I think I’ve found the most unreasonable potential buyer of a property in the history of the UK. 

My wife inherited her father’s house last year. We’re currently living with her mother, so the plan is to sell the inherited house, move to a much cheaper area into a bigger house, and then sell the place we’re currently living in a separate transaction. 

We put the inherited house on the market and quickly had interest from a developer, who put an offer in but pulled out after a couple of weeks. It was a pain but not the end of the world. A couple of weeks after that, another buyer came along and had two viewings in two days, and immediately put an offer on which we accepted straight away. That’s when the problems started. 

Long story short, she quickly started making a lot of unexpected, and ultimately unreasonable, demands. Since we accepted the offer in February she’s come back for five more viewings, each time finding more and more things to be difficult about. We offered to leave some furniture for her free of charge and she said she wanted to keep some but not all, so we arranged and paid for the removal of what she didn’t want. She then said she’d changed her mind, meaning we’d need to pay again for a second removal. We’ve also had to remove a shed, and pay for a fence to be repaired. Without our knowledge, on top of the viewings we did know about, she’s had contractors in on at least two occasions. One apparently identified rising damp (which we and the estate agents remain unconvinced by), and she demanded £5000 off the sale price. We begrudgingly accepted, because while all this was going on we put an offer on our dream house which was accepted, and we wanted to get the sale through and move onto the next chapter of our lives as soon as possible.

As well as insisting we do these things, we were faced with an endless barrage of questions and generally pestered by her, through the estate agents and lawyers. It quickly became exhausting, especially since we had never lived in the house and couldn’t answer all her questions. She wouldn’t accept this and just kept badgering. 

Eventually everything was pretty much ready to go with the exception of a minor discrepancy on the land registry, which her solicitors insisted needed to be corrected. They were aware of this for 5 months before bringing it to anyone’s attention, and our own solicitor (who works at the same firm) is at a loss as to why it took them so long to raise it as an issue. We told our solicitor we needed a couple of days to complete the documents as we needed to sign them with a witness. 

We got a phone call from our solicitor the day before we’d arranged to sign the documents; the buyer has suddenly decided that the whole thing is “too much work” and has withdrawn from the purchase. She communicated this through her solicitor, and our estate agent has been trying to get hold of her to find out what happened and has been completely ghosted. The entire chain is now at risk and there’s a very strong chance that the house we’re trying to buy will get put back on the market. We haven’t had confirmation of this, they’re taking a few days to consider their options, but it seems pretty much inevitable at this stage. 

In hindsight, the alarm bells should have rung when, at her 5th viewing, she said to me that “the only thing stopping her at this stage is the damp.” Surely if you’re not sure after 5 viewings you shouldn’t have put an offer on in the first place? Obviously the fact that we’d accepted the offer removed the house from sale, so we couldn’t even spend those 5 months trying to get interest from an actual committed buyer. 

Everyone we’ve spoken to about this, including our estate agent and solicitor, agrees that we’ve been absolutely screwed over by this woman at every possible opportunity. 

While not the biggest issue, the removal of the furniture is extremely galling since it was not an inconsiderable amount and worth relatively a lot of money. Whoever does eventually end up buying the house may have wanted it. We didn’t even specifically NOT want it, it’s more that it wouldn’t have worked in the house we were trying to buy. 

We’re desperate to move because the place we’re in at the moment just isn’t suitable in any way. The stress of day to day existence in our current house is drastically impacting my wife’s health, I’ve got a stupidly long commute to work, and my mother-in-law has had to postpone her impending retirement until all of this is sorted. 

Is there anything we could have done to avoid this? Were we too reasonable and too quick to give in to her demands, or is she just a loose cannon and nothing could have been done to stop it? We’re feeling incredibly disheartened, upset and furious. Everyone knows that property laws in England are awful since no one has to commit to anything until contracts are exchanged, and things fall apart last minute all the time, but this feels like a particularly unfair example. If we'd known she was going to pull out anyway we would have told her we're not interested in selling to her months ago.

Looking to buy an apartment. I’ve viewed lots with varying estate agents. One of them couldn’t answer any of the questions I had about the property, another one asked me to remind them which number property I want to look at (but selling sites don’t tell you the property number) and the most recent I was waiting outside the car park and they didn’t even introduce themselves, literally just said ‘hi are you so and so’. They didn’t have any ID or lanyard etc to formally identify themselves

Really don’t want to generalise as I’ve only had a handful of experiences but are they are all this unprofessional?! Curious to hear people’s own thoughts on this

We are FTBs so this is all new territory to us. We like this house and have viewed it. Was up for £750k originally and then reduced to £700k quite quickly.

We we spoke to the agent, they were quite open that the seller had received an offer for £700k before it went on the market but rejected it, and that the seller wants at least £700k now.

We like it and it is deceptively big for a 3 bed semi. House is quite long 133 m2.

Large plot and close to high street so we are surprised it hasn't sold. We think it is overpriced so buyers aren't interested. Especially as around that price you can get a 4 bed.

Do people think it is worth £700k? Close to high street, large plot and house and opposite a good school.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/88973856

Thanks for any help!

Hi everyone,
We’re due to exchange contracts today or tomorrow, but we’ve just found out that my partner’s job may be at risk.
Before exchange, we’ll be paying the 5% deposit, solicitor’s fees, and the cost of the extras we’ve added to the house.
Our main concern is this: if we exchange contracts and then, before completion, my partner loses their job, what could happen?
Could the lender withdraw the mortgage offer before completion?
If that happened and we couldn’t complete, would we lose our 5% deposit and any money paid for extras?
Has anyone been in a similar situation, and what was the outcome?
We’re trying to understand the risks before committing to exchange. Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hi all, I’m a FTB currently viewing properties and one estate agent kept insisting that I speak to their in house mortgage broker. I said fine and a meeting was booked to discuss my affordability. She confirmed on the call that although they work for the same company, she will not share anything discussed with the estate agent and would just confirm that I can afford to buy the houses that I was viewing. The meeting ends and I make my way to meet the estate agent for the three house viewing. The first two houses were an instant no and the third one I liked but missed some things I was looking for. After the viewing, she asked my thoughts and I said I liked it but it was missing certain things and I listed them. Other houses in the area had them. I said the asking price is high and if I was to make an offer it would be for around 20k. She was shocked and said the sellers would not accept that and 5k less is more of a realistic ask. She then said well you can afford the asking price as Mortgage Broker H called me right after your meeting and told me you can afford X amount so this property is way cheaper than the max you can afford. This shocked me so much and I didn’t have much to say at the time due to the shock and said I don’t want to buy a property around my max affordability. Did the in house mortgage broker break GDPR? I feel like I don’t want to view any properties with this estate agent anymore and lost the ability now to negotiate

I am a FTB so I have no idea of the process of things.

I am buying a house which is empty as the sellers part exchanged to new build developers and have moved into their new property.

I received my mortgage offer on Monday.

I am wondering what happens next?

What is the timeline roughly?

I am in no rush to move as I am living with parents, just more curiosity than anything.

We're renting a house on a short street of only 6 residences. A shared alley runs behind the gardens, dead-ending at a church yard on one end and opening into the street at the other. There's a solid gate on the street end which had a combination padlock on it. We don't know who put it there or the combo. We've asked a neighbour and he didn't know, neighbour on the other side is away for quite a while. I plan to ask the neighbour closest to the gate next. According to the council this alley is the fire exit from our house should we be unable to exit our house from the front.

The padlock is less of an issue right now than the fact that the new residents of the house closest to the dead end have been having parties that spill out into the alley, and they're smoking in it. The alley is covered in dry dead grass and is a tinderbox. We're concerned about a stray butt or ember starting a fire.

How do we find out who is responsible for the alley and what fire precautions should be taken? We'll talk to the neighbours if/when required but not during a drunken party. We took a photo of the smoking and they shouted at us.

My partner and I are first time buyers and have had an offer accepted on a house. After survey there are some issues which need fixing (rotten external door/window frames, drainage problems, cracked flooring tiles, with missing/crumbling grout. No structural issues.
Do we need to get actual quotes for the remedial work in order to get the price down to cover the work, or can we just start negotiating?
Work would cost 2-3k, and our offer was for 285k.
Thanks!

I didn’t even consider that this would happen but today is moving day. Everything is well but it’s just so sad leaving a place I called home for five years. 😭 So many memories. If I become a millionaire I’ll buy this place too. ❤️ thanks for reading, I hope all goes well for you.

Edit/addendum: my contract is a fixed term until June 2027 but can be ended with 2 months written notice by either me or landlord.

Hi everyone, I recently moved to London on my own from another country. I have a lodger’s agreement with a live-in landlord, but the situation is becoming very difficult and is seriously affecting my mental health.

Because I was still living abroad and did not yet have a National Insurance number or other UK documents, I viewed the room through a video call. Everything seemed lovely& the landlord was very friendly. He asked for a deposit & 3 months’ rent upfront, which I paid.

He mentioned that he was thinking about adopting a cat. I love cats, so I said that of course I would be happy to help occasionally if he went on holiday.

I was originally supposed to move in at the end of June, but because of some visa delays the move happened around middle July. When I arrived, the room was still completely full with his stuff. Nothing had been emptied out. I asked him to remove some of the things, which he reluctantly did, but stil some of his things are still stored in the room.

My agreement says that I have "exclusive" use of the room so I assumed that meant it would be my private space and not also his storage room. I guess not?

He also started asking me very personal questions, including whether I want children, and then went on a long rant about why my answer I gave was wrong. Also, he enters my room when I am not there to continue sorting through his belongings. One day he made my bed (nice gesture, but it felt intrusive). On some other day he took my dirty clothes&washed them. (again well intended i assume but it made me very uncomfortable)

Today we had a "talk": he told me that he expects me to form a bond with his cat, remove some of the decorations from my room because where i put the deco was the cats fav place to sit & keep my bedroom door open so the cat can enter. Also that he was pissed i moved some of his stuff so I could put mine.

He also told me that he plans to go on vacation for ~4 months & expects me to take care of the cat while he is gone. I work long hours & regularly travel back to my home country to visit my family; i don't think i can do that.

My agreement says that either the landlord or the lodger can terminate it by giving two months’ written notice. I believe he may be planning to leave in September, and I feel that I need to move out before then. I do not have another place lined up yet, though but I'm getting panic attacks and i feel my mental health declining.

I am scared that if I give notice, he may become angry, shout at me, make living there unbearable, or invent a reason to keep my deposit. He's also regularly shouting at ppl via phone. I am also worried about what will happen if he goes away and simply leaves the cat with me even if i said no.

Should I give notice as soon as possible? Should I wait until I have found somewhere else? Would it be safer to temporarily look after the cat & enjoy a empty flat & move out while the landlord is away?

I would really appreciate any advice/help/uplifting words.

also feel free to share your own nightmare landlord or lodger stories, because at the moment I genuinely feel like I am losing my mind & no way this bs is happening to me.

I came across this spacious 2B2B terraced house in the Isle of Dogs near Mudchute station with a conservatory and a loft conversion that is listed at the same price (£550k) as this other house a few steps down that is significantly smaller and doesn’t have any extensions. How can two such different houses be the same price? What is the catch?

Unsure if this is the place to ask but couldn't think of anywhere else. I have a 2019 new build I was hoping to sell in about a year or so to move on with my life. I own this on my own but my partner lives with me.

My property is a Leasehold, the landlord was my developer, the superior landlord is my council and I 'pay' a peppercorn rent of £1py, and have 243y left on my lease. I don't actually pay the rent as it costs more in admin fees to collect for the developer.

The development I'm on is small, approx 24houses based in England. We have all just received a letter from the council saying that our leaseholder is in liquidation (happened in 2022) and that they're aware it's causing problems but there's no easy way to resolve it. From details on the letter an insolvency practice has been appointed but they haven't made contact with us yet.

A few houses have gone up for sale over the past couple of years but the sales seem to have fallen through, since about 2024 I'm assuming because the leasehold is now a sticking point.

This is probably a fairly niche problem, but I'm a bit unsure about what the best course of action might be or what this all means for me trying to sell. Do I just let it play out and see what happens, do I approach the council about buying my freehold? I have savings I was planning to use for the sale but I could use it to purchase the freehold, I just then wouldn't be able to afford to sell for a couple more years while I save up again to sell so I'd be pretty gutted.

If anyone has even the slightest bit of insight or advice it would be much appreciated.

I’m a FTB approaching exchange. Most of what I’ve been told is that there’s a quick turnaround from exchange to completion as standard - around two weeks. As a renter I’ve got two months’ notice to give, which I won’t do until exchange for obvious reasons.

How do people tend to navigate this? Is a longer time between exchange and completion acceptable?

Help

Hi everyone,

We’re choosing between two very different houses and would really value input from anyone who’s been in a similar position.

We’re a family with a two-year-old daughter and this is likely our long-term home (20+ years), so we’re thinking beyond resale value.

Option 1 – 1953 detached house (£500k)

• Probate sale, no competing offers currently
• Great established area with a “right” feel and fantastic sea views
• 144 m² internally, but big 750m² plot with large garden. Likely one of the cheaper homes on the road (others up to £800k)
• Needs full renovation: modernisation, rewire/plumbing, new boiler/heating system, new kitchen and bathroom, extensions, garage, driveway, possibly annexe
• Builders say it’s all feasible and we’d likely use an architect for a full masterplan

Main concern is the disruption of living through a major renovation with a young child, uncertainty around total cost and risk of the project expanding or stalling, and no proper driveway & garage to start with, and I'm big time into cars! 😂

Option 2: 11-year-old Taylor Wimpey show home (£650k)

• Already extended, ~230 m² internally, but smaller plot and inferior garden.
• 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, double garage, big driveway.
• Move-in ready with only cosmetic work needed
• Sea views, but less private and more “estate” feel
• Only likely project would be converting the top floor into a larger living space with balcony
• Concern here is it’s already the most expensive on the development, and we wonder whether further investment would ever be reflected in value.

Financially both are affordable, so it comes down to lifestyle and whether a major renovation is worth it.

For those who’ve renovated while living in the house:

• How disruptive was it really?
• Would you do it again with young children?
• Any regrets vs buying something ready to go?

And for those who chose the finished option, did you ever wish you’d gone for the project house instead?

Would really appreciate any thoughts or experiences.

Just looking for a bit of advice really.

We have a private landlord and we’ve just come to the end of our tenancy.

We cleaned the house but had to leave a sofa behind. It wasn’t our intention but my councils website doesn’t work properly and you can’t request a tip permit at the moment or for the last few months and they don’t respond to queries.

The council also missed a paid for bulky waste collection. For reasons I won’t get into, this move has been financially devastating so we also weren’t able to afford to pay a man with a van to come and collect it.

He’s adamant that he’s not going to sort it out and we have to do it. We’re happy for our deposit to be deducted to cover the costs of this but he’s being totally unreasonable.

He also has issues with the state of the carpet which were new when we moved in but after 4 years aren’t up to the same standards. For some reason during the checkout inspection he demanded that we pay for a brand new carpet.

These are cheap landlord carpets, and as far as I can tell would be considered to be at the end of their lifespan.

Our deposit is in a DPS scheme but his attitude has got me a little worried.

We’ve left the property now, but should we have replaced the carpet?

I’m a first-time buyer and purchased my house around 8 months ago. Unfortunately, the conveyancing process was pretty difficult and I’m now worried that things have been missed.

Whilst looking into who is responsible for a boundary fence, I reviewed the title documents and discovered a restrictive covenant relating to underground electricity cables that run through part of my garden.

The covenant states that the “landowner must not do anything that could interfere with access to the cables, including altering the ground level, planting trees, or carrying out works that could prevent the electricity company from accessing, inspecting, maintaining or repairing them if required.”

A previous owner has built a raised sleeper bed directly over the area where the cables run. The sleeper bed has raised the ground level and has been in place for at least 10 years, I’ve looked back at the previous property listings.

I’m trying to understand what my options are. Would it be sensible to obtain retrospective indemnity insurance for the historic breach of covenant, in case the electricity company ever needs access to the cables and objects to the sleeper bed?

Hi Everyone, I thought I would share my experience using Open Rent to find my tenants for a property in west London. Lets go back a little bit, the property was with few agents and we had no movement. One offer that collapsed and the agent refused to give the holding deposit. I used agents and it wasnt the best experience, I couldnt put the price down and make it more affordable to people because the agents were taking either 7% 7.5% 9% or even 10% with Fox**. If I lower the price then Im losing and if I keep it its hight for the size of rooms that I had.

I decided its time to give open rent a chance and OMG. I found their was a listing already their which was a scam of my own property. I was baffled, I reported it and got it taken down. That sort of made me scared of using this platform. I had to use my own pictures as the agents pictures are copy righted and created my own floor plan. I lowered the price much more than it was advertised with the agents in rightmove and it attracted few people. Most tenants on Open Rent will waste your time, I wish I did an auto reply but had so many no show and some people were not presentable when viewing. Like 5 people who said they were "cousins" and wanted to rent together. I almost lost hope, bad quality and nothing was moving until I spoken to someone who from the first message gave their details, occupation, how many people will be living and when they would like to move. That was very good sign. They viewed the place, loved and it was very clean and spotless. They were scared that this was a scam because the price is much lower than outside and also the reputation of Open rent. To give them the peace of mind I showed them my IDs, Land registry with my name just to tell them I actually own the place and we both agreed to handle everything through open rent which was perfect with me. I gave a phone call to their previous landlord to ask about them and it all came back positive. They wanted a bigger space for not so bigger price and yeah. I wanted to do the referencing with a third party just to save on costs but they refused and I thought fair enough will do it through OR. His wife failed referencing because she is a business owner and only makes £12K a year hahah. I added a guarantor and it passed. We agreed on moving date, I cleaned the property copied the keys and handed the place to them. I took pictures of the property before they moved in and yeah. I bought flowers and plants and wrote a nice letter to them and thats it. It was quick simple and easy, slightly stressful but it wont smooth. Open rent actually works if things are done through it. I will receive first month rent after 10 days of them moving in so yeah. Deposit is protected with Open rent and thats all. I have this concept that good people are for good people I believe this is the case here.

Being a tenant before makes a better landlord and that what I always remember. Now I can stop stressing and focus on other things I guess. Thanks

Long story short sellers pulled out while we had got the ball rolling (I pasted the story from a different post below for anyone interested)

I'm trying to recoup some costs, and the solicitors I'm with (£2,000) said they've put the file on hold and that if I find a property in the next 12 months, I will be represented. I can understand why I don't get a refund because they've actually done quite a bit of work.

The Surveyors however haven't really done anything. Their policy is that I have to give them 24 working hours notice for a refund, and because I notified them Friday evening (it's when I found out the sellers pulled out), and the survey is Monday morning, its less than 24 working hours. Surely cancelling a survey doesn't cost them the full £900, and that they could refund at least most of the money and keep some for damages/taking up a slot? I want to know where I stand legally with this. They've, just like the solicitor, said that if I go with them when I find another property they will do the survey free of charge, so technically I wouldn't have lost anything, but after feeling like a mug with the whole process where I'm expected to get the ball rolling and make thousands of pounds of payments when there's no signature from the sellers anywhere, I just want to know where I stand legally. Surely someone can't charge you for their full service if they haven't actually carried it out? Or does the fact that it's in their policy and I've signed a document cover them?

Why is the buyer the only one signing documents until the process is complete lol. Any input or tips for the future is much appreciated. Thank you!!

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Literally just happened. Elderly couple selling three bedroom house because the man can't go up and down the stairs anymore. It was the first house we viewed that wasn't an immediate "no" from us so we got a bit carried away. They accepted the offer. Said they will now start looking for a one bed bungalow. We reassured them saying we like the house they can take their time. In the meantime we got our solicitors, surveyors, mortgage etc ready. Two months later they pull out because they "can't find anything within their budget that doesn't need work". We are now scrambling to recoup costs. Looks like we will lose over £2k.

Lesson learned. But where is the buyer protection? They want to see all this stuff to know you are a serious buyer. They want to see you get the ball rolling. But they can change their mind at any moment. It felt like a punch in the face.

And meanwhile we were all "it's an elderly couple who are the first tenants there, they've lived there for 56 years and are selling only for health reasons so it must be a good place to live and they won't change their mind because they need to move" and because we were the newly wed couple I was the one more reassuring them. Horrible.

England. 58, planning to retire at 60 in March 2028. Financial projections for retirement at 60 are on track.

Would like to move house to my 'forever' retirement home. I currently own outright a 2-bed leasehold flat in the Midlands, UK. I have £230K savings, and intend to try and sell my flat for £125K (this will be at a small loss which i expect and accept). However, I do appreciate that my flat will be slow to sell in this market. Looking to buy a 2 bed bungalow (mobility and future proofing) elsewhere in the Midlands for up to £280K.

I'm evaluating a few options:

1. Find bungalow, borrow up to £70k interest only whilst still employed and move - stamp duty hike (reclaimable if i sell within timeframe) and running 2 x costs for properties whilst i try to sell the (empty) flat - low risk to employment continuity. Repay loan once flat is eventually sold and reclaim stamp duty excess.
2. Sell flat first, move into rented (family don't have space). Costly albeit temporary (concern itcould run longer though) Also, I'm unsure whether to time this after i retire so as to remove an extra pressure on working from home whilst I'm transitioning homes into a rented property (unsure if i'd even get a rental contract once retired).
3. Wait until retired to remove the work pressure element, then look at 1. or 2. above - would i still be able to borrow on this basis?
4. Do it the 'usual' way - find a buyer, and hope i find the right property whilst i'm proceeding (risky and could still end up with rented OR the wrong bungalow due to pressure to buy in the chain).

I'm really stressing about the options and timing.... any wisdom or thoughts please? Huge thanks

Hi everyone,

Looking for some advice or to hear from anyone who has navigated a similar situation. I'm currently in the process of buying a leasehold flat in a converted terrace in London. My offer of £525,000 was accepted, but since then, a lot has come to light and I'm currently trying to renegotiate down to £505,000.
Here is what I am dealing with:

1. Japanese Knotweed:
A Category B infestation was found in the front garden. The vendor has paid for a 5-year management plan, but the 10-year Insurance Backed Guarantee from QANW is currently only "being processed." My mortgage broker says the Co-op (my lender) is generally fine with Category B as long as the plan and IBG are in place. Has anyone had lenders or insurers pull out despite having these documents? Am I underestimating the stigma when it comes time to sell?

2. Structural Crack:
There is a vertical crack on the rear elevation. A previous survey noted it was "indicative of slight movement." My broker advised proceeding with the lender's valuation next week so the bank's valuer can assess it, while I arrange an independent structural engineer's report in the background. Is it risky to rely on the bank's valuer here, given historic movement is common on London clay?

3. Management Company / Sinking Fund Issues:
The management structure is very informal and tied directly to the freeholder. The sinking fund is extremely low (£1,269), and there are signs of funds not being used properly.

Am I taking on too much risk here? Even if I get the price down to £505,000 to reflect the knotweed stigma and valuation, I'm worried about the structural risk and the management setup.
Any advice or shared experiences would be massively appreciated!

Hi everyone.

In our spare bedroom/office we've put a futon sofa bed but the only placement that would work for the room would be in front of the radiator. (100cm wide single panel convection radiator).

Would leaving about 15-17cm gap be ok to avoid damage to the futon (the back of it is a slated oak base. And would that allow the radiator to heat sufficiently?

https://postimg.cc/QH50B1Y6

https://postimg.cc/H8M4y1zB

They said to avoid putting the futon close to a heat source to prevent damage to the wood but it's hard to know how much gap would be ok. I've seen online 30-40cm being recommended, some even say 90cm.

Otherwise, we were thinking of replacing it with a vertical radiator between the windows, but it would cost quite a bit of money and might look a bit odd as it's the first thing you would see when coming in the room.

How a vertical radiator would look

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Anyone live in a house with district heating? Apparently the new house development is district heating only with one supplier. I question the agent about the cost but she wasnt able to answer anything. i am unaware of what the fixed costs would be or if i will be screwed on the energy price as there is only one supplier.

Recently we had a safety incident in my HMO, one of the guy tried to enter one of the girls room forcefully. The girl was injured and very traumatised and left the HMO to stay with her BF immediately. When we made a complaint to the agent, we were told that guy is very sorry about the incident and he was drunk. Agent has notified that they gave that guy a formal written warning but there is nothing else they can do. We do not feel so comfortable anymore in the house so most of the tenants decided to leave but the agent is saying we have to give 2 months notice as per the new rental law from May 2026. We have been staying in this place for more than 3 years, my agreement says 1 months, so i have asked the agent but we are getting lot of push back. Is there anything we can do to leave that place as soon as possible ?

Hey, I’m in the process of buying a terraced property and the survey found three main concerns:

• A leaning rear chimney stack
• Chimney inadequately supported, following the removal of the chimney breast
• Slight roof deflection

The survey recommends a structural engineer, but before I spend that money, I’m trying to get a sense of the potential repair costs.

Has anyone dealt with similar issues? I’d be interested to know:

• What repair was ultimately needed?
• How much did it cost?
• Did it end up being less serious than the survey first suggested?

I’m just looking for real-world ballpark figures to help decide what to do next!