Hi, firstly i apologise for the long windedness of my post. I'm currently in the process of selling my house and would really appreciate any advice as im finding the whole process extremely stressful. I accepted an offer on my house from a ftb at the beginning of may. Since the offer was accepted the communication from the person in the agents office who has been dealing with it has been really poor, no updates whatsoever regarding contact with the buyer regarding their mortgage confirmation/survey despite me regularly phoning and emailing. Anyway I heard directly from the surveyor last week and the survey - basic valuation was carried out last week. A couple of days ago the agent contacted me to say that the buyer had said that the lender wouldnt put a value on the property until a further damp survey had been carried out as there was damp found in the cellar. I strongly suspect that this is in the one room which is not tanked and is currently used as a utility room/store with washer dryer etc as thd other two rooms are very sound, tanked etc. I also think that there is a strong possibility that the valuation is actually fine and the aspect mentioned is the standard statement regarding damp, its a victorian terrace (and is probably is in the one room in the cellar which isnt tanked and the surveyor saying get further inspection regarding this which is pretty standard as far as I understand but I feel the first time buyer is misinterpreting the wording on the valuation. I dont feel the agent is doing anything to clarify this with the buyer, she also says she can only communicate with him via email and not phone. I am really worried about losing this sale as I have had the offer accepted on the place I want to buy. Sorry this post is so long winded, I would really appreciate any advice.
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happymum47 · 04/06/2016 08:55
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