Buying a house that's been underpinned
Emma
3 years ago
hello! We are currently in the process of buying a house and the environmental search has come back with several issues.
The house looks onto a football field and park, which transpores was once the site of a chalk mine, then a landfill in the late 1800s. This means the area has a serious subsidence risk as well as potential contaminated land. We have been told the green land itself can never be built on for this reason.
We have subsequesntly discovered the house was in fact underpinned in 2007. We had llanned on extending the property but are now very nervous about buying the house and how this would affect re-sale value and insurance costs. It is quite dated so we had planned to do-it-up, adding value and sell in 5-10 years. But now I'm not sure we can add value 🙁
I wondered what other people would do in situation? Would you pull out now? Would you ask for more money off, especially as they were not forthcoming with info about the underpinning
Houzz uses cookies and similar technologies to personalise my experience, serve me relevant content, and improve Houzz products and services. By clicking ‘Accept’ I agree to this, as further described in the Houzz Cookie Policy. I can reject non-essential cookies by clicking ‘Manage Preferences’.
Chris Jones
User
Related Discussions
What would deter you from buying a house?
Q
Back again...that darn pine ceiling - paint or plaster?
Q
Buying a house that has been underpinned
Q
Thinking of buying a Grade II Listed House but......
Q
Sonia
EmmaOriginal Author
Jonathan
Philip S
cannonja