On 7/16/2017 1:06 PM, Janet wrote:
> When buying I've always used a surveyor. Sometimes the surveyor will
> recommend an additional specialist inspection (on a private water supply
> or woodworm and dry rot infestations for example).
>
On a property that we had considered buying (in Sutherland), we had a
couple of specialist inspections.

> in my experience (at both ends), if some unknown problem comes to
> light during survey, either the vendor pays to put it right before
> completion ; or the sale price is reduced accordingly, or, the buyer
> walks away.
>
We walked away. In addition to structural problems, the house had not
been decrofted, and the septic system was on someone else's land.

> What doesn't happen, is the buyer paying to rectify survey problems
> before the sale goes through.
>
Indeed.