Top tips for a Ampthill Home Buyers Survey
Ampthill is a town with a variety of different types of properties such as semi-detached and detached houses from the Georgian period. Some of these properties can be found in Permiter Way. There are also a variety of different types of modern and recently built houses within the local area including terrace and bungalow builds.
You can find a variety of Georgian period detached houses along Station Road.
Areas such as Fallowfield and Ampthill Gardens are where some of the modern detached and bungalow properties can be found.
There are new build developments available in roads such as Abbey Lane, and Help to Buy is available for some of the properties.
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Some parts of Ampthill might be affected by existing or proposed wind farms or wind turbines. A recent Environmental Search Report taken out for a property in Sollars Way, MK45 3GA noted that it was built within 4km of existing or proposed wind farms or wind turbines. The location of wind farms can have an impact on the surrounding area due to the size of the turbines and the inconvenience of where the turbines are placed. |
Some properties in Ampthill's area may be affected by ground instability. A recent Environmental Search report taken out for a property in Sollars Way, MK45 3GA indicated a moderate potential for natural ground instability within 50m of the property. You are always to buy a property survey for a home you are thinking of purchasing to identify the nature of the ground on which the property is built. You can find out further information via an Environmental Property Search Report (click for more details). |
Some properties in surrounding areas in Ampthill such as can be found in Lea Road, Arthur Street and Queens Road have a medium (1% - 3.35%) chance of surface flooding each year. Depending on where in Ampthill you are thinking of buying, your solicitor may advise that you get a Flood Risk Report (click to find out more). |
Bedfordshire is often abbreviated to Beds and is a county located to the East of England. It is a ceremonial county and a historic county, covered by three unitary authorities: Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, and Luton. Bedfordshire is bordered by Cambridgeshire to the northeast, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the southeast.Bedford itself is halfway between Oxford and Cambridge and a railway line nicknamed the Varsity or Brain Line used to connect the two universities. Bedfordshire contains the Chiltern Hills, an area of outstanding natural beauty, as well as Woburn Abbey and Safari Park. John Bunyan, author of the Pigrim's Progress, was from the county (born Elstow, just south of Bedford) and actually spent 12 years in Bedford Gaol for his nonconformist views regarding the restoration of the monarchy!
Listed Building Survey Ampthill
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Ampthill. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Ampthill
Building Survey Ampthill Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Central Bedfordshire Council at Kilgour Court, Bassett Rd, Leighton Buzzard LU7 1AT, telephone 0300 300 8301, or you can check the local authority website.
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Local Building Survey Ampthill
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Flitwick, Clophill, Steppingley, Millbrook, Houghton Conquest, Haynes Church End and Flitton.
We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Ampthill. 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 Ampthill we'll be able to give you the detailed Ampthill HomeBuyers report that you will need to know and what defects there are with your property.
Home Buyers Survey Ampthill
Recently completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
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Lipscomb Drive, Bedford, MK45 1XH
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The Vineyards, Silsoe, MK45 4FX
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Silver End Road, Beds, MK45 3PP
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Newbury Lane, Silsoe, Bedford MK45 4EX
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Sollars Way, Houghton Conquest, MK45 3GA
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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 Ampthill.
Home Buyers Survey - What does it cover?
Our RICS Surveyor, during a Home Buyers Survey in Ampthill, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report, inspects both the inside and the outside of your property and searches in particular for subsidence, damp, infestations and any cracks or other damage to the property. The procedure is non-intrusive.
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 they find any issues during the inspection, our surveyor will flag them up in the HomeBuyers Survey and give you advice on what you should do to solve them.
If you are concerned about woodworm, or any other defects with the property in Ampthill you MUST get a Home Buyers Survey as the costs of repairing the defects can run into thousands of pounds.
You can find a local RICS surveyor by using the search at the bottom RHS of this page.
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Why can’t I have a Building Survey on a flat?
As a rule, flats/maisonettes/post 1950s standard construction properties are best suited to HomeBuyer Reports.
The surveyor has substantially less to check and remark upon when surveying these types of property, additionally more modern buildings benefit from better construction techniques in the main.
To carry out a full Building Survey on a property such as this would be overkill, whereas a Homebuyer Report is designed for and is more than adequate for completing the task and, most importantly, for reporting any signs or suspicions of defects.
Does your property look like this?
Converted Victorian flats can be confusing for buyers trying to choose which survey is best. Most RICS surveyors prefer to complete Level 3: Building Survey due to the age of the property, however some other surveyors will complete a Level 2: HomeBuyer Report. The best advice is to get the surveyor to inspect the property and check the condition and then guide you on what survey best suits a Victorian Conversion.
Does your property look different to this? Then read our guide on which survey suits your property type.
Choose which survey based on its type, style and age then get a competitively priced Home Buyers Survey Ampthill quote.
