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There are other houses, there are always other houses, and it's worth waiting.
This ^ don’t get emotionally attached or get pally with a seller, things can and will go awry but you always end up in a better position.
Come the next sale/purchase you will turn into a cold hard nosed bastard and tell several people to ‘jog on’My (our) home selling/buying trauma is all documented in this thread, it’s changed my attitude to property for the better plus we really did end up in a better situation despite all the angst.
Mr_Smyth
@lemonade
On the plus side, at least your surveyor spotted it before you bought it. You wouldn't have wanted to be settling in to your proud first home that you've borrowed a lifetime's worth of money to buy, when the roof and walls collapse.
There are other houses, there are always other houses, and it's worth waiting.
Imo prices are always as high as buyers can possibly afford. Stamp duty rising wont mean the overall cost goes up, sellers will have to reduce asking prices accordingly. When they cut stamp duty, it didn't lead to buyers saving money (apart from edge cases maybe), it just further inflated asking prices.