Survey less than satisfactory, how do I get repairs priced?

[jwills]

Spoke to surveyor, house has lots of different issues, roof, electrics, plumbing etc. Do I just get an overall contractor in to look at the problems? Or get all the different specialists out?

Thanks
(FTB - so no idea)

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Did the surveyor not give you any indication?
Did they list actual problems, not coverall things Like ‘drains could have a problem but would need a drains specialist’.
Was it a full survey?
Ususally the surveyor gives you an indication of what the overall cost might be and you then go back to vendor and negotiate, some will drop price others will not.
You can get builders/specialists in to quote but that’s usually only for specific things, most people just ask for a certain amount of £££ off the agreed asking price.

I would speak to your surveyor and ask them to talk through the survey and explain what needs attention immediately. If they have followed the RICS template issues will be categorised as 2 or 3, where 2 means needs attention in due course and/or routine maintenance, and 3 means needs urgent attention or is dangerous. I would only worry about getting quotes for 3s before you move in.

If you are buying an older house it comes with the territory that they survey will throw up a long list of issues. Some of them you will need or want to fix, and some of them you will forget about!

It was a homebuyers survey. He couldn’t say about the likely cost of when I asked him - apart from saying it was expensive.

Wall ties
Roof issues
Wood worm in garage roof
Some damp issues
Sewage not connecting properly

Etc etc.

You can ask the seller to correct the problems and provide the guarantees. Share the report with your estate agent and they can offer advice.
There are other surveys you may wish to consider.

roof issues cam be upwards of 10k if a new roof is needed, damp is expensive you should probably get a full damp survey done.

Wall ties is an easy and not massively expensive fix- just had mine sorted...along with full repointing of the rear of the house it was £700ish

Sewage is a big issue, you will need a full drain survey to access issue and the cost of repairs.

Honestly I would be walking away ...the few things you have listed you could be talking 10-20k

Is it priced to take the work needed into account already? Our survey (level 3/full survey) came back with a few 2’s and just one 3, the electrics, so we got an EICR done and quoted for rewire. The rest of the 2’s will be sorted in time.

The current owners have been in there 17 years and surveyors opinion was that the work that has been done over the years has been patchy and DIY. I think they will be surprised by the report.

@Lemonylemony did you renegotiate the price?

No, as due to our LTV a reduction in price wouldn’t give us any money in our pockets now, just reduce the mortgage. The property is already priced £50k less than comparable properties nearby, we think it is a fair price even with the work needed and by the end of sorting it, we’ll have a top notch, larger house with things just the way we want them. Plus we have £10k extra to spend already thanks to stamp duty being dropped as well.

You will have to get the relevant trades in, as there isn't really such a thing as a "general contractor" who would cover roofing, electrics, sewage, etc.