We have just had our surveyor phone us to say the cottage we want to buy has serious damp. The fascias are rotten and the roof is leaking. They have disguised the damp and concealed it. Its an old 2 bed cottage and likely the woodwork/timbers are rotten. So we now have to have a damp survey. Time is ticking on and we really want to move before Xmas . But now it says the house has to Have a damp course. We haven't told the vendors yet as we now need to negotiate a lower price. It will likely need a new roof as they have badly repaired sections of it.
Has anyone else been in this situation? A bit stressed!!!!
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Buying a old house- serious damp issue
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marmalade999 · 23/10/2016 08:05
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