Top tips for a Chigwell Home Buyers Survey
Chigwell is a small town in the Epping Forest area of Essex.
It has Georgian houses in the old village in the vicinity of St Mary's Church as well as weatherboard cottages and Ye Olde King's Head inn and towards Grange Hill and Hainault, there are semi-detached houses from the 1930s. There is a 1960s development called The Bowls which offers spacious flats on Manor Road.
Mostly Chigwell has large, detached family houses which date at most back to 1903 when the Central Line arrived and many of the older properties have been knocked down and replaced by newer and even larger mansions in roads such as Forest Lane, Hainault Road and Stradbroke Drive.
It has Georgian houses in the old village in the vicinity of St Mary's Church as well as weatherboard cottages and Ye Olde King's Head inn and towards Grange Hill and Hainault, there are semi-detached houses from the 1930s. There is a 1960s development called The Bowls which offers spacious flats on Manor Road.
Mostly Chigwell has large, detached family houses which date at most back to 1903 when the Central Line arrived and many of the older properties have been knocked down and replaced by newer and even larger mansions in roads such as Forest Lane, Hainault Road and Stradbroke Drive.
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Areas around the River Roding in Chigwell are subject to flood alerts and warnings 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 sometimes have issues with ground stability in certain locations in Chigwell. In a recent environmental search, taken out for a property in Dacre Gardens, Chigwell, IG7 5HG, the report noted that there was a moderate potential for natural ground instability within 50m of the property. This should not be taken to mean that the property in question actually suffered/suffers from subsidence however as "active subsidence will be dependent on local conditions, such as the proximity of trees or areas where trees have been removed, which require an inspection of the site to identify the nature of the ground on which the property is built." Click to find out more about subsidence |
Your RICS surveyor inspects drains during a survey of a property in Chigwell, where the drain cover is accessible and on the site of the property. If the drains are reported to be blocked you may need to employ a drainage company to inspect the drains with CCTV such as Loughton Drains, 3 Rochford Avenue, Loughton, IG10 2BS. |
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 Chigwell
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Chigwell. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Chigwell
Building Survey Chigwell Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Epping Forest District Council at Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, Essex CM16 4BZ, telephone 01992 564000, or you can check the local authority website.
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Local Building Survey Chigwell
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Woodford, Loughton, Buckhurst Hill, Grange Hill, Roding Valley, Wivenhoe and Loughton.
We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Chigwell. 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 Chigwell we'll be able to give you the detailed Chigwell HomeBuyers report that you will need to know and what defects there are with your property.
Home Buyers Survey Chigwell
Recently completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
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Hainault Road, Chigwell, Essex IG7 5DH
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4 Crosby Court, Lambourne Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6JT
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64 Grange Crescent, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5JF
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409 Manford Way, Chigwell, Essex IG7 4AT
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93 Craven Gardens, Ilford, Essex, IG6 1PW
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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 Chigwell.
Home Buyers Survey - What does it cover?
A RICS Home Buyers Survey identifies many different defects or potential risks that can be found within a property and is an essential part of any home buying process.
The survey, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report, is completed by a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) registered surveyor so they are fully trained to provide you with the detail you need to buy your home.
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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 Chigwell 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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Can I be present during my Building Survey?
As standard, surveyors do not allow clients on site with them for several reasons. Most importantly, surveyors have a third party liability insurance that covers them whilst they are on the property in the unlikely event of any damages, this does not extend to the client and as such the surveyor would be liable in the event of any damages to the property.
The other reason is that the surveyor is there to do a job and has a long list of defects to look out for which requires their full attention. The presence of the client will understandably cause distractions and may cause the surveyor to miss something, not only could this lead the client to seeking restitution, it would ultimately affect the quality of the survey the client had paid for.
HomeBuyers Report in Chigwell
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 Chigwell excepting Victorian conversions which may require a Building Survey.
Building Survey in Chigwell
Many houses in Chigwell 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 0207 112 5388.
Choose which survey based on its type, style and age then get a competitively priced Home Buyers Survey Chigwell quote.
