Hi,

"Andrew Mawson" wrote in message
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Got sight today of the full structural survey commissioned by my
buyers on my house. Cost them just over £1000 plus VAT and he was on
site for 5.5 Hrs.

I have a similar story. So many factual errors it was ludicrous. Ours is
an extended 1911 'cottage'. On inspection the surveyor said he found
damp around the downstairs loo.

The report came back saying "instruct your builder to excavate around
the toilet area to identify and remedy the source of the damp".

It turned out that the loo had no overflow pipe fitted, so any overfill of
the toilet was just running onto the floor (only a few drips, as it turned
out). Had the surveyor turned his head 15 degrees and looked at the
loo he would have seen it. It took me less than a minute to suss, but
he was happy to 'instruct' us to get the builders in. Fixed with an 8 quid
syphon including overflow. Now do you think the mortgage company
will believe me or him???

I could go on, but I won't. It puts my blood pressure up just thinking
about it.

It really annoys me that the buyers have paid very significant money
for a document full of factual errors and yet covered in the usual
escape clauses regarding what he cannot see to the extent that it is a
worthless piece of paper.

That escape clause is just priceless isn't it? "Spend thousands of pounds,
and if it turns out to be unecessary, it's not our fault". Gits.

Regards,

Glenn.