Your best bet is to have a residential structural engineer do a site visit and a soil test. As the home is only 10 years old, it is normal to have some settlement and additional settlement after 10 years should be minor. The fact you are concerned of future settlement should be a red flag. Additionally, you are concerned about moisture. Two red flags. It is your choice, but buyer beware. Best of luck.

Thanks Emmeline & Najeebah for your replies. Its a beautiful cinnamon tree. Najeebah, its a well growing tree..I would like to retain it at the current spot and have the living room adjoining it. According to the house plan, there would be only 4'depth from the wall to the main house. N since we live in a tropical region, i would not want the tree to be fully indoor. Mosquitoes & other small insects could find their way into the living area during the monsoon season. How can i show its beauty?Pls advise

give me some time I have an idea to do for these pillars after application of the film... I will surely post it.... What I plan to do is have three long glass vases with translucent pebbles in it which will look good even when the light is off ... Also the vases will contain nice decorative small leaves metallic flowers ...i am not able to find these tall vases at least 35 cm tall (total height of one box is 74 cm) searching for them... any inputs ?

this is a never ending battle between functionality and aesthetics! :D Well , IMO the drawing seems pretty functional and you can get good use out of it. however, if you think it looks too boxy then a good option would be to play around with different materials and textures to give it some character. For example, you can use tinted mirror shutters, or a tinted glass back panel to break the monotony. 3D charcoal sheets are good option for the shutters and drawers fascias. you can even have it painted in a variety of colours (a glossy or matte PU finish in a bright colour or texture such as blue or mustard). You can even use a wine rack fitted on top and the top open shelves can be modified a bit in a criss cross way to store bottles. add some live plants or creepers too. Hope this helps...cheers! :)