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You'll have to buy an Environmental Search for the property you're looking to buy if the purchase involves a mortgage, however there's many reasons for getting one even if you're a cash purchaser. To illustrate, a recent such conveyancing property search, bought for a dwelling in Boswell Street WC1N 3PZ in the City of London, revealed that there was a potential risk of surface water flooding within 250m, that the property was within 2km of each of the proposed rail projects: HS2, Crossrail 1 and Crossrail 2 and finally that the property was situated within 2km of existing or proposed solar farms> These kinds of findings can inform both you and your solicitor regarding your likely future enjoyment of your property and give you early warning as to whether there might be present or future issues which might, for example have an impact on any insurance you purchase. Your solicitor can then frame appropriate enquiries and, if the findings are of sufficient gravity, you might even decide to pull out of the purchase. |
As a parishioner you can actually face a claim from your local parish church for chancel repair, which is where the local church, due to ancient statutes, can claim on parishioners to share the costs of making repairs or refurbishments to the church chancel/church roof and where these occur, they 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 Dance Square London EC1V 3AL within the City of London area. This policy generally costs around £20 to buy and normally covers the policy holder for claims to the limit of £1 million. One other approach is to get a Chancel Search, which reveals if the property you're looking to buy is in a parish where your local church can make such a legitimate claim on you. |
The City of London has many areas of raised noise pollution from roads, which is understandable given the volume of traffic which comes in and out of the area daily. One of the peak areas for this is the Tower Hill/Minories/E. Smithfield/Tower Bridge Approach/Mansell Street junction and the noise is likely to affect residences in Royal Mint Court and Mansell Street itself. |
Our Building Surveyor uses their local knowledge of City of London 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.
We normally have availability within days of you booking and our turnaround for homebuyers survey reports is within 5 working days.
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 City of London.