Cletus Van Damme
Previously known as Cheesney Hawks
- Location
- Out in the sticks...
I sold my house a month ago and I'm having no luck whatsoever finding a house. I am tempted to rent as I feel under real pressure, well time has really ran out now I think.
I saw a new house built by Persimmon, I really liked the location, the house was ok, fairly small but that didn't bother me. The house is rendered, I noticed one small fairly deep crack on the front of the house. On closer inspection on the gable end of the house I noticed about 4 small render cracks about 1mm wide, running from the central expansion joint right to the edge of the house in either direction. I was told that this was just settlement and would be repaired. I couldn't see any cracks on any of the nearby houses which mainly have people living in them now. The saleswoman said these would be repaired and are nothing to worry about.
This was a couple of weeks ago and I decided to leave it, mainly because I don't believe a word sales people say, Persimmon have a terrible reputation, so buying a house with already inherent problems was off-putting. As this house was already fully built it included turfed garden, fencing, and fully carpeted. There were two other similar houses nearly built, but I was told if I went for one of these they wouldn't have these extras as they were not completed or some other crap. This would add an extra 3K to the purchase price. Because I still had a couple of weeks to find a house according to the conveyancing solicitor I derided to leave it and voiced my concerns. I drove past the house recently and they have made no effort to repair it at all, seems really sloppy to me when trying to sell a house.
Now my time is more or less up, and I feel it is either buy this house, rent one, or live with my mother (which I don't think I can handle). Also my mother lives where I currently live which is 40 miles away from work, I'm completely fed up of the commute, hence why I decided to move. The cost of commuting is not an issue as I have a company car with fuel benefit. Or I could pay an extra 3K for another new house that the rendering is not complete, that may be as shoddy as the one in question when completed. I expected modern render to be have more give than old sand and mortar based one. I'm just really wary of buying a house already with issues, listening to a saleswoman whom probably hasn't a clue about building, that is only concerned with making a sale.
I really like where this house is, its a good deal, but I'm kind of thinking I would be better off renting. Sure its wasted money, but the pressure is off. Just wondered if anybody has any suggestions around render cracks, or have dealt with Persimmon at all?
I saw a new house built by Persimmon, I really liked the location, the house was ok, fairly small but that didn't bother me. The house is rendered, I noticed one small fairly deep crack on the front of the house. On closer inspection on the gable end of the house I noticed about 4 small render cracks about 1mm wide, running from the central expansion joint right to the edge of the house in either direction. I was told that this was just settlement and would be repaired. I couldn't see any cracks on any of the nearby houses which mainly have people living in them now. The saleswoman said these would be repaired and are nothing to worry about.
This was a couple of weeks ago and I decided to leave it, mainly because I don't believe a word sales people say, Persimmon have a terrible reputation, so buying a house with already inherent problems was off-putting. As this house was already fully built it included turfed garden, fencing, and fully carpeted. There were two other similar houses nearly built, but I was told if I went for one of these they wouldn't have these extras as they were not completed or some other crap. This would add an extra 3K to the purchase price. Because I still had a couple of weeks to find a house according to the conveyancing solicitor I derided to leave it and voiced my concerns. I drove past the house recently and they have made no effort to repair it at all, seems really sloppy to me when trying to sell a house.
Now my time is more or less up, and I feel it is either buy this house, rent one, or live with my mother (which I don't think I can handle). Also my mother lives where I currently live which is 40 miles away from work, I'm completely fed up of the commute, hence why I decided to move. The cost of commuting is not an issue as I have a company car with fuel benefit. Or I could pay an extra 3K for another new house that the rendering is not complete, that may be as shoddy as the one in question when completed. I expected modern render to be have more give than old sand and mortar based one. I'm just really wary of buying a house already with issues, listening to a saleswoman whom probably hasn't a clue about building, that is only concerned with making a sale.
I really like where this house is, its a good deal, but I'm kind of thinking I would be better off renting. Sure its wasted money, but the pressure is off. Just wondered if anybody has any suggestions around render cracks, or have dealt with Persimmon at all?
