And this is another interpretation of the floorplan for 'our' house from a listing in 2018
Which doesn't show any stubs of the walls? Do they exist, or not.
And this is another interpretation of the floorplan for 'our' house from a listing in 2018
Yes I'd say so judging from this photo
Yes i suspect you're right.The mystery deepens- The stub walls, look like an ex-fire place, which if true suggests there has been a lot remodelling, on both levels.
I thought that room was about 5m wide from the look of the photo. Then I remembered how estate agents like their wide-angle lenses and noticed that the washing machine drum is oval!
The stubs shown are actually a representation of the two sides of the chimney. It's very unlikely that the fireplace would have been built into the corner of the room, so IMO it's unlikely there was a wall jutting out from the edge of the fireplace.
If there aren't any cracks or sagging then it's probably fine. But the surveyor is right to be concerned, I'd want to know what's under that wall.
I've read your various threads.
You need to either ignore the recommendations in the survey (in which case why bother with it) or insist the recommended investigations and any remedial works are carried out at the sellers expense - (or the price adjusted to allow for you to do the work), or obtain a "worst case" assessment of all remedial costs and ask for a price adjustment to reflect*.
For a house of that age and type, none of the issues are "showstoppers" or it would be un-mortgageable and in an auction.
*The reality is not generally so simple, the seller will often say the price reflects the condition, they might have other less fussy buyers waiting in the wings etc so often the survey will be used as a negotiating tool to obtain a partial reduction on the price.
While you will receive plenty of good technical advice here, no-one can tell you whether to buy the house or not and at what price.
Absolutely understand this and appreciate we may loose all of our costs so far but at the same time don't want to continue at what is probably an inflated price for the totality of the house, especially in a market where nothing seems to be moving. We're not just playing th game though, we do want it but just not at any cost.Bear in mind that if you demand a discount, however justified you think it is, the seller is perfectly entitled to tell you to clear off, leaving you with a load of fees and no house.
What really matters is whether it's typical condition for its age/period (it probably is), whether it's good value and therefore whether someone else would be likely to pay whatever amount you've agreed.
Buying a house is a dog-eat-dog world. Either party can end the deal at any point until contracts are exchanged, if so then they don't owe you a refund for your costs.
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