INTRODUCTION.
House Purchasing, either for the first time buyer or otherwise is a very important step, whether buying for cash or through a loan from a Bank or Building Society.
Incompiling this book it is hoped that the advice therein will educate in layperson's terms the prospective purchasers with regard to the many pitfalls which generally come to light after the decision to purchase and the signing of the contract have occurred, which can prove very expensive and usually with no redress on either the vendor or agents acting on their behalf.
We have endeavored to set out in lay person's terms firstly the type of houses that are available today, the types of structures and structures to avoid where excessive maintenance and repairs will be required in future years.
To bring to light the problems which the lay person can see during the course of viewing the property with the advice given in this book.
Of course certain maintenance problems occurring in many properties today with the correct advice and recommendations can be alleviated usually at the expense of the vendor with the correct legal advice (and subject to the repairs necessary not being included in the valuation of the property.)
This book is not intended for the prospective purchaser to dispense with the services of professionals, Solicitor, or Surveyor, in his or her final choice of a property but is to enable them to make a decision as to the state of a property before engaging their services, and saving them selves money.
Then after finding the property they feel has been scrutinized by them selves, after being educated and advised on reading this book, then and only then engage the services of the professionals re surveying, Valuation, and legal services to protect them in the final Transaction, in matters which the lay person could not be educated on the technical side of this book.
We have also set out in this book, again in layperson's terms, details of Timber Preservation, and Damp Proofing, the correct installation of injected dam proof courses, remedial treatments re infestation, wet rot and dry rot attacks, ventilation to sub floor areas, the reducing of condensation and elevation of same, the treatments of penetrating dampness due to the ingress of water and in certain instances due external high ground level.
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