Anyone else or know someone who has been in a situation where you're selling your (70s) modern home and are buying an older 1800 cottage and turns out bank won't lend on it because without officially even seen the property they are worried of asbestos and structural risks? Really feel like this is rediculous and unfair! The property is a residential property and owner has lived there for a long time without issues! We even want to do the property up but think it's a bad idea for us to do before we even own the property as this is what the lender has suggested we do but we want to ideally start work on the house once we actually own it so we don't end up spending thousands of money and for whatever reason still won't be able to get a mortgage!? Would going to a different lender be a better option? Please help!