Surveyor report

[Shery7788]

Would you please tell me what will be the cost estimate to repair these issues highlighted in the surveyor report ?? And are any of them is so dangerous because i am so worried and confused .

Thank you

I would say not dangerous but the property isn’t in good repair. It wouldn’t really be possible to give you a cost on MN because each defect would need further investigation. Personally, I’d find somewhere else. If you are still interested in buying you need to get the surveyor to give you an estimate for repairs because they are the only person that’s seen the issues. I think wet rot really shows the property hadn’t been cared for and I would be concerned about hidden problems the surveyor didn’t find. Can you find somewhere better?

The dry rot would do it for me, if it has gone into joists and beams, it could cost tens of thousands if the rot has weakened the structure of the house.

Dry rot has to be fully removed and burnt. That would mean lifting floorboards, wooden details and re flirting replastering afterwards

That much disrepair/wet rot would have me thinking twice about buying the property, tbh. The roof alone would be ££££s.

Ohhh , it seems to be a very bad luck :(

And also seems to be so strange as although the report mentions many many things to repair, the lender's surveyor did not undervaluate the property by any means

Speak to the surveyor. No offense to Mumsnet users but they are not qualified to make judgement, and have no facts other then the very small snippet of the overall report. Not sure why dry rot is being mentioned as it’s wet rot that has been found, which is generally considered less problematic.

Surveyors have a stock set of phrases they use to cover their own backs. The rot is the one that would concern me and I would ask for clarification.

The lender surveyor will agree to whatever you are prepared to pay for the property as they want to sell you a mortgage. The surveyor lender valuation was 20% above the one of the other surveyor, but matched the extra amount we wanted to borrow to refurbish it. So don’t trust the lenders valuation as the right one, they are just trying to get the maximum profit from the transaction.

But agree that you need to ask the surveyor for clarification as we have no way to know how bad it is and what are the going prices for such kind of repairs in your area. But whatever approximate price you are given for the repairs, add another 20% as a back up in case more stuff is discovered during repairs or you don’t manage to find the tradesman who charges fairly available.

I've seen many surveys in my line of work and honestly this one doesn't sound too bad. I'd get a qualified roofer to check the roof and chimney stack, then I'd find a damp and timber expert to check out the wet rot. There's also plenty of companies that can check for asbestos and as to the 'main wall's facing in disrepair', if it's a rendered property it could simply be a few harmless surface cracks that need to be checked. As long as the house is not subsiding and the mortgage lender has agreed it's worth what you're paying for it, I don't think that the survey seems too bad at all.

I think surveyors sometimes tend to pass the buck on a lot of issues they find, and they suggest an expert in whatever field is sent to the property to check more thoroughly.

Wet rot is not that bad - dry is a lot worse. You find the source of the wet and get rid of that. Chimney may not be too hard to repair and how bad is the roof exactly? Were these under ‘red’ meaning immediate attention needs? Really to get a better idea you need a roofer and damp specialist to have a look. None of these would put me off but I renovate for a living. If you are looking for move in ready this isn’t quite it.