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Buyer wants a survey of our new build flat- need to worry?

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cheasypeasypie · 11/03/2022 12:50

Hi all, hoping you could put my mind at ease. We moved into a new build flat 6 years ago. The whole building (3 storeys) is still within the 10 year new build guarantee/warranty period. Our buyer (FTB) has recently booked for a homebuyers survey of our 2 bed flat that just doesn't make sense to me and I'm panicking (we've been gazumped, gazundered so many times that I'm dreading what comes next). There's the usual wear and tear in our flat from everyday living but nothing major to worry about. I wonder what the homebuyers report will say? Maybe the buyer is using this as a convenient excuse to pull out? Our building conforms to all recent safety legislations so there's no cladding issues, etc. Reassurance needed please.

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Haribosweets · 12/03/2022 18:45

I follow my surveyor on their FB page and uploaded a photo of a new build and literally the bricks were all coming out of the house. (There is probably a better way of explaining!) Apparently the buyers were due to complete following day. Not sure what happened but OP your buyers want piece of mind just in case. I pulled out of 3 houses due to surveys in the past year albeit they were older houses though 1930s - 1960s.

surreygirl1987 · 12/03/2022 18:58

We just bought a nearly new build and got a structural survey! Houses of any age can have issues. We were putting all our money in the purchase and wanted to know exactly what we were buying. I'd think them daft if they DIDN'T get some sort of survey to be honest! You likely have nothing to worry about.

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