Home Buyers Survey Canvey Island

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Top tips for a Canvey Island Home Buyers Survey

Canvey island has for much of its history been given over mainly to agriculture, with settlement only rapidly expanding as late as the 19th and 20th centuries, when it was developed as a seaside resort and industry started to move in. Therefore properties there mostly only date back to the Victorian period but most of the housing is 20th century stock built at various stages. There are also a number of new build developments.


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Local Authority Searches are excellent for checking if any material changes or upgrades to a property you're looking to buy received the correct planning permission and building control sign-off from the local authority if this is relevant. A recent such survey taken out for a property in Grove Road, Benfleet, SS7 1JH revealed that planning permission had been received for the conversion of a hipped roof to the gable end with a hipped bonnet creating a bedroom in the roof and flat roof rear dormer. Additionally there were building control records for an NICEIC (electrical) record for a new consumer unit and for replacement windows and doors. This kind of information is invaluable for your conveyancer to raise enquiries if any information is clearly missing and means they can form meaningful enquiries on your behalf and pursue these in order to create you a robust report on title.	Parish church claims on parishioners for chancel repair, where these occur, can be fairly costly, with individual households possibly being legally required to pay £1,000s. Buying a chancel repair indemnity insurance policy for a property you're looking to buy is an easy and efficient way of protecting yourself against this possible eventuality and among many others, one such policy was taken out for a property in Inchbonnie Road, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5FG. This policy generally costs around £20 to buy and normally covers the policy holder for claims to the limit of £1 million.	Getting a HomeBuyer Report is an excellent way to provide invaluable information regarding suspicions of potential defects in a property you're looking to buy. A recent such Level II RICS defect survey bought for a property in Poors Lane, Hadeigh, Benfleet SS7 2LN revealed that the surveyor's damp meter indicate minor/isolated dampnessto the main bedroom right hand side front corner wall and they recommended that the fitting of a French drain around the perimeter outside might alleviate this. The surveyor also noted that there was minor dampness to the kitchen wall by the vent a high level which was likely to be caused by the chimney stack but that this would require further investigation by a reputable building contractor to confirm. These kind of observations are crucial not only in your decision as a potential buyer as to whether to proceed or perhaps bargain for a reduction in price from the vendor, but also for your solicitor to raise further enquiries.

Essex is not only a coastal county (the North Sea is to its east) but a home county because it touches Greater London on its eastern borders. Its settlements vary from Colchester, which is very historical and used to be the capital of England as Camulodunum, to Southend, a seaside resort, to Basildon, which is a comparatively modern urban development. The western side of Essex hosts many London workers and there are fast rail links to, for example, Shenfield from London Liverpool Street which aid many city workers.

Essex's county town is Chelmsford (and is the county's only city), where Essex County Cricket Club are based. Essex hosts Stansted Airport and attractions such as the Lakeside Shopping Centre, near Thurrock and Epping Forest, a popular forest for camping and other activities. A large proportion of Essex's boundaries are water (the River Thames and the North Sea), the remainder includes Greater London, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. Kent is across the River Thames to the south.

Listed Building Survey Canvey Island

We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Canvey Island. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Canvey Island

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Building Survey Canvey Island Planning

You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Castle Point Borough Council at Kiln Rd, Benfleet SS7 1TF, telephone 01895 250 111, or you can check the local authority website.

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

Local Building Survey Canvey Island

Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Southend-on-Sea, Hadleigh, South Benfleet, Basildon, Fobbing, Corringham and Stanford-le-Hope.

We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Canvey Island. 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 Canvey Island we'll be able to give you the detailed Canvey Island HomeBuyers report that you will need to know and what defects there are with your property.

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Home Buyers Survey Canvey Island

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Atherstone Road, SS8 7DD
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High Road, SS7 5HA
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Our Building Surveyor uses their local knowledge of Canvey Island 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.

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 Canvey Island.

Home Buyers Survey - What does it cover?

Our RICS Surveyor, during a Home Buyers Survey in Canvey Island, 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)

Subsidence Inspection

Damp

Infestations

Asbestos

Is a Mortgage valuation a defect survey?

Many people are not entirely sure about the difference between a mortgage valuation and a HomeBuyers Survey.

Your lender conducts its own valuation on the property in Canvey Island you intend to buy to check that it is lending you the right sum of money in relation to the property's value. It is not intended to examine any defects which might affect the property.

When you book a HomeBuyers Survey from us, as well as receiving an independent valuation of the property you wish to buy, the primary focus is to establish whether the property has any issues which you should know about, for example rising damp or subsidence, which might, particularly as time passes, end up requiring even tens of thousands of pounds to put right.

This knowledge is naturally of great use to you, given how much you are intending to spend. You might, on the strength of the information, provided, negotiate with the seller to contribute towards the costs of repairing the defects or even pull out buying the property entirely.

Most importantly, any HomeBuyers Survey is entirely for YOUR benefit and is independent of both your lender - if you are buying with a mortgage - and your vendor. Call 0333 344 3234 to get yours and to help your peace of mind.

HomeBuyers Report in Canvey Island

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 Canvey Island excepting Victorian conversions which may require a Building Survey.

Click to see a RICS Level 2 HomeBuyers Report with Valuation example.

Building Survey in Canvey Island

Many houses in Canvey Island 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.

Click to see a RICS Level 3 Building Survey example.

Read our detailed comparison guide on which HomeBuyers Survey to book or call our team of expert advisers on 0333 344 3234.

Which Home Buyers Survey suits your property in Canvey Island

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