Arrgghh!!!
I really hope there are no surveyors on the forum, as I'm seriously likely to offend at this point....
Mortgage valuation survey on our property just came back. The surveyor was from North London (nowhere near me) and was in his mid 70s. HE wandered round a bit and poked and prodded, stuck his head in the loft for a few minutes and then left.
The response is somewhat frustrating.... not only has he knocked £5k off our original asking price as the 'true' value, but he also quoted £3000 worth of leaking and water damage to the roof. Needless to say it's basically all complete nonsense, however our buyer has dropped their price accordingly until we can prove otherwise. The £5k is impossible to argue with, even though we had the house valued by a number of people, including independent advisers, and the roof issue has meant I'm now seeking estimates from roofers for imaginary roof damage.
Also, if the quotes come back saying work is required, it comes straight off our equity, therefore straight off our deposit (only scaled up of course)
Lovely.... one lazy twat covering his own arse has potentially lost us our new house. I couldn't be happier... :evil: