Will try and keep this short! House is a terrace built in 1888 with an old coal cellar. It has brick walls and floor and has never been used for anything but storing coal. We put it on the market two weeks ago today, accepted an offer on the Monday, came home on the Tuesday and were told by two doors up that they had water in their cellar. We went into ours and there was over a foot. Water board came out on Thursday and said it was not sewer water or fresh water but ground water so not their responsibility. We hired a pump last Friday and pumped virtually all day Saturday until it was empty but we could see water was still coming in so left it over night. DH had to go out Sunday and I was in with DD so he checked it when he got in about 4pm and there was about six inches. He pumped it out again. Surveyor came Tuesday and there was another six inches. Also, we had a note put through our door from another neighbour (4 doors in the other direction) saying their cellar had been flooded so they had contractors pump it. DH got home about 3 today and said there was four inches so we have got another pump and he has been pumping it since about 430. It was coming in at three points we could see but now only 2. Our buyer has not pulled out (yet) but obviously wants it sorted and so do we because if he disappears the next buyer will pick up on it. The buyer said he noticed some damaged guttering between us and our neighbour and suspects this is causing the flooding so I have arranged for someone to come and fix that on Tuesday. However, I cannot see that this could be the cause of it if neighbours several doors away are affected and so just want the buyer to see we are making efforts. Any suggestions on what could be causing it or what could stop it would be welcome!
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