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Insurance and flat roof on old extension

galycos · 2017-03-06 09:08:08

I am almost at the end of the process of buying a mid terraced house (1950s), there is only this insurance that I must have ready to go to in order to sign contracts. The problem is that the quote they offer me is on condition the house has not more than 20% of a flat roof. I think it has more, from the city council…

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06-03-2017 10:08am

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galycos

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I am almost at the end of the process of buying a mid terraced house (1950s), there is only this insurance that I must have ready to go to in order to sign contracts.
The problem is that the quote they offer me is on condition the house has not more than 20% of a flat roof.
I think it has more, from the city council property map it seems so. This house has an extension built 40 years ago with a flat roof.
The structural survey did not measure these things and the valuation survey does not mention this detail either.
How can I find this out? Should I contact the sales agent and see if the seller has this information? Should I get a builder and ask the sales agent to see the house?
Another option I was told and since we will not move immediately as we want to renovate it (gut the house probably) is to get only fire insurance but I would need a quote for the potential works.
What would be the best thing to do here? How can we find for sure the measure of the flat roof?

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