What is wrong with this window?

[Sparkymoo]

Arguing with partner about buying a doer upper rather than a dated property that needs refreshing.

I think the windows need replacing - this split in the window frame as one example looks really worrying to me. Any thoughts on what is causing it?

Photo now attached!

Sorry I can’t see the split

Are you buying to flip or buying to live in it? How long do you plan to live in it if so?

If it's to flip or live in less than 5 years then I'd just whack some filler in there and clean the pvc.

Looks like it’s just missing the filler from down the side, rather than being split?

Looks like there has been some movement and the upvc frame has detached. It looks like secondary double glazing? If I was making this my home, I would want it replaced.

To be our home so I would want it to be good quality

Does the lack of filler mean they have been installed badly in the first place?

Doesn’t it just need a bit of filler down the side?

It's the cover strip bit they put down the side to tidy it up after installing the windows. It looks like someone has screwed a net curtain wire into it, which has pulled it away from the wall.

I'd take the net curtain and wire down, stick some grip fill on the back of it and stick it back onto the wall.

Looks like the window trim to me not the actual window. An easy fix

I aggree with @GrannyAchingsShepherdsHut , because the plastic has been continually pulled away ( possibly for years ) it may be distorted but its certainly worth trying to stick it back onto the wall before undertaking something much more expensive.
See if you can get a couple of pieces of wood, something like a brush handle and cut it to the exact size of the window and use it to wedge and hold the plastic in place while the sealent/ glue sets

Thanks all. Windows would be on list to replace eventually but would rather not do immediately.

Are they single or double glazed? Not that it changes the bit down the side, but I would make them a priority if only single glazed.

Double glazed

Looks like the window fitters have, instead of plastering around the window, covered the gap with trim. Nothing to worry about in the short term if you're planning on replacing them eventually. I had exactly the same in my home

The window frame hasn't split. All it needs is filler between the frame and the wall. Easily done in a few minutes.

Looks like the piece of trim that they have put around thewindows to hide the gap has come unstuck, As others have said. Just stick in back down.

Agree with this. It's the trim, not the window itself. Stick it back down or replace it. It's an easy job.