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Anyone seen these? http://www.floodgate.ltd.uk/products/domestic.html Chris

Insurance £1000pa new customer and £5k excess for flood damage. The property has flooded three times in the last 100 years, once in the 50's and twice in 2007 (the 2nd time within a week of the 1st) where we had the worst rainfall in July since records began. The village has received...

There are reasons why they can't, I won't go into them here. Also I'm not actually convinced this will add to the price of the property, it'll just mean I can actually sell it on more easily.

Hmm wise words... Although there is also a flood risk on this house - flooded badly during the 2007 summer floods. Plus side is that it's been totally re-wired and new central heading fitted. The water company are supposedly fitting a flood defense in the village next May but no-one can be...

Thanks for replies guys. Definitely looking for a character property. Where would I get a qualified engineer who could make an assessment? I have a builder coming to have a look around but am worried that he might not have all the required knowledge to make an assessment. I'm a bit wary...

Apparently the previous survey reckoned 20k to sort. They'll accept a bid less 40k of the asking price. I'm more worried about the structural effect on the rest of the house. What should I be looking for in terms of the top of the house being pushed apart? Chris

...to considering buying a house with a roof in this state? I would say that over half of the purlins are severely bowed and there seems to be quite a few repairs here and there over the years. One RSJ has been installed in the past and the roof is visibly bowed from the outside...