Home Buyers Survey Bridgend

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What Types of House Survey Do We Offer?


SAM is one of the UK’s largest network of Surveyors with local surveyors throughout England. Our most popular property surveys are HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys and these inspections are completed by local RICS surveyors who have years of experience.

We handle all of the booking so you just need to call us for a quote and then we'll handle all of the access for you.
We offer many types of house survey including:
  • Level 2: HomeBuyers Report
  • Level 3: Building Survey
  • Damp & Timber Survey
  • Load Bearing Wall Survey
  • Chimney Breast Removal Survey
  • Snagging Survey
  • Removal of load bearing wall Survey
  • Property Valuation Survey
  • Probate Valuation Survey
  • Leasehold Valuation Survey
  • Structural Engineer Survey

If you are unsure which house survey to book click here or call us and we’ll advise you.

Not sure whether you need a Level 2: HomeBuyers Report or a Level 3: Building Survey? Find out by clicking here and seeing example reports
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Bridgend HomeBuyers Survey

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Our Building Surveyor uses their local knowledge of Bridgend to ensure they deliver a detailed homebuyers report to help you decide whether you should move forward with your home move or if you should pull out.

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We normally have availability within days of you booking and our turnaround for homebuyers survey reports is within 5 working days.

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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 for you.

A Home Buyer Survey - What does it cover?

A Home Buyers Survey is completed by a qualified RICS surveyor and delivers a visual inspection of the property in Bridgend and the surrounding garden. The aim of the survey, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report, is to identify potential risks or defects that you may not know are there such as cracks or damage to the structure of the property, subsidence, damp and infestations.

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)
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Subsidence Inspection

The surveyor will look for signs of subsidence during the structural survey within the property paying special attention to signs of cracking internally and to the external walls. As a rule, if you can fit the width of a 50p into a crack in a wall, it could be a sign of subsidence. Our surveyors will flag in their reports if they feel you need to instruct a structural engineer to review a crack further.


Read more about subsidence

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Damp Testing

There are numerous reasons why a property can be affected by damp. The Surveyor will take samples in the property using a damp meter and assess the condition of the property to provide a report on whether they feel the property is affected by damp. Further investigations maybe suggested including getting a damp and timber specialist. 


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Identify Infestations

Woodworm, mice, rats and ants are infestations that your don't want in your home. Your surveyor will look for visible signs of mouse droppings, damage to floor boards (when visible) and damage to wiring, carpets or skirting boards


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Asbestos

Prior to its banned use, asbestos was a commonly used building material, particularly as part of cement products, floor tiles and roofing shingles. Asbestos was used for its durability and resistance to heat and is commonly found in artex ceilings, garage roofing and chimney stacks. Your surveyor will confirm if they suspect any materials in the property have asbestos and if so, suggest getting an asbestos surveyor to intrusively taking samples of the asbestos to confirm the type.


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Should any issues be flagged up in the HomeBuyers Survey, our surveyor will tell you what you need to do to get more in-depth advice on the extent and seriousness of the issue affecting your property in Bridgend and what needs to be done to remedy it. 

If you are worried about a crack or cracks or indeed any other defects that you think your property has, we strongly recommend you get a Home Buyers Survey as the cost of remedying the problem might snowball into many thousands of pounds further down the line. 

You can find a local RICS surveyor by using the search at the bottom RHS of this page.
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Survey tips for properties in Bridgend


Bridgend is a town with a veriety of different types of properties such as detached, semi-detached and terraced. Some of these properties can be found in streets such as Coychurch Road and Bryntirion Hill.
You can find a variety of 1830s detached and semi-detached houses in Chapel Street and Maddocks Place.

Within the local area there are also larger terraced and detached modern properties which can be found in Ffordd Candleston and Bridgend Road for example. Some new build properties in areas near to Bridgend are sold under the Help to Buy scheme, for example those in Derwen View in Brackla.

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According to the UK Government's Public Health England, Bridgend is in a raised Radon area with properties built there having a higher chance than average of experiencing ground radon emission.

Streets including Walter Street and Walters Road have a maximum radon potential of 5-10%. The percentage is the chance of a property being built where Radon emissions might measure above the action level.
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Properties in some areas of Bridgend have a potential risk of being affected by river and surface flooding. According to information from an environmental search, properties in and near to streets such as Brewery Lane and Wyndham Street in close proximity to Ogmore River revealed that there is a potential risk of both surface and river flooding occurring.

Sometimes you will be advised to take out a Flood Risk Report examining these possibilities more deeply. Click to view a Flood Risk Report
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Raised levels of noise pollution from roads in the Bridgend area mainly stem from traffic from the A473, affecting nearby streets such as Angel Street and Nolton Street.

Rail traffic running through Bridgend also generates higher levels of noise pollution for nearby streets such as Court Road.
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is located in South Wales between two main cities, Cardiff and Swansea. The county includes the River Ogmore, crossed by the original bridge known as The Old Bridge which is a medieval two arched stone footbridge.

Bridgend in Welsh is known as Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr which is a county surrounded by natural wildlife including Kenfig National Nature Reserve which is known as being the largest freshwater lake in South Wales as well as having the finest wildlife habitats for wild orchids, insects and a variety of different birds. Other open spaces such as Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes and Newbridge Fields can be found within the area.

There is a variety of restaurants and pubs in the area including Nolton Corner, the Star Inn, and West House.

Bridgend is one of the fastest growing town in Wales apart from Cardiff, making the town a focal point of growth for the South Wales region. The town is greatly expanding in size since the early 1980s to present date.
 

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Bridgend Planning Application Search

You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Bridgend County Borough Council at Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend CF31 4WB, telephone 01656 643643, or you can check for the most recently stored planning applications online here:


Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension.

RICS Find a surveyor in Bridgend

Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Bryntirion, Wildmill, Brackla, Lalestone, Oldcastle, Cefn Glas and Simonstone.

We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake surveys in Bridgend. 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 surveys on properties in Bridgend we'll be able to give you the detailed report you need to know what defects there are with your property.

You can see some of our expert surveyors by clicking here - 


Recently completed Home Buyers Survey in Bridgend:


  • St Marie Steet, Bridgend CF31 3EG
  • Ewenny Rd,Bridgend CF31 3HP
  • Phyllis Ave, Bridgend CF31 3DD
  • Cheltenham Terrace, Bridgend CF31 3AH
  • Sunnyside Rd, Bridgend CF31 4AF

 

Is a Mortgage valuation a defect survey?

When you buy a home with a mortgage your Mortgage Lender requires you to get a mortgage valuation to assess how much your property is actually worth. You have to pay for this survey and often you may think this is also a structural assessment to identify defects.

Sadly the mortgage valuation is just for the mortgage lender which means you need to get your own independent survey of the property that you'd like to buy in Bridgend to make sure there aren't any defects.

There is some confusion as the mortgage valuation is often referred to as a survey and so many buyers assume this is what is meant by 'have you done your survey?' It is important that when buying a property in Bridgend that you arrange your own HomeBuyers Survey that reports on defects or potential issues with the property.

The two types of HomeBuyers Survey to choose from are the HomeBuyers Report or the Building Survey. Buying without a survey could leave you exposed to any repair costs or defects that you didn't spot. The costs of underpinning a property due to subsidence run into the £10,000s so it is important to get a survey to check for this type of defect. Buy your HomeBuyers Survey - call 0333 344 3234.

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Does your property look like this?

Properties with Subsidence in Bridgend
If you have a crack similar to this in the property then you should be looking to instruct a Structural Engineer, instead of a RICS surveyor. The reason being is that your property could have subsidence and although a RICS surveyor can confirm if they have a suspicion, they cannot confirm definitively if there is subsidence. If the crack in the wall is more than 3mm (a 50p could fit in it), it is advisable to get a structural engineer in straight away over a RICS surveyor.

Read more about subsidence

Does your property look different to this? Then read our guide on which survey suits your property type.

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