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Thank you, you've given a very anxious solo first time buyer so much peace of mind. Hope you have a brilliant day!

Thank you so much! You're a super star.

Okay, phew! Thank you so much. Do you think anything needs to be done to it I.e., filling the gap?

Hi all I have architrave around the wall in which my 1st floor bedroom window sits - see photo (architrave and plastering done c.2018 and new window incl. frame & pane fitted last October). Every night for a while now I've heard a little popping noise every hour or so so last night I stood up...

Hi all! I just bought my house back in July, had an independent damp survey done which showed fairly high moisture readings but no signs of damp and no action to be taken. House wasn't lived in for 9 months prior to me moving in. Since moving in and having the heating on once these small...

Another house (it's mid terrace)

Great username! It's 150mm and no, not as far as I'm aware.

It runs along all 10 gardens and then down to the road under my house

Thank you for your view! So it would put you off?

Hi all. Out of interest, would you buy a house that was built over a public sewer if the water company advised that the risk of having to access the pipe through the house was HIGHLY unlikely and that there'd been no flooding on record in the last 6 years at least (possibly ever) and if the...

Why does it offend you so much that I'm being sensible and looking into something that my solicitor's report flagged as a risk? I'm a solo house buyer, I'd be an idiot not to look into these things. All I'm doing is asking questions to find out whether or not there actually is a risk with both...

This one would but only if no water company or Local Authority ever found out about the lack of buildover agreement. Still feels risky though.

I believe that buildover agreements definitely existed for public sewers in 1905 but not for private ones.

Hi all So, I'm nearly at the point of exchange on the house I'm buying. There's been a lot of bumps along the way - damp surveys, structural engineer checks etc. and now I've just received the final report from the solicitors and it mentions that there's a public sewer running under the house...