Good news today, the homebuyers survey on the house we are buying suggested we investigate a few things, CCTV down drains as there lots of trees and shrubs around them (there are 4 drains) plus a cavity wall tie check on one wall (main part of the house was built in the late 1920s).
The drains were fine and the cavity wall tie check was yesterday, the bottom half of the wall is fine but it has been recommended we get the ties in the upper wall renewed/replaced, there are a few horizontal cracks and a borescope in the wall has confirmed they are corroded. The old ties will either be removed or isolated with room for them expand as they corrode further.
It doesn't need doing immediately, but don't leave it for 5 years was the advice. The soffits, fascias and guttering at the back could do with a refresh as well as it happens, they don't need changing but they look really shabby and tired and if a jobs worth doing. So I'll get it all done at pretty much straight away. Attacking it all at once means I'm only paying for scaffolding once as well.
Solicitor has advised we are ready to exchange on the purchase, but the sale on our place needs to catch up first as our original buyer dropped out.
New buyer has mortgage offer in place, mortgage valuation was fine, the homebuyers survey was fine - nothing to investigate prior to exchange, so it's just searches. Unfortunately our buyers solicitor is a bit of a chopper and not the most efficient, our buyer knows this and to be fair is pushing hard to get it sorted as is our EA.
A little bit of light at the end of the tunnel.
oh well. Another 5 days seems like nothing compared to the three months of delay we've already had thanks to these solicitors!
