The mention of London Clay can cause home buyers’ stomachs to sink. It’s the main culprit behind subsidence, which is something any surveyor should be checking for when they survey a property. The problem: Subsidence that causes cracking and structural damage. Why...
In February 2015 we did a home survey on a London property that gave our buyers a very good reason to renegotiate the price. It also made it harder for them to get a mortgage. The Property: A ground-floor flat in a 1930s red-brick semi, Brixton The Problem: Japanese...
