Has anyone negotiated a reduction following a survey?
Ours came back with damp and roof issues. We've had specialists to quote and the immediate work will cost around £5k although I expect that will increase when we add on stuff like scaffolding, new tiles etc.
The agent has already made noises about 'problems common in a house of this age' but it was renovated 10 yrs ago (owners before our vendor), and the work was done badly. This wasn't obvious when we looked round, but the roof is unlined at the front and there isn't proper underfloor ventilation at the back. Also there's been a leak to the roof where an attempted fix has been bodged.
There are other things we won't ask for a reduction for such as improving the fans in the bathroom to prevent condensation.
Do we ask for a discount? Should it be the whole amount or just some of it? I wouldn't bother but in particular for the roof the work needs doing immediately or it will continue to leak, so we won't have time to save up.