What To Do After A Bad House Survey | 10 Potential Deal Breakers For Home Buyers

Are you wondering what to do after a bad home survey?

Then be sure to tune in to hear UK property expert Phil Spencer share his advice and looks at 10 potential deal breakers for home buyers.

This is essential watching for anyone buying a property, especially if you're about to get or have just had a survey.

Tune in for Phil's advice on:

✔ Why the results will depend on the type of survey you choose
✔ The different types of property surveys
✔ How to find your local RICS qualified surveyor
✔ What to do if your survey points out problems
✔ The 10 potential deal-breakers that can be revealed in a house survey report
✔ Why you need to think carefully about whether to go ahead or walk away
✔ Why it is essential you listen carefully to your surveyor’s advice
✔ Why be very clear on what any issue will take in time and money to fix
✔ Why this is NOT the time to let your heart overrule your head

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[purplepolly]

Just had a level 3 survey completed on the house I was buying. The surveyor called me to say "I've only said this three times in 5yrs..but you need to walk away". Turned out to be major erosion and subsidence issues which will cost thousands to fix. Gutted and back to square one but really glad I got a full survey.

[Afrinaturality]

I just pulled out of a flat purchase following a building survey (red flagged issues: roof needing replacement, asbestos removal, window replacement, boiler replacement, etc, etc). I feel terrible for pulling out because I didn't want to waste the vendor's time, but I simply cannot take on the costs of rectifying these issues on top of the purchase price.

[bridgetsmith]

Perfect video after receiving a survey report recently!

[nazkia]

Just had an Homebuyers report carried out on a 1930's house. It came back stating 7 out of the 10 reasons given in this video needed immediate attention; potential underpinning, substandard conservatory, "amateurish electrical installation", loft conversion not fire safe and shouldn't be used under any circumstance, chimney alterations carried out that could affect structural integrity, sub surface damp. The list went on! I would never buy an house without a survey. Sure it's cost us around £1000 with solicitor/surveyor fees but rather spend that than be faced with a bill to put all that stuff right in the future.

[Chuckbobuck]

We recently walked away from a property after the inspection because a few of these reasons. A 115 yr old boiler (yes, one HUNDRED and fifteen years old!) with asbestos covered pipes leading to it, old knob & tube wiring that the insurance companies said they would not insure, and a few other smaller issues like small leaks in the roof. All of that added up to a big NO from us and we cancelled our contract, especially since the seller was unwilling to fix or budge on the price.

[mfleary]

I’ve just had a survey carried out on a prospective house purchase so this video is very relevant and useful - thank you!

[freespiritdamsel]

This is a very helpful video. Thank you for this

[Odinfatherofall]

This is a very helpful video. I'm in the process of getting new property. The last property I had a survey done it revealed there was movement in the property, it wanted re-wiring and asbestos removing. I pulled out as you can imagine.

Hopefully this one won't need much doing to it.

[lzudwic]

What about bamboo which is just as destructive as knotweed

[g]

Our buyer pulled out of a sale on the suveyor report. They wanted £50, 000 off the property due to three red flags on the survey but didn't want share the survey with us so still clueless about what was wrong.

[cyclefrenzy]

Just had a survey on a property built around 1900, quite a lot of damp. It appears the DPC has been bridged a great deal. Might removing the built up ground around the house help erase some of this?

[WardyALBA]

I actually recently had the bank find “cracking” on their basic valuation survey so I’ve had to put the ball back into the vendors court as they want a full structural engineers report now….everything else was going so well but now it’s a huge risk for myself to pay out up to £1000 to potentially find an issue the bank won’t lend on

[johnforrestbaker]

Phil
Thank you for Sharing your information.
Bravo .
👏🇬🇧🐘👏🎖🕊

[AKHI]

What can i do if my survey was wrong and a house built on the wrong lot

[simondavies]

Thanks Phil! Very useful, going to speak to my vendor today about a survey I have recently had completed. Really hope she’s willing to compromise, not looking forward to this conversation at all... issues are some verge repair to the gable end, glazing issues and the dreaded artex roof - but in fairness if not disturbed the surveyor has been kind enough to point out that it really isn’t a game changer as long as it’s either covered up or left alone.

[markwoods]

We’re first time buyers and given this market it’s taken us 18 months to finally get an offer accepted. Just had our survey done so this video was extremely helpful!

[zachwen]

hello Phil, thanks for sharing. want to check if it is OK to buy a underpined mid-terraced house? it was down 30 years ago and a recent building survey doesn't see any futlrther structural issues. the seller says the house now is more stable than othose that are not underpined, I can appreciate this but not sure how this is going to affect a re-sale and its market value. thanks in advance.

[reemahannan]

I've just had my level 2 survey done and I'm quite shocked at how many issues it flagged up as "red" and "amber". When I went to view the house, it looked beautiful, modern and spacious. However the survey revealed there are problems with the roofing, damp in walls and through the house, possible asbestos as it's from the 1930s amongst other issues throughout. I'm looking and another 40k+ in fixing these problems so am hoping the current sellers are willing to fix the major issues before I even consider proceeding further. This video has been very helpful, thank you!

[Polyglotwriter]

Will all Level 2 RICs surveys largely give the same result with the same quality? Wondering why there is such a pricing difference in various quotes!

[mirceaiulian]

Hi, I have recently done a survey and the surveyor did not ask any questions about the property but wrote some negative comments afterwards in the home report. For example we have put glass balustrade and although it has the legal toughness for glass and it is stamped she wrote something like "there is need to confirm that the glass is within standards". She also took photos of the property with me as well and when I asked her about it she just brushed it off. I am not happy with her attitude and the report. is it anything I can do? from what I found out she is a contractor so not even the employing company cannot really ask her to change her comments.