ed
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I'm going to be putting an offer in on an apartment this morning and have a question r.e. surveys. Where better to ask than here? 
What do you need to do regarding surveys? As you don't own the building, nor are you responsible for the structural upkeep, what sort of survey do you need to get done? You obviously want to make sure that the building isn't going to fall down or be condemned at any point in the near future, so how far do you need to go? Is this the sort of thing that your lender would specify and impose?
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James
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Regardless of whose responsibility the structure is, I think if there are any doubts around it you should get it checked out.
My view is that leasehold or freehold shouldn't be a factor in the type of survey you get. It should relate to the property itself.
It's a flat that's a few years old, a home buyers report should suffice. If it's a flat that was converted from a 50 year old property, I'd probably go for a full structural survey.
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ed
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It's an 11 year old conversion in a 100+ year old building; though I think the building was mostly dismantled and rebuilt when it was converted. I'd assume it needs a good look at though.
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John
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If you think it looks ok I'd go for a cheap one and let the mortgage company worry about it. I know they won't do a full structural but if they think there's a risk, they'll tell you and won't lend.
What will happen with any type of survey anyway is that they'll say they couldn't check and to get a specialist in.
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ed
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Ah I see, I'll see what the mortgage company says before paying anything. My offer was accepted  They wanted a bit more than my first offer, but my bid was pretty low in an effort to try and find out what they were really prepared to sell for.
Guess a few pics are in order
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John
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Bare brickwork looks good.
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ed
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That's what drew me to this style of building - love the brickwork, ironwork and the exposed beams. It needs some redecoration and things, so will be a bit of a project for me
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sc0ott
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What was it before it was converted?
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p
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Pic two looks very Peter Stringfellow. Missing a strippers pole as well by the looks of it.
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
What was it before it was converted?
Church's shoe factory.
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by p
Pic two looks very Peter Stringfellow. Missing a strippers pole as well by the looks of it.
It is a bit bonkers at the moment! Not quite sure how to furnish it yet.
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p
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The bare brick would worry me a bit in terms of heat, though. Not really my kind of thing to be honest. If it was a small little cottage type thing then maybe I'd like it more. Or somewhat of a balance.
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Dom
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Really like that, the brickwork looks pretty damn good!
Should see if the current owner will leave the piano though or get one if not 
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ed
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Don't have a clue how to play the piano! Think a decent sound system is needed though.
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MarkM
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Is it a basement flat?
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Hammer
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Love the exposed brick and beams in the Living/Dining Area, Batchelor pad style.
Not sure I could sleep in a brick room right enough, I'd feel as if I was in prison.
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BeetleGav
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Wow that's my kind of place! Great choice
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ed
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quote:
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Is it a basement flat?
It's 1st floor. The archways at floor level in the living room were the windows for the stables which were on the ground floor/basement level.
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Ben G
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It looks as though the previous owner had a fetish for buying random shit from homesense.
I like the brickwork. Maybe not everywhere though. It's certainly different.
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RichR
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Is the brickwork sealed? If not, it gets really bloody dusty!!
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flybikeslee
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like to look of that!
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
Is the brickwork sealed? If not, it gets really bloody dusty!!
I know what you mean - I used to live in a cottage with dusty bricks and was forever vacuuming up brick dust (it didn't help that the place was damp and falling to bits)!
The brickwork on this property looks to be sealed/stabilised better in some places than others. It'll be something I'll be doing when I do the re-painting!
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
I like the brickwork. Maybe not everywhere though. It's certainly different.
It's not quite everywhere - the person who took those photos didn't do a very good job! The bathroom has one brick wall, the master bedroom has two, the second bedroom has one and the living room has two.
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RichR
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I used a Thompsons' product to seal it in the flats ( http://www.facebook.com/richard.rushton.184/media_set?set=a.10152734921060392.1073741825.717965391&type=3 ). Got it from B&Q and touch wood, we've had no issues and it doesn't look like some of the more plastic coatings that you can get.
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ed
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They've come up really nicely - thanks for the recommendation
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