Coal mining and lifting laminate floor

seejay

seejay

seejay

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Hi there,
New to this community but hoping someone can help.

Moving house, no mortgage required- the Coal Mining Report shows

“potential risk due to past underground coal mining has been identified within the boundary of the property”
The property lies within the potential zone of influence of recorded workings in 1 seam of coal. The most recent underground working was 1918. All workings lie at shallow depth.

“The property is indicated to lie in an area where coal deposits have been worked at a moderate depth in the past but for which no plans exist”

Is this acceptable or should I pay for a surveyor?

Thanks !!
 
Whilst you don't need a mortgage, it could affect the value of the house if mortgage companies refuse to lend on it because of this, so bear that in mind.
 
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This is basically a report everybody gets in Stoke on Trent.
Go to where the house is and check all the houses around it, if you see cracks down walls then stay away.

Sorry just read the no mortgage thing, I'd get somebody in.
 
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radderfire said:
Whilst you don't need a mortgage, it could affect the value of the house if mortgage companies refuse to lend on it because of this, so bear that in mind.
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This.

It might also affect insurance quotes, having said that one of my friends is/was a geo surveyor and IIRC commented a while back that there are parts of the country where you'd be hard pressed to find a property that didn't have that sort of warning due to the number of mine workings.

For piece of mind and hopefully a long term return in better insurance rates i'd go for a proper survey.
 
My first house was in Leigh Lancashire with three operating pits in 1980. Next door to Wigan which allegedly had one in every back yard.

Yes nearly every coal report had mention of possibly workings in the vicinity of the property.

If the coal was at shallow depth and last worked in 1918, settlement should be complete by now but for peace of mind a survey could be a good idea.

We have recently bought a house built on the 1960's in the brine area of Nantwich, again we did not need a mortgage but paid for a survey anyway.
 
Forgot to mention - laminate flooring in the main room is curling in a few places, the flooring is quite old. (14 yrs or so) Owner said she had a dog who lay there and was damp after walks?!
Other laminate flooring in the house is fine.

Opinions please?
 
seejay said:
Forgot to mention - laminate flooring in the main room is curling in a few places, the flooring is quite old. (14 yrs or so) Owner said she had a dog who lay there and was damp after walks?!
Other laminate flooring in the house is fine.

Opinions please?
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If there are any damp issues laminate is a bad choice. Not sure if surveys pick up on that sort of thing but I wouldn't say its that tragic and that difficult to fix if you need to.
 
Old laminate flooring curling doesn't sound too serious.

The question is whether there is any dampness in the floorboards, but the laminate curling isn't necessarily a symptom of this.
 
What you should be looking into is whether there are any signs of subsidence. Take a look at the walls of the house, do they all look straight and at the right angles? Inside, look for any cracking in the decor, which could be indicative of walls shifting.
 
If you've got the cash walk away and find something else, nobody can see what is going to happen in the future' at some point you will want to move on and like radderfire said the buyers might have problems with mortage and ins
 
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The house looks in really good condition. No cracks, brickwork perfect, roof etc all good, conservatory door closes perfect etc
Unfortunately not in a position to walk away To be honest, the house is really nice, I’d not be panicking had the coal mining report not highlighted the facts.
Should I be offering less? I’m perfectly happy with the price but I’m getting worried now.
 
Much of the North and the West of God's fair island lies on carboniferous deposits many of which were exploited in the recent history.

Shifting sands and loose shales are more hazardous as is buying a house on a floodplain.

Chances are a survey will reveal no issues and as the last mining stopped a hundred years ago and was shallow, all movement will have occurred and ceased. Go with a competent survey and your instincts which seem sound.

Disclaimer, I am not a surveyor.
 
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