at some point and change area.

[Pete.]

A shared-responsibility building with structural issues? You'd have to be mad to think that 10k would cover it. Might cover the scaffolding costs.
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[Diggs]

If the ties have gone and you pay to have new ones put in you will be left with a tell-tale series of drill holes through the centre of your bricks. When you come to sell, these will put off potential purchasers as they will worry that the remaining ties are knackered. Wall ties failing is a sign that the cavity has been compromised, and you don't want a compromised cavity!!!
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[swampy]

OT: I thought that maisonettes were over two floors.. Usually as part of a bigger building or tower...

Thats a ground floor flat.
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