Mike And Su's New Home.

[poliphilo]

It's in Romford. Apart from a trip to Southend last year, I don't know Essex at all. That'll be changing now.

We went for lunch at The Orange Tree in Havering-atte-Bower. I'd recommend it.

Afterwards a trip to B&Q to buy paint and paint stripper and cleaning materials. The woman who sold Mike and Su the house from put her name to a document saying everything was in working order and they arrived to find half the lights were fused and the shower and downstairs toilet were broken and...argh!

See the trees beyond the house? That's where the local park is. They have an uninterrupted view into it from their front windows.

Comments

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

Didn't they hire a home inspector to check on things before buying? That's pretty routine here. I would worry that if there are lights and bathroom fixtures out of order there might be issues with the roof, the heating, the hidden plumbing, etc.

Otherwise....it's lovely that their front view is a park. Romford doesn't look terribly far from where you all are.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

It's standard practice to get a survey done. In fact a legal requirement. I can't think why these problems weren't picked up.

It's an hour's drive from where we are. Only one has to cross the Thames at Dartford and that can be congested.

[qatsi.livejournal.com]

Depending on what type of survey you get, it can be very cursory indeed. It's not a legal requirement, but any lender will demand it (but only the valuation aspect, to confirm that they aren't really putting their money at risk, which at best would only reveal serious structural problems with a property).

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I suppose a structural survey wouldn't necessarily look at things like showers and toilets. Ah well, one lives and learns.