Lorraine

Thank you all for taking the time to answer, feel a bit better about it now. The survey was a structural. My husband says I’m over worrying too but I can’t help it!

The trees are not protected. We had a second survey done in addition to the basic mortgage one, which to be quite honest was a total waste of money as he said that he couldn’t indicate why the cracks had come about. The cracks are in the Mortis joints and not in the bricks themselves which apparently is a good sign?! I would rather not cut them down, at least not both of them. I spoke to the neighbour and she said she had one in her garden felled just recently so was planning to quiz her a bit more about it.

Thanks for the replies! The surveyor said the cracks appeared to be old and the soil is clay so not sure what to do, the mortgage has been agreed and the surveyor has reported back to them. They are providing us with the buildings insurance too. They don’t seem to be too bothered about the trees, am I over worrying as usual?

We are looking to buy a property which has two large oak trees to the rear, both have been crowned and branches removed. There is a crack in the retaining wall to the patio and one of the trees is approx 5 metres away there is also a crack in a pillar which supports the roof although we can easily replace this. We have very little information on the property as it is a probate sale. If we were to have the trees cut down would this cause major heave or is it best to leave them alone. We had a full survey completed but the surveyor could not indicate wether the cracks were due to the trees or not. This really is a lovely house which needs a lot of TLC but will be worth the hard work once completed. Any advice would be much appreciated. See pics.