CHECKLIST house purchase
Classified
as monument or village point of view?
Free of
debts, easement, rights of way, the right of other people to use some parts of
the building or of the land for storage or the right of other people to have
the first option to buy
Property
title: 1 owner or different owners from 1 or different families?
Moisture or
mould (inside or outside?)
Crevices or
cracks (walls inside or outside?)
State of bricks
and plastering
Electrical
wiring – check the switchboard and powerpoints
Is there
potential to make the junction box and
distribution lines heavy enough for kitchen appliances? (refrigerator – oven – washing
machine – dryer)
Roof: waterproof – condition of the tiles -rust – insulation –
patching - woodworm
gutters and
drain pipes
Piles
(underfloor support)
Balconies
State of
windows and doors + glazing
Condition
of drainage system (signs of flooding from a blocked sewer…)
What kind
of heating is possible (only wood stove or electrical heating or gas)?
State of
the fireplace (s) and chimney (s)
Plumbing –
water pressure (check all taps and showers)
Possibility
of hot water for kitchen and bathroom (boiler)
Toilets: drainage
and septic tank
Insulation
in ceilings - floors and walls
Condition
of fences – pavement and driveways
Distance to
village center – accommodations in the village (foodstore – cafés – busstop)
Cable TV –
internet – mobile reach
Orientation
of the garden
Possibility or right to build extra
outbuildings
Noise or
bad smells in the surroundings – high tension electricity pylon around?
