Help I bought the wrong home

JoJoSM2 · 13/10/2020 21:47

You sound v unhappy. If you aren’t settled after 2 months, I’d just cut my loses and sell now.

IsThisCrazy · 13/10/2020 22:05

Oh that sounds awful OP :(

I would definitely consider putting it on the market if it's causing you stress and isn't the home you were hoping for. Sending a hug.

RobertaTheGreat · 13/10/2020 22:13

Did you have a full survey or just a valuation survey? A proper survey should have picked up on the damp, so you should follow this up if they have been negligent. Can't do much about a train track. You could try earplugs. We lived close to a railway line which was annoying to begin with but after a while we didn't really notice it.

Ariela · 13/10/2020 22:19

Give it a couple of months, the trains will no longer wake you. And once you've sorted the damp and decorated a bit it'll seem a bit more like home.If not pop it back on the market to appear over or immediately after Christmas to hopefully catch the tail end of the zero stamp duty.

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Zoro123 · 13/10/2020 22:40

Yes we had a full survey think they must have been a bit negligent as it’s very obvious, peeling paint etc I don’t know what my rights are.. it was overpriced too, been so stupid.. thanks for your advice

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OnlyFoolsnMothers · 13/10/2020 22:44

I’m sorry op- I always feel unsettled when I move, it takes time to feel like “home” in my experience. Do you like the location ?

Longdistance · 13/10/2020 22:53

I live near a flight path, I’m used to it now. I can’t imagine living near a train track. Does the house shake?

Basillify · 13/10/2020 23:25

@Zoro123

Yes we had a full survey think they must have been a bit negligent as it’s very obvious, peeling paint etc I don’t know what my rights are.. it was overpriced too, been so stupid.. thanks for your advice

The survey for our house didn't pick up an issue with the roof which has been leaking since day one. Surveyors came out and said it was obviously going on for a while so should have been picked up. Surveyor escalated it as a claim to their quality control dept and we're in the process of getting quotes for repairs at their expense. Definitely raise it if it's been missed.

NewHouseNewMe · 13/10/2020 23:27

Secondary glazing is amazing for train noise and not that expensive. It looks so much better that it used to too!

Can you afford to have the damp issue looked at?

At this time of year and during lockdown, nothing is looking its best.. I promise spring may change your mind. Can you start to paint and make it your own?

mountains76 · 13/10/2020 23:30

Regarding the train line, I actually enjoy the ambient noise of trains passing. Is it a high speed line or more freight trains? You may get to actually like it.

ZaraCarmichaelshighheels · 14/10/2020 01:57

I like the sound of trains too particularly the slow clunky type, I find it soothing.

Anordinarymum · 14/10/2020 02:44

@Zoro123

I’ve just moved to a old house it’s awful.. right next to train track at front I can’t sleep train goes through the night despite being told it is very infrequent and not past midnight.. it has rising damp that was not picked up on the survey. The owners never mentioned it now having to pay to fix it.. I am so stressed not knowing what we should do.. it’s been 2 months now and I feel so unsettled help.. has anyone experience of selling soon after buying?

OP If it's an old house rising damp should have been one of the first things checked up on. Was there a certificate of any kind? How old is the house ?

Chouxalacreme · 14/10/2020 08:23

You can take this up with the surveyors re the damp that is what they have insurance for do pursue this
Were they “chartered surveyors “

BentBastard · 14/10/2020 08:29

I love fairly near a train line (although it sounds not quite as close as you) and honestly in the first couple of weeks I worried I made a mistake because we moved in her summer so outside and windows open a lot and I did hear the trains but before I knew it I realised I just wasn't hearing the trains anymore so I think perhaps give it a bit more time on that front.

Not sure about the damp. Have you had quotes on how expensive and disruptive treatment is?

ramblingsonthego · 14/10/2020 08:39

I think you need to give it a fair go and see how you feel next year. You will sell it for a loss now if you don't get the damp and stuff sorted.

You have to take some personal responsibility for the train. You knew the train line was there, it is up to you to do the due diligence on the noise. It can effect some people more than others.

EarlGreyJenny · 14/10/2020 08:50

2 months isn't enough time and you'd need to sort the damp problem anyway? Give it a year and try and remember the positive things you like about your house, very few houses are perfect.

jackstini · 14/10/2020 08:56

Definitely get your solicitor to pick this up with the surveyors, they should have noted the rising damp

The train bit you might get used to, but you should not be out of pocket when you have paid for a full servey

boredwithmylastusername · 14/10/2020 09:25

Life is too short to be unhappy , put it back on the market and move

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Zoro123 · 14/10/2020 11:17

Thanks everyone for your challenges and encouragements. I will contact the surveyor regarding missing the rising damp.. it was a chartered surveyor I don’t know it that makes a difference.. we will have to see.. it’s so hard having all the moving upheaval and then discovering all this stuff but guess that’s what happens.. didn’t realise it would be this hard.. just want to be in a warm house and get on with life!

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Mumsnorthernmonkey · 15/10/2020 01:21

Selling a house after two months.... you will lose a lot of money.

With the surveyor

raise a formal complaint with them via their complaints process
do you have legal expense cover on your home insurance?
how do you know it’s rising damp?

Coldhandscoldheart · 15/10/2020 07:16

It is hard. We made a mistake with our last house & sold after two years & lots of work. I did a lot of work focussing on positives one of which was ‘it’s a valuable experience’ (I was scraping the bottom of the barrel a bit that day).
There must be some reasons you chose the house? Do keep those in mind to try to keep your spirits up. Sympathies tho, it sucks.

Heronwatcher · 15/10/2020 08:38

OP don’t worry, it’s a thing! Buyers remorse! As others have said, I would sort out the rising damp, hopefully wit a contribution from the surveyor, but do it anyway, redecorate, do what you can to reduce the train noise (secondary glazing/ thick curtains/ change rooms if that would help), but chances are you’ll get used to it. Then if you’ve done this and still feel the same in 6 months- 1 year sell it!

QueenStromba · 15/10/2020 10:30

I'm very noise sensitive and normally get more and more upset by a noise the longer I'm exposed to it but even I stop hearing trains after a while of living near them (and by near I mean at the bottom of the garden).

RatherBeRiding · 15/10/2020 16:50

Do you have double glazing - maybe not as you say its an old house with rising damp.

My DP lives with not one but TWO train tracks - one at the front and one at the back (old terrace of railway cottages). With the double glazing they are barely noticeable which really surprised me as one of the tracks is literally a couple of dozen yards from the back of the house.

The damp is fixable - and definitely pursue the surveyor who missed it. Double glazing can make a world of difference to outside noise.

Give it a little more time and see if you can turn it into home before you decide to sell as you will lose out financially big time.