Building Survey Defects in 1960s-1980s Housing Stock: Identifying Hidden Issues Before Purchase
Nearly half of all owner-occupied homes in the UK and US were constructed before 1980, with homes built between 1960 and 1979 showing a 5% inadequacy rate—representing over 1.6 million properties with moderate to severe structural and systems defects.[1] This staggering statistic reveals a critical challenge facing today's property buyers: the affordable housing stock from […]
