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Survey - to go ahead or not?

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Kittypillar · 22/03/2020 19:24

Just seen an email from our estate agent saying that the buyer for our house wants to book in their survey for next Friday. It would be a full structural survey, so would probably take between 3-4 hours apparently.

DH is happy enough to go ahead and says, given the current situation with coronavirus and social distancing, we should just go out for the entire time (he's thinking drive for a walk somewhere in the middle of nowhere, car picnic etc) so we don't see the surveyor at all. Regardless, I'm still not happy with the idea if I'm honest - I'm currently 32 weeks pregnant and so have been taking the social distancing seriously for some time (as should everyone of course). I know that we wouldn't be physically present at the time if we were out but the idea of them walking around the house, potentially touching lots of surfaces etc makes me feel pretty twitchy. Also 3-4 hours is a long time to have to kill with our toddler when everything is shut down! DH very understanding of this and says we can just say no if I want, but has also gently pointed out that that would probably mean that a survey wouldn't be done until well into the summer, potentially delaying things massively when we do need to move really with a new baby...

Gut feeling given the circumstances is no, but any thoughts?

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Sundayschild4 · 23/03/2020 07:14

Bumping as I'm in exactly the same position. Instinct is to say no but offer our own survey from 5 years ago and see what they say? So hard because we want the sale but having a surveyor in the house for so long is making me very uneasy!

ACertainSupermarket · 23/03/2020 07:22

Difficult one. How badly do you want your house sale to go ahead?
I would say you would be entirely reasonable to express concern given your circumstances. But if it's your only option then you could provide gloves for the surveyor to wear, ask OH to zoflora/antibac all door handles and taps after and have 24 hours in bed afterwards?

Sundayschild4 · 23/03/2020 07:43

I'm going to phone today and ask the surveyors what the surveyor will be wearing to protect himself and our home. I'm surprised they are still trying to go ahead for their own protection! We had he bank valuation done a couple of weeks ago and he was here for about half an hour, wish he'd done a more full survey Sad

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