Dear All
Please could anybody advise on the following.
Recently on a second viewing and finding a property in Gran Alicant that we wish to try purchase, we noticed it has a Sump Pump in the garage/basement area which gives us cause for concern on potential high water table issues and potential flooding. There are also minor areas of damp to two internal areas of the wall within this area and when mentioning this to the agents we were advised this is normal for houses with garage/basement areas within this particular urbanisation being built in 2004. There is a large sloped driveway from the boundary gates that lead down to the garage door although there is no drain gulley or grate in place, suggesting during rainfall the garage may well flood hence the need for the sump pump needing to be in place. Being as the property is also on top of the hill within this urbanisation surely the water table would be considerably lower than the need for any sump pump. We would appreciate any valuable advise on if this should give reason for concern before purchasing this property. We also mentioned a survey being carried out on the property to be advised by the agents, the general opinion in Spain is there is no need for a surveyor and surveys are rarely ever carried out, is this correct?
Worth mentioning, our own driveway in the UK is also sloped towards the house but clearly has a gulley spanning the driveway for drainage, hence my concern.
Kind Regards
Russell.
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