I did a 3 way swap two years ago, I ended up getting a 4 bed detached which I love but I didn’t look at the detail of things.
Rusty plug socket outside that hasn’t been covered
My light outside the back garden doesn’t work due to her cowboy electrics and was just simply cut that her hot tub was connected too
Mould in the bathroom on the ceiling
She had shaved the skirting boards downstairs and where I’ve taken up her rotten, damaged flooring I now have an inch gap under the skirting boards and floor.
Electrical faults as hadn’t been maintained
Had rats in the loft and when questioned has she had this before she told me no yet pest control told me they had been here before.
plumbing issues again where they hadn’t been maintained
Holes everywhere that I had to fill.
There is wiring all round my house and in every room for satellite which cannot be used as she’s just snipped the wires so need to get it all removed and fill the holes
Had a leak through the dining room ceiling that caused a huge stain.
She also left stuff on the drive that had to be cleared away.
She left a load of crap in the loft too that I had to clear out.
Various paint pots left on the cupboard upstairs.
There are a lot more than this but this is all I can think of at the moment, since moving her I’ve had to book over 25 repairs. Yes they are minor and yes I lucky to have a 4 bed house but just be very wary and have an eye for detail. Housing association I have found aren’t as good as council. They have refused to do any work on this house and I’ve had to do it out of my own pocket because I took it as it is. I have done a lot of work on this house since moving in but there’s still loads to do. I would also look into the neighbourhood and crime rates of that area. Maybe even speak to locals on the road about the area too. I would also look at reviews on the landlord your going to be transferring too as in do they do the work? Etc etc