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Local Berkshire
Building Surveyors
Our Building Surveyor uses their local knowledge of Hungerford 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.
Fast Availability and
Delivery of Reports
We normally have availability within days of you booking and our turnaround for homebuyers survey reports is within 5 working days.
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 Hungerford and Building Surveys in Hungerford.
Home Buyer Survey - What does it cover?
Our RICS Surveyor, during a Home Buyers Survey in Hungerford, 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.
If you are concerned about any defects with any property you are looking at buying in Hungerford, you MUST get a Home Buyers Survey as the costs of repairing the defects can run into thousands of pounds.
You can find a local RICS surveyor by using the search at the bottom RHS of this page.
Hungerford has many Georgian and Victorian buildings. The Town Hall & Corn Exchange is a prominent Victorian building standing in the market place in Hungerford's High Street and there are examples of good-sized semi-detached properties in Church Street. Georgian housing can be found in streets like Bath Road.
You can find plenty of 20th century properties, 1930s and onwards, semi-detached, bungalows and terraces, in places like Woodbury, Crown Mews, Park Street and Templeton Road.
There are various new build developments in the locale; anything from large detached properties in Stag Hill to the new build flats in the High Street.
Properties in Hungerford built in close proximity to the River Kennet, the River Dun and the River Shalbourne, in streets such as Shalbourne Close and North Standen Road, are in an area where flood warnings and alerts are issued 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 Hungerford, including streets such as Smitham Bridge Road and Chiltern Way, 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.
Raised levels of noise pollution from roads in the Hungerford area mainly centre around Bath Road and Eddington Hill. Raised levels of noise pollution from railways accompany the streets which are near the railway line as it passes through Hungerford Station on an East-West axis, affecting streets such as Parsonage Lane and Church Street.
Berkshire is a county which touches a small part of the borders of West London. It is a home county (because it borders Greater London) and is often called Royal Berkshire because it contains Windsor and Windsor Castle. It hosts a number of iconic UK landmarks such as Ascot (Ascot Racecourse), Wentworth (Golf Course), Sunningdale (Golf Course), Virginia Water and Windsor Great Park and Eton School. Virginia Water was the first postcode area where the average property price exceeded one million.
Like many of the home counties, there are many essentially commuter dormitory settlements which house London workers. Reading (which is Berkshire's county town) in particular is a larger one and is popular because of its very fast rail links with Central London - there are many one-stop services to London Paddington and it is also due to be the western terminus of the Crossrail line.
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Hungerford Town Council at Town Council Office, The Library, Church Street, Hungerford RG17 0JG, telephone 01488 686195, or you can check for the most recently stored planning applications online here:
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Marlborough, Great Shefford, Baydon, Kintbury, Ramsbury, Combe and Shalbourne.
We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake surveys in Hungerford. 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 Hungerford 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 -
Thermal imaging is not new technology which has historically been used for identifying electrical issues and energy deficiencies not for discovering major defects within a property
Properties being sold in the UK should have an accompanying EPC which will clarify any energy deficiencies and be inspected by an experienced RICS surveyor reporting on defects such as damp, structural movement, roof/loft concerns and drains with the correct tools.
HomeBuyers Report in Hungerford
A HomeBuyers Report is a good general inspection for flats, new properties, bungalows of standard construction. Most leasehold flats in Hungerford should have a HomeBuyers Report, however the only exception are Victorian conversions which may need a Building Survey.
Most houses in Hungerford that are over 50 years old, which have been developed or have an unusual style should get a Building Survey. A Building Survey is the most comprehensive visual inspection a RICS surveyor can provide.