Recent content by LaurenJ

Thank you Woody, very wise words there, having opinions from people who know what they are talking about and are removed from the situation is invaluable and I'm immensely grateful to everyone on the thread who has taken time out of their day to help out a stranger (y) Thank you all! (y)

That does sound sensible but I'm so unsure of paying out the money for the survey as I know full structural ones aren't cheap! But like you say that would be the only money I'd lose if the report was bad or they wouldn't negotiate on price and I didn't proceed. The joys of being on a tight...

They looked like standard upvc windows. I'm torn as the cracks have really put me off making an offer on an otherwise nice house in a good area, I just don't want to have an offer accepted and pay for an expensive structural survey if I should be walking away now, money is tight! Would a...

Thank you for that Doggit, new windows have been installed at some point in the last few years for sure (can see old ones on google maps). The house was built around 1995.

There were no visible cracks on the inside walls at all, and they were just painted right through, no wallpaper hiding anything! We will definitely go for a full structural survey if we proceed, I really appreciate the advice, thank you so much!

Hi, and thank you for the welcome :-) There were no cracks at all below the ground floor windows. No internal cracks visible anywhere. I think the property was built in 1995 ish, it could be a bit later though. The wall with the waste pipe is roughly north easterly facing and the other one...

Hi, I viewed a house today which fits the bill in every way but I am concerned about some cracks in 2 outer walls. Does anyone know these are likely to be indicating subsidence please? Thank you for any advice! Sorry about the dodgy outlining! Close up of one I'm most worried about, looks...