Recent content by greenmuzz

the current occupiers have been in the house for 20 years or so, and the only modification to the electrics that they claim to have made is a couple extra sockets in bedrooms, and an extension for the shower, so everything else is at least that old, quite possibly as old as the house. From...

Thanks for that, Unfortunately, where I thought we were arranging for some sort of proper inspection as the survey suggested, a visual inspection was what ended up being arranged in my absence, and was rapidly coming to the conclusion that nothing of use had actually been said at all.

Hi there, I'm in the process of buying a house. It's a 1970s three bed semi. The survey pointed out only two potential hazards, the first that the electrics were old and should be checked before contracts were exchanged, the second that the boiler was old (so budget for a potential problem...