Home Buyers Survey Sidcup
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Our Building Surveyor uses their local knowledge of Sidcup 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 Sidcup and Building Surveys in Sidcup.
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, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report, is non-intrusive and is highly recommended if you are looking at buying a property in Sidcup.
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 the Home Buyers Survey flags up any of these defects then our Surveyor explains what you need to do to get further advice on how to investigate them and get It resolved.
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div>If you are concerned about your property in Sidcup having any other defects then you MUST get a Home Buyers Survey as the costs for repairing the defects can run into thousands of pounds.
If you can identify the defect before you purchase then 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 Sidcup
Sidcup is a suburb of southeast London which has a mixture of large Victorian and Edwardian properties alongside typical 1930s suburbia. It retains many parks and open spaces hinting at the great estates and large homes which once stood in the area.
There are interwar semi-detached properties in Hurst Road and Burns Avenue and 1970s semi-detached and terraces houses in roads like The Drive. There are large Victorian detached homes in Elm Road.
New build developments, particularly apartments, can be found in Lansdown Road and Granville Road.
There are interwar semi-detached properties in Hurst Road and Burns Avenue and 1970s semi-detached and terraces houses in roads like The Drive. There are large Victorian detached homes in Elm Road.
New build developments, particularly apartments, can be found in Lansdown Road and Granville Road.
Properties in Sidcup which are built in close proximity to the River Cray and the River Shuttle, in streets like Penhill Road and Albany Close, are subject to flood warnings and alerts 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 Sidcup, including streets such as Black Hourse Road and Nelson 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.
Raised levels of noise pollution from roads in the Sidcup area mainly centre around the main road – A6005, Castle Boulevard, impacting roads and streets such as Watery Lane and Lullingstone Crescent.
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 Sidcup
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 Sidcup
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Sidcup 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 Sidcup
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Foots Cray, Chislehurst, St Mary Cray, New Eltham, Albany Park, Totton and Falconwood.
We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake surveys in Sidcup. 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 Sidcup 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 Sidcup
Recently completed surveys near you:
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36 Royal Road, Sidcup, Greater London DA14 4RQ
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19 The Chevenings, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 4LA
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45 Hurst Road, Sidcup, DA15 9AE
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39 Haddon Grove, Sidcup DA15 8NA
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29 Larch Grove, The Hollies, Sidcup, Greater London. DA15 8WQ
When should you order a survey?
The right time to book a survey is specific to each client’s situation. Generally speaking, it is recommended to book your survey for around a week after your mortgage valuation takes place. This way, if your lender is happy to proceed you are then on track and don’t have the stress of searching for a surveyor to attend your property at the last minute. Inversely, if your mortgage lender comes back and declines your application after the valuation, you then have breathing space to cancel the survey without fear of incurring cancellation charges.
If it is the case that you have concerns in regards to the condition of the property (be it subsidence or damp etc.) and feel that it will impact on what you are prepared to offer or whether you are even willing to proceed with the purchase, you may decide to book it in before your mortgage valuation in order to minimise costs in an already expensive process.
HomeBuyers Report in Sidcup
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 London excepting Victorian conversions which may require a Building Survey.
Building Survey in Sidcup
Many houses in Sidcup 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.
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