Top tips for a Banbury Home Buyers Survey
Banbury is a small town in Oxfordshire with a large variety of housing and a fair amount of affordable homes.
You can find 2-bedroom Victorian cottages in the nearby villages of Bloxham, Adderbury and Deddington as well as Georgian and other period houses built of Horton ironstone and plenty of Regency and Victorian two- and three-storey terrace houses and more modern houses and flats from the 1930s onwards in the town centre. Hightown Road has a number of five-bedroom Victorian houses.
New build developments include Middleton Chase in the village of Middleton Cheney consisting of 79 (22 affordable) two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom homes, and Woodland Gardens in Milton Road, which has 78 (24 affordable) two-, three- and four-bedroom homes. Help to Buy and Shared Ownership also frequently feature.
You can find 2-bedroom Victorian cottages in the nearby villages of Bloxham, Adderbury and Deddington as well as Georgian and other period houses built of Horton ironstone and plenty of Regency and Victorian two- and three-storey terrace houses and more modern houses and flats from the 1930s onwards in the town centre. Hightown Road has a number of five-bedroom Victorian houses.
New build developments include Middleton Chase in the village of Middleton Cheney consisting of 79 (22 affordable) two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom homes, and Woodland Gardens in Milton Road, which has 78 (24 affordable) two-, three- and four-bedroom homes. Help to Buy and Shared Ownership also frequently feature.
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Properties in Banbury which are built in close proximity to the River Cherwell, in streets such as Lower Cherwell Street and Brunswick Place, are in an area where flood warnings and alerts are issued 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). |
Properties in various parts of Banbury, including streets such as Longworth Close and , may well be affected by the Crossrail and HS2 schemes. If you are buying a property in the area and this is of concern to you, you may well wish to consider purchasing an Energy & Infrastructure Report. or a report specific to either of the two rail schemes mentioned. |
According to the UK Government's Public Health England, Banbury, including streets such as Longford Park Road and Oxford Road - A4260, is 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 10-30% (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. |
Oxfordshire is a county located in the south east of England and can be known by the abbreviated name of Oxon. It's the most rural county in the South East. Although it's reputed to be the furthest location from the sea, it has numerous canals and rivers for boating. King Alfred burnt the cakes in Wantage. Blenheim Palace, built between 1705 and 1722, a Baroque masterpiece, was the birthplace of Winston Churchill and has a landscape garden fashioned by 'Capability' Brown.Undoubtedly the county is most well-known for the collegiate university town of Oxford itself, with its dreaming spires dating back to the 13th century but there are so many other attractions such as the Cotswolds (from where the River Thames springs from) and even the family-friendly Didcot Railway Centre. The county borders Warwickshire to the north/north-west, Northamptonshire to the north/north-east, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, Wiltshire to the south-west and Gloucestershire to the west.
Listed Building Survey Banbury
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Banbury. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Banbury
Building Survey Banbury Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Cherwell District Council at Bodicote House, White Post Rd, Bodicote, Banbury OX15 4AA, telephone 01295 227 001, or you can check the local authority website.
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Local Building Survey Banbury
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Adderbury, Shennington, Chipping Norton, Brackley, Cropredy, Coombe Bisset and Bloxham.
We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Banbury. 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 Banbury we'll be able to give you the detailed Banbury HomeBuyers report that you will need to know and what defects there are with your property.
Home Buyers Survey Banbury
Recently completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
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Horton View, Banbury OX16 9HW
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95 Chatsworth Drive, Banbury OX16 9YJ
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12 Middleton Rd, Banbury OX16 3QH
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11 Ruscote Ave, Banbury OX16 1PH
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31 Bulls Ln, King's Sutton, Banbury OX17 3RA
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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 Banbury.
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 Home Buyers Survey, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report, incredibly important when you are considering buying a home in Banbury.
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.
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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 Banbury 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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I’m buying a new build property, what survey do I need?
If you are purchasing a new build property in Banbury you will need to have a snagging survey carried out by a RICS surveyor. This is an independent inspection looking specifically for faults in new build properties such as sealant in showers, cracked tiles and many other areas.
A snagging survey is designed to find out if there are any immediate problems with your new-build home. The surveyor will provide a report to the buyer with a listing of the areas within the new property whereby sub-standard workmanship exists and good practice has not been used and poor finishing’s are evident.
The snagging report can be provided to the developer and you can negotiate to get the works completed prior or after you complete your purchase - who is going to repair the snags should however be agreed prior to completion.
HomeBuyers Report in Banbury
A HomeBuyers Report is general visual inspection for flats, new properties or bungalows of standard construction. Most leasehold flats in Banbury should have a HomeBuyers Report, however the only exception are converted properties which may need a Building Survey.
Building Survey in Banbury
Most freehold houses in Banbury that are over 50 years old, that have been refurbished/developed or are unusual in style should get a Building Survey. A Building Survey used to be called the Full Structural Survey and is the most comprehensive visual inspection a surveyor can provide. Choosing a HomeBuyers Report when you should have a Building survey can be costly if key defects don't get reported in the detail you require.
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If you are unsure which survey to choose you can call our surveyors and they'll help you choose - Call 0333 344 3234.
Choose which survey based on its type, style and age then get a competitively priced Home Buyers Survey Banbury quote.
