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Hi,

we have just had an offer accepted on a house but the survey has come back as the hosue has previously been underpinned and secured due to previous movement. We have also been told that the house has not moved since early 90's.

Movement is nothing major and you can't actually tell.

 

Anyway chatered surveyors have said it wont move and it's fine but I was just wondering if it would put people off for re-sale ?

 

Thanks

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Hi,

we have just had an offer accepted on a house but the survey has come back as the hosue has previously been underpinned and secured due to previous movement. We have also been told that the house has not moved since early 90's.

Movement is nothing major and you can't actually tell.

 

Anyway chatered surveyors have said it wont move and it's fine but I was just wondering if it would put people off for re-sale ?

 

Thanks

Depending upon the value of the house, I would get a full structural Survey done. Probably the under-pinning will be sufficient, but you are probably about to make your largest purchase. I advise you to get it right or you'll have many sleepless nights to come.

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thanks, we plan to as you say have an independant survey as well.

 

Major concern is the re-sale. We will ensure tha the house is not moving before we buy.

thanks anyone who as ever been in this situation commetns most welcome.

Also would this put you off buing a house ?

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Hi,

we have just had an offer accepted on a house but the survey has come back as the hosue has previously been underpinned and secured due to previous movement. We have also been told that the house has not moved since early 90's.

Movement is nothing major and you can't actually tell.

 

Anyway chatered surveyors have said it wont move and it's fine but I was just wondering if it would put people off for re-sale ?

 

Thanks

 

Personally I would be giving it a wide berth but there is always a buyer if the price is right.

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thanks, we plan to as you say have an independant survey as well.

 

Major concern is the re-sale. We will ensure tha the house is not moving before we buy.

thanks anyone who as ever been in this situation commetns most welcome.

Also would this put you off buing a house ?

 

The survey at the first house a friend bought told them that the Gable End Wall had moved about Three inches due to the hurricane that hit Sheffield in 1963. The survey also told them, ' to buy it not to worry, ' They bought it and never worried.

 

The wall is still standing and the house as been bought and sold about five times since. They bought it for £1,200. The last time I noted its sale price was around £130,000 and it sold.

I hope this helps.

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We looked at a house in Stocksbridge also underpinned. It was a legal obligation that all buyers were informed and the sellers told us in a way they automatically assumed we would not be interested. We had already had a bid accepted on another house but thought we'd look at this one as well. A lot of houses in Sheffield are underpinned at Stannington, Wincobank, Stocksbridge, Walkley, Crookes, etc etc. The underpinning certificate will assure that the work has been carried out correctly and when it was done.

I don't think it is anymore of a problem than buying one at say Kendray or Treeton where there might be mining subsidence.

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It will be important to make sure you've got buildings insurance sorted out as isome insurers automatically exclude underpinned properties.We bought an underpinned house and ended up haveing to use the insurance company that had paid for the underpinning.The quote was quite competative though. We had afew scary days when we thought the sale was going to fall though as our solicitor hadn't thought to mention that it might be a hastle to find insurance.

Anyway good luck with it all

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