Bloody hell close one , but in the end it's all covered by insurance , still
not a nice thing to happen
"John" wrote in message
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Anybody see Builders From Hell 2003 last night?

That detatched house that was demolished due to poor building, was
nearly mine!! When we were looking to move house approx. 6 years ago it
was on the market for £115K IIRC. We offered £105K as a new kitchen
(due to dog damage) and bathroom was needed also a lot of decorating
required due to age/colours, with a view to increase the offer slightly
if needed. The vendors said "No, we want the asking price, nothing
less". So we walked away and found our present home. Phew what a near
miss that was!!!!

Any cracks etc. were not apparant as the house was fully wallpapered,
the vendors said it wasn't their colour choice, it was done like that
being the showhouse on the cul-de-sac. I wonder why it was wallpapered
and not your standard emulsion ;-)

While we were watching last night I said to SWMBO that it looked like
that house we looked at, so today on my travels I went to look and there
it was gone, plot of land surrounded by a metal safety fence.

Thank goodness the vendors didn't say "Meet us halfway and it's yours"

Cheers

John ~

"John" wrote in message
...
Anybody see Builders From Hell 2003 last night?

That detatched house that was demolished due to poor building, was
nearly mine!! When we were looking to move house approx. 6 years ago it
was on the market for £115K IIRC. We offered £105K as a new kitchen
(due to dog damage) and bathroom was needed also a lot of decorating
required due to age/colours, with a view to increase the offer slightly
if needed. The vendors said "No, we want the asking price, nothing
less". So we walked away and found our present home. Phew what a near
miss that was!!!!

Any cracks etc. were not apparant as the house was fully wallpapered,
the vendors said it wasn't their colour choice, it was done like that
being the showhouse on the cul-de-sac. I wonder why it was wallpapered
and not your standard emulsion ;-)

While we were watching last night I said to SWMBO that it looked like
that house we looked at, so today on my travels I went to look and there
it was gone, plot of land surrounded by a metal safety fence.

Thank goodness the vendors didn't say "Meet us halfway and it's yours"

It's interesting to speculate whether a surveyor would have spotted anything
when you came to take out a mortgage (assuming you wanted a mortgage). Would
you have employed a surveyor anyway?

Rob Graham

"robgraham" wrote:

Hello robgraham

were watching last night I said to SWMBO that it looked
like that house we looked at, so today on my travels I
went to look and there it was gone, plot of land
surrounded by a metal safety fence. Thank goodness the
vendors didn't say "Meet us halfway and it's yours"

Missed it. Put off by tacky advertising.

r| It's interesting to speculate whether a surveyor would have
r| spotted anything when you came to take out a mortgage
r| (assuming you wanted a mortgage). Would you have employed a
r| surveyor anyway?

Surely the current owners must have employed a surveyor who presumably
missed all of it? Unless they were cash buyers.

--
Simon Avery, Dartmoor, UK
uk.d-i-y FAQ: http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/

"robgraham" wrote in message

It's interesting to speculate whether a surveyor would have spotted
anything
when you came to take out a mortgage (assuming you wanted a mortgage).
Would
you have employed a surveyor anyway?

Rob Graham

I would have employed a surveyor certainly. I don't think the occupiers
on the TV show were the people we saw when we looked round, so did
they??

Waiting for it to be repeated on ITV2 so I can tape it and watch it
closely this time

John

every mortgage company requires a survey - from their list - but they are a
waste of space. i spent 300 quid and in the report the surveyor said:

generally ok
you should hire a qualified electrician to cheek the electrics
you should hire a qualified plumber (corgi) to check the boiler
you should hire a timber specialist to check the timbers

What is the point of mortgage companies requiring you to pay one of their
selected "surveyors" if they cannot do a complete job?

xxx


"robgraham" wrote in message
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"John" wrote in message
...
Anybody see Builders From Hell 2003 last night?

That detatched house that was demolished due to poor building, was
nearly mine!! When we were looking to move house approx. 6 years ago it
was on the market for £115K IIRC. We offered £105K as a new kitchen
(due to dog damage) and bathroom was needed also a lot of decorating
required due to age/colours, with a view to increase the offer slightly
if needed. The vendors said "No, we want the asking price, nothing
less". So we walked away and found our present home. Phew what a near
miss that was!!!!

Any cracks etc. were not apparant as the house was fully wallpapered,
the vendors said it wasn't their colour choice, it was done like that
being the showhouse on the cul-de-sac. I wonder why it was wallpapered
and not your standard emulsion ;-)

While we were watching last night I said to SWMBO that it looked like
that house we looked at, so today on my travels I went to look and there
it was gone, plot of land surrounded by a metal safety fence.

Thank goodness the vendors didn't say "Meet us halfway and it's yours"

It's interesting to speculate whether a surveyor would have spotted
anything
when you came to take out a mortgage (assuming you wanted a mortgage).
Would
you have employed a surveyor anyway?

Rob Graham