We really like this house, but we are glad we got a full survey done
The vendor was present and we went along for the Surveyor to summarise for us - he was a great surveyor by the way
He informed us that the roof was on its last legs. ( 1930's detached ) Said that it would need totally redoing since it had rotten purlins - and the original mortar backing from the roofing tiles had all come off.
he also mentioned that it had damp issues that werent really visable but were there the construction wasnt cavity wall type either
Love the house tho! actually we went over the 170 asking price to 176 to secure it. someone else had offered we think 173 or 4. so we went for it!
But now it seems the roof needs to be done..
what do we do? get them to fix it? when we bid it wasnt on the expectation that we would need to redo the roof entirely!
or do we just get quotes and reduce accordingly? isnt that riskier tho?
we weren't particularly thinking of a loft conversion just yet - but if they are redoing the roof that might be a good time to do it?
would their insurance cover the work?
I cannot believe it ! this is literally the 10th house we have tried to buy in 6 months!