Oh god what a nightmare. It's a victorian mid-terraced house, and the process has been fraught with difficulties already as the house we're buying is owned by elderly lady now in home, and nephew is selling it for her. It's already taken four months as newphew has no power of attorney so has to get (ongoing) court protection approval and now the house next door has burnt down. We were hoping to exchange in the next three weeks having waited all this time...
Burnt down house is also owned by eldery gent (he's fine I'm told). Upshot is neither are likely to have insurance. Property is perfect location, good schools lots of kiddie friends etc, but already involved tons of building work, but now we face lviing next door to a burnt out house potentially for years with rain pouring in through the roof onto what could be our internal walls etc. To add to the drama elderly gent was clearly a bit odd and firemeen could barely get in through the door as he'd colleced so much rubbish, bit like that guy out of Life of Grime a few years back on TV...
Solicotor says next job is to get surveyor back - more cash - to guage the damage and mortgage company amy refuse to lend given the damage. Should we go ahead or should we abandon, was already dreading the building works as it's verging on uninhabitable anyway...
Feeling so miserable this evening and any advice very gratefully received.