ネイティブの英文で英語表現を覚えよう！018 家の問題
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| キーワード | 発音記号 (IPA) | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| are looking at buying | /ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈbaɪɪŋ/ | 購入を検討している |
| terraced | /ˈterəst/ | テラスハウスの、連棟式の |
| the venders | /ðə ˈvendərz/ | 売り手（複数形） |
| barely any | /ˈberli ˈeni/ | ほとんど～ない |
| a money pit | /ə ˈmʌni pɪt/ | 金食い虫、いくらお金をかけても無駄になるもの |
| structural movement | /ˈstrʌktʃərəl ˈmuːvmənt/ | 構造的な動き、建物の構造の変形 |
| at the rear | /æt ðə rɪər/ | 裏側に、後部に |
| misaligned brickwork | /ˌmɪsəˈlaɪnd ˈbrɪkwɜːrk/ | ずれたレンガ積み |
| downward displacement | /ˈdaʊnwərd dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/ | 下方向への変位、沈下 |
| lintel failure | /ˈlɪntəl ˈfeɪljər/ | まぐさ（窓やドアの上にある横材）の破損 |
| sloping floors | /ˈsloʊpɪŋ flɔːrz/ | 傾いた床 |
| underlying structural issues | /ˌʌndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈstrʌktʃərəl ˈɪʃuːz/ | 根底にある構造的な問題 |
| damp-related issues | /dæmp rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɪʃuːz/ | 湿気に関連する問題 |
| an endless pot of money | /ən ˈendləs pɒt əv ˈmʌni/ | 底なしの資金 |
| change your heart | /tʃeɪndʒ jʊər hɑːrt/ | 気持ちを変える |
| be honest with yourselves | /bi ˈɒnɪst wɪð jʊərˈselvz/ | 自分自身に正直になりなさい |
| get some quotes on the prices to be paid out | /ɡet sʌm kwoʊts ɒn ðə ˈpraɪsɪz tuː bi peɪd aʊt/ | 支払われる価格の見積もりを取る |
| remedy these costs | /ˈremədi ðiːz kɒsts/ | これらの費用を改善する、これらの費用に対処する |
| Are you settling by sticking out? | /ər juː ˈsetlɪŋ baɪ ˈstɪkɪŋ aʊt?/ | 我慢することで妥協していませんか？ |
Should we walk away?
Me and my partner are looking at buying a small terrreced 1930s 2bed in north England for £160k (the venders paid £130 3 years ago and have not done anything to it). It looks nice although our survey came back with mainly red and orange. It seems like barely any maintenance has been done in the last 20 years sadly. We don’t mind some of it but this has been raised which is now making us think it could be a money pit.
- Structural Concerns (Main Walls – D4) • Signs of structural movement, especially at the rear, including misaligned brickwork, cracking, and downward displacement. • Indications of possible lintel failure over doors/windows.
- Floors (E4) • Uneven, sloping floors (especially kitchen and rear bedroom), suggest underlying structural or damp-related issues.
What would you do?
回答者１
If you have an endless pot of money and this house is what you desperately want, then sure, nothing any random on the internet says will try to change your heart.
However be honest with yourselves and maybe get some quotes on the prices to be paid out to remedy these costs.
What is it about the house that made it this one and not somewhere else? Are you settling by sticking out or are you protecting yourselves by keeping your options open.
Personally, I would walk away. My husband and I viewed a property that we both loved but the survey came back with issues regarding an extension and so on. So we walked. We wanted a home that we could move in to and make our own, not spend £££ fixing problems before we could make it our home.
出典元
https://www.reddit.com/r/HousingUK/comments/1k17wqu/should_we_walk_away/
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