Recent content by lenb

Thanks everyone. I think the buyers, being first time buyers have been spooked by this whole thing and it was never their intention to set out and get a reduction. If the work does need doing then we will agree something with the price or get someone in to do the work so that we and the...

The buyers offered for us to have a copy of the survey and to get a builder to provide a further report on their survey which frankly has been as useful as a chocolate teapot. Not one of the things raised on the survey was a definitive issue, just things which could be a problem. If it was...

Woody, like I said, the surveyor wouldn't commit to saying the lintels were a problem, just that a report was required so it's not a question of trusting the surveyor as they haven't given any actual issues just things for further investigation. If the surveyor had said lintels were needed...

Simon, thanks for the response. The buyer has seen both quotes from the builders. The quote for the work to be done at a huge cost was their builder, the response for the builder saying it didn't need doing was our builder, so we have a bit of a stand off. The general indication I get is that...

The surveyor didn't say the windows needed lintels, the wording on the report is "Report and quote required for lintels". That seems pretty vague and one builder interpreted it as lintels need fitting, the other reporting that lintels are not necessary unless replacing the windows. Nothing...

Hi all, I'm in the process of selling my house, a 1930's semi. The buyers survey picked up a few items of concern, but in my view these are typical of the way the houses have been built. The survey also said that the value of the house was in line with what was offered. 2 builders have...