I recently purchased a new house. A previous owner had converted the loft without building regs so the seller took out indemnity insurance for the lack of building regs. I had a Homebuyer report done pre-purchase which commented that the pulins in the loft 'appeared to be of adequate size' and the roof looked in 'fair condition'.
Since moving in I have noticed that the purlins are sagging by approx 1 inch and looking from outside you can see that the roof is sagging too. I am worried now that the conversion was botched and the roof is not supported properly.
Obviously I can't approach the LA about this as it invalidates my indemnity insurance but surely the surveyor should have noticed the sagging if I, a layman, noticed it?
Since moving in I have noticed that the purlins are sagging by approx 1 inch and looking from outside you can see that the roof is sagging too. I am worried now that the conversion was botched and the roof is not supported properly.
Obviously I can't approach the LA about this as it invalidates my indemnity insurance but surely the surveyor should have noticed the sagging if I, a layman, noticed it?