Home Buyers Survey Erith
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Our Building Surveyor uses their local knowledge of Erith 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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Panel of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors - RICS Surveyors
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 HomeBuyers Report Erith and Building Surveys in Erith.
Home Buyer Survey - What does it cover?
A RICS Home Buyers Survey involves an examination of the structure of the inside and the outside of a property aimed at pinpointing issues such as subsidence, damp, cracks, infestation and damage.
The survey is non-intrusive. If you are thinking of buying a property in Erith, it is highly advisable to book one, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report,.
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)
If you're buying a home in Erith which shows the signs of damp, or any other defects then you MUST get a Home Buyers Survey.
The costs for making good or repairing some of these defects can run into thousands of pounds; however, If identified within a survey you can get quotes for fixing it and either share the costs with the seller, or, in worst case examples, choose not to proceed.
You can find a local RICS surveyor by using the search at the bottom RHS of this page.
Home Buyer Survey tips for buying in Erith
Erith is a town in London's Bexley Borough and is bordered to the north by the River Thames. It has seen a large acceleration in property development since 1961, mainly occasioned by considerable 2nd world war bombing damage, and the town centre has been modernised.
The curved riverside high street contains three listed buildings, including the Church of England church and the Carnegie Building, but most of the original Victorian buildings have been demolished. Some of the social housing which has replaced the original buildings consists of brutalist towers built in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Since 2000 a significant number of new flats have been constructed by the river by private companies. The Erith Western Gateway is set to include a significant number of new riverside flats and is expected to continue the regeneration of the area, hitherto a large underused area of the town centre.
The curved riverside high street contains three listed buildings, including the Church of England church and the Carnegie Building, but most of the original Victorian buildings have been demolished. Some of the social housing which has replaced the original buildings consists of brutalist towers built in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Since 2000 a significant number of new flats have been constructed by the river by private companies. The Erith Western Gateway is set to include a significant number of new riverside flats and is expected to continue the regeneration of the area, hitherto a large underused area of the town centre.
All properties in in Erith are built in an area where flood alerts are issued from time to time and dwellings in close proximity to the banks of the Thames, such as in West Street and Chandlers Drive, are subject to flood 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).
According to the UK Government's Public Health England, some parts of Erith, including streets such as Compton Place and Springhead Road, are 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 1-3% (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.
Wind energy is one of several alternative energy sources; however, location of wind farms or turbines can be contentious due to visual and auditory impact on the surrounding area.
A recent Environmental Search for a property in Lower Road, Erith, Greater London, DA8 1AY, stated that the dwelling was within 4km of existing or proposed wind farms or wind turbines.
Greater London is an area which contains London, the capital of the United Kingdom (which itself centres on the Cities of London and Westminster) and a number of surrounding boroughs which are administered as London boroughs and which are the overall executive responsibility of the Mayor of London. It contains a large number of constituencies, each represented by an MP and it should be noted that these are not the same as nor even always continguous with the borders of the boroughs.Many parts of Greater London were originally administered by the counties which surround London and these counties are often called the home counties. Enfield, for example, used to be classed as being part of Middlesex, but is now near the northern border of Greater London. Greater London's borders often coincide with a zone of 'green belt': areas where it has been decided that open spaces, parks, forests and wildlife reserves should act as a buffer against urban sprawl. London has numerous landmarks, anything from Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament to Karl Marx's grave in Highgate Cemetery.
Greater London contains more than 9 million inhabitants, a number growing daily, and as this is approximately 1/7 of the population of the UK, it can be seen that Greater Londoners have a large influence on the rest of the country politically and this is enhanced by the concentration of skilled workers gravitating towards the capital.
Listed Building Surveyors Erith
We have local RICS surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys local to you. To find out more got to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Erith
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Erith Planning Application Search
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting London Borough of Bexley at Civic Offices 2 Watling Street Bexleyheath Kent DA6 7AT, telephone 0208 303 7777, 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.
Home buyers survey near me in Erith
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Slade Green, Lessness Heath, Belvedere, Thamesmead, Crayford, Chorleywood Bottom and Abbey Wood.
We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake surveys in Erith. 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 Erith 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 -
Home Buyers Survey Erith
Recently completed surveys near you:
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149 Frinstead Road, Erith, DA8 3LF
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9 Lower Road, Erith, Greater London. DA8 1AY
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263 Slade Green Road, Erith, Greater London, DA8 2JW
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Flat 9 Venmead Court, Picardy Road, Belvedere, KENT, DA17 5QR
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48 Parsonage Manor Way, Belvedere, KENT, DA17 6LL
Is a Mortgage valuation a defect survey?
Any number of people have been understandably confused between a mortgage valuation and a HomeBuyers Survey.
Your lender conducts its own valuation on the property in Erith 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 the property may have.
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 defects 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.
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 squarely for your benefit and is independent of both your lender - if you are buying with a mortgage - and your vendor. Call 0207 112 5388 to get yours and to help your peace of mind.
Does your property look like this?
The Level 2: HomeBuyer Report or a snagging report is ideal for a new build property. You core goal is to ensure the developers have completed the build to the standard that you have agreed between you and them. There are often cases where the developers builder miss certain areas, or the finish isn't quite to the standard you want, so a surveyor will look to pick up on items that the developer needs to address either before completion (if you have the time to do so) or afterwards by agreement.
Does your property look different to this? Then read our guide on which survey suits your property type.
Choose which survey based on its type, style and age
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