Context: Buying a leasehold flat (cannot afford freehold or anything more than a flat in the region I live). Funds are coming from sale of ex-marital home (divorcing) and porting mortgage.
Viewed a bunch of flats this weekend. Mostly meh but one is perfect. I'm just a little concerned about a potential issue with cladding. The block is one of 4 that was built at the same time. Apparently the block the flat I viewed was assessed by a different surveyor to the surveyor who assessed the other 3 blocks. The other 3 blocks have been given a B1 rating. This one has been given a B2 rating despite having the same amount of cladding, same design and presumably same materials. The residents have been contesting and I have been told it is hoped a decision is going to be reached this week.
My questions are - Should I not proceed any further with it being B2? Is this likely to cause me issues further down the line when I come to sell if it stays B2 or if it becomes B1 instead. And is this going to cost me anything in remedial works (I think not? As Gov't have now said developers have to pay for this???)