No, I live to far away, I was going to look in the local area and see what the going price was and advise from there.
Andy
Andy
You sound like you know a thing or 2 about the building trade pred...fancy a project?
You pay for professional advice
Typically, when you have a building survey done, you instruct the surveyor to advise you on the work you want doing and costs.
Don't rely on forum posts which brag about their supposed property dealing exploits, which have no relevance to your potential property, its condition or sale situation
You sound like you know a thing or 2 about the building trade pred...fancy a project?
I was about to say I don't go "West of da river" now you say it's in Glos. is that still over the bridge or this side?
Get a professional survey, and get a professional schedule of work and specification drawn up, and then give that to builders to quote. Then they are all quoting to the same specification and standard, not on their own random thoughts
Yep, good point.A builder, is essentially out to earn a living and getting as much from a job as possible. An independent surveyor, has no vested interest in getting the work he recommends.
I don't have the 1k at my disposal now, my wages are pretty tight, but the 20k+ of work needed would come from the sale of our house.Saying you have not got £1k spare on what looks like a property in excess of £200k worth of risk is a bit naive
Which is why I am gleaning as much advice as possible to see what one would do in my situation. I'm learning along the way. If having to pay for a surveyor is the best way forward then so be it. Better start saving!But the fact remains that buying a property that you know needs work doing on it, and not having that work professionally assessed, quantified and priced is asking for trouble
Yes pred, I get a good feel from it, but it's difficult to get past the nastiness at the start. Our present house was like that. It was smelly and painted in horrible colours. As soon as you put your own stamp on it it becomes your castle.
I think I know what the response to offering £150 will be but I suppose it's worth a go. I'm getting the feeling he wants shot of it a.s.a.p.
So what would happen then if after expending say £3K on solicitors and a the mortgage fee the sale fell through for whatever reason?I don't have the 1k at my disposal now
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