monkfish79 wrote:
Hi,
I've just had a specialist survey done on a flat (built circa 1890)
that my Fiancee and I are trying to buy. He came back to me with;

1) An "active" infestation of woodworm in the roof and floorboards
2) Damp behind a sealed up chimney
3) Damp in a window frame
4) Wet Rot in the bathroom, which they'll need to take the bath out to
fix.

He quoted me £2800 to fix all of this in a 1er, but how much of this
could I deal with myself (I'm o.k. at D.I.Y., but more tenacious than
skilled....), and which points are likely to stop the mortgage going
through? I would imagine that if there are woodworm, the mortgage
company won't be too happy, so he quoted me a grand for that.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated,
cheers,
Jon

As its a flat you may want to check the Lease to see who is responsible
for the window frames as its not uncommon for it to be the freeholders.
For example this is very common with former local authority flats,
although this does not sound like a former local authority flat!

This question of ownership/responsilibity could also apply to points 1
and 2.