Changing my mortgage

[AtW]

Coz they can!

So what you saying is this:

a) you pay those guys to make survey and they do it and state in writing all is fine, so you buy house
b) short time later big problems are found that should have been identified during survey

Are you saying that surveyors who were supposed to have found these problems are not liable for the damages that occured due to their bad work? Surely there must have been some court precedents.

[TheFaQQer]

So what you saying is this:

a) you pay those guys to make survey and they do it and state in writing all is fine, so you buy house
b) short time later big problems are found that should have been identified during survey

Are you saying that surveyors who were supposed to have found these problems are not liable for the damages that occured due to their bad work? Surely there must have been some court precedents.

There are generally enough caveats in the small print that says that if they miss something, it's not their fault.

When a mate of mine bought his house, the surveyor missed the leaking roof - despite going into the loft, where there was a bucket to catch the water, that was half-full...

[Troll]

There are generally enough caveats in the small print that says that if they miss something, it's not their fault.

When a mate of mine bought his house, the surveyor missed the leaking roof - despite going into the loft, where there was a bucket to catch the water, that was half-full...

mine missed the chimmney stack that had been half removed and left hanging with no support.. he paid for it to be removed completely

[rootsnall]

Does it really cost £1970 for a survey???

Is it an 'odd' property ? I'd of thought you'd be able to get a free valuation survey if you are just remortgaging from lots of providers. Maybe the credit crunch is really starting to bite ? There is no point in a full structural survey if you are already living in it.

[Troll]

I'm not sure the "only get a full survey only if it's an old property "statement is valid - Having owned and seen the flimsy construction nature of new builds it would be prudent to have everything checked out

[Churchill]

You are all forgetting the correct response to Dodgys question...

It is of course "What's a mortgage?"