Top tips for a Amersham Home Buyers Survey
Amersham's town has a 13th century parish church (St Mary's) and some old pubs and coaching inns – these are all in the Old Amersham area, where the older properties are generally located, which were built in various different eras.
Amersham-on-the-Hill is much more modern, having developed with the railway station in the early 20th century.
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Properties in Amersham which are built next to the River Misbourne, such as those to the north of Amersham's old town in roads such as High Street, Church Street and The Broadway, are subject to flood warnings and alerts from time to time. If you are concerned that a property you are looking to buy is in a flood risk area, you should consider getting a flood risk report (click for more details). |
According to the UK Government's Public Health England, some parts of Amersham, including streets such as Hundred Acres Lane and Sheepfold Lane, are in a raised radon area, with properties built there having a higher probability than average of experiencing ground Radon emissions. The raised Radon area has a maximum radon potential of 1 – 3% (the percentage is the chance of a property being built where Radon emissions might measure above the action level). If you are concerned that a property you are buying is in an area of raised Radon, please click to visit Public Health England's UK Radon Map. Click also to find out more about Radon, Radon property searches and much more. |
Levels of noise pollution from road traffic in the Amersham area are at their highest around the roads of Whielden Lane/A404, London Road East/A355 and the A413, affecting nearby streets such as Fieldway and Piggotts Orchard. |
Buckinghamshire is a county which touches the western edges of the Greater London Area and is mainly rural in aspect. Many of the towns and villages on the eastern edges of the county serve as commuter dormitories for London workers, such as Amersham, Chesham and the Chalfonts. The section of the Chiltern Line, which links Aylesbury with London Marylebone via Amersham, has streamlined this daily journey for many workers in the City of London. Buckinghamshire's county town is Buckingham, but there are a number of larger settlements such as High Wycombe and Aylesbury. There is considerable affluence in many parts of the county, such as around Fulmer, Gerrards Cross, Farnham Common and Stoke Poges. Denham Golf Club, which has its own station on the Chiltern Line, is the haunt of many celebrities who have dwellings in the area. The county is the site of the first modern private university to receive a charter, the University of Buckingham. Buckinghamshire has number of areas of outstanding natural beauty, such as Burnham Beeches and the Chilterns (including the Chess Valley).
Listed Building Survey Amersham
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Amersham. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Amersham
Building Survey Amersham Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Chiltern District Council at King George V House, King George V Rd, Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP6 5AW, telephone 01494 729000, or you can check the local authority website.
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Local Building Survey Amersham
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Chesham, Beaconsfield, Chalfont, Latimer, Little Missenden, Shepperton and Ley Hill.
We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Amersham. Whether you are buying an old run down 'doer upper' or standard construction freehold house, our RICS surveyors have seen them all.
With a vast number of years of experience completing building surveys on properties in Amersham we'll be able to give you the detailed Amersham HomeBuyers report that you will need to know and what defects there are with your property.
Home Buyers Survey Amersham
Recently completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
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Sycamore Place, Amersham HP6 5BG
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10 Avenue House Park Road, Chesham, HP5 2JR
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147 Amersham Road, High Wycombe, HP13 5AE
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2 Rushymead Cottages, Amersham Road, Coleshill, Buckinghamshire, HP7 0JZ
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1 Heron Place, Berkhampsted, HP4 2FW
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Panel of RICS Surveyors
Ranging from 10 to 40 years all of our chartered RICS Surveyors are registered with and regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and have indemnity insurance that covers all of the work they undertake in a Home Buyers Survey in Amersham.
Home Buyers Survey - What does it cover?
A RICS Home Buyers Survey is a visual inspection of the grounds and the internal/external structure of the property and identifies defects such as cracks or damage to the structure of the property, subsidence, damp and infestations.
Some of these defects you may not even see or know what to look for which makes getting a homebuyers survey, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report, if you are thinking of buying a property in Amersham incredibly important.
NB If you're a first time buyer, you might wish to click on What is a House Survey to find out more, including what happens during the inspection.
Click to find out how much does a house survey cost (free, no obligation quote)
If the Home Buyers Survey shows up any such problems, our appointed surveyor will explain to you what you should do to get more in-depth information about the type and scope of the matter and what is required to fix it.
If you are worried about any defects that you think your property in Amersham has, we strongly recommend you get a Home Buyers Survey as the cost of remedying the problem might grow to many thousands of pounds as time progresses.
You can find a local RICS surveyor by using the search at the bottom RHS of this page.
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Does your surveyor check your electrics?
Your RICS surveyor will switch lights in a room on and off to see if the electrical supply is connected while carrying out their inspection for your RICS Home Buyers Survey.
However, they won't carry out any in-depth inspection of the electrical supply or check the wiring for example: this is beyond their scope of work. Their primary focus is on detecting signs and suspicions of major property defects such as subsidence and rising damp.
That said, invariably they can recommend a trusted local electrical tradesperson if you ask them to.
HomeBuyers Report in Amersham
The HomeBuyers Report is a reasonable 'broad-brush' structural inspection most suited to flats, new properties and bungalows of standard construction. A HomeBuyers Report would suit most leasehold flats in Amersham excepting Victorian conversions which may require a Building Survey.
Building Survey in Amersham
Many houses in Amersham are over 50 years old, have been converted or have an unusual style: a Building Survey is best suited to these. It is the highest level of visual inspection that a RICS Surveyor can produce.
Read our detailed comparison guide on which HomeBuyers Survey to book or call our team of expert advisers on 0333 344 3234.
Choose which survey based on its type, style and age then get a competitively priced Home Buyers Survey Amersham quote.
