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I am currently in the process of selling my house. It's a very old 1890 Victorian mid terrace. As part of the selling process the purchasers mortgage lender has undertaken a Basic Valuation survey. This has flagged up an issue stating that the rear extension is only a single skin extension.
The extension was an infill extension built around 15 years ago. The side that was built up does appear to be of single skin thickness (ie about 4.5 inches). However it is built right next to the neighbours external wall (with no cavity). Is this therefore actually classed as a single skin?
I have found the plans online and can see it was designed and approved to have only a single skin at the time.
Should this be a problem for the mortgage lender? The house itself does not suffer from being noticeably cold and there are no signs of any damp.
Thanks for any information / advice.
Liam
I am currently in the process of selling my house. It's a very old 1890 Victorian mid terrace. As part of the selling process the purchasers mortgage lender has undertaken a Basic Valuation survey. This has flagged up an issue stating that the rear extension is only a single skin extension.
The extension was an infill extension built around 15 years ago. The side that was built up does appear to be of single skin thickness (ie about 4.5 inches). However it is built right next to the neighbours external wall (with no cavity). Is this therefore actually classed as a single skin?
I have found the plans online and can see it was designed and approved to have only a single skin at the time.
Should this be a problem for the mortgage lender? The house itself does not suffer from being noticeably cold and there are no signs of any damp.
Thanks for any information / advice.
Liam
