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Top tips for a Southampton Home Buyers Survey


Southampton is the largest city in Hampshire and has a major maritime history.

Southampton Castle was built in the 12th century and there are surviving remains of 12th century houses such as King John's House and Canute's Palace. The city walls include God's House Tower, built in 1417, the first purpose-built artillery fortification in England.

The town expanded greatly in the Victorian era, particularly when the Southampton Docks were formed, starting from 1842. Pockets of Georgian architecture survived the 2nd world war, but much of the city was levelled. There has been extensive redevelopment since then. Council estates are in the Weston, Thornhill and Townhill Park districts.

New build developments include Fen Meadow (2, 3 and 4-bedroom houses) and are in areas such as Sarisbury Green, Swanmore and Whippingham.


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Properties in Southampton which are built in close proximity to the River Itchen, in streets like Janaway Gardens and Priory Road, 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 Southampton, including streets such as Exmoor Road and Clovelly 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.
Southampton – Other Influential Factors
Some areas are designated as having environmental or historical importance; as such there may be constraints on property or land developments or alterations.

A recent envirosearch reported that a property in Keppel Rise, Centenary Quay, Woolston, Southampton, SO19 9UD, was within 250m of an area likely to be impacted by environmental constraints.

HampshireHampshire is a large county in southern england with the south coast as one of its frontiers. Some 85% of its land mass is classed as rural. Its county town is Winchester although this town's population is dwarfed by the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, which are part of the ceremonial county of Hampshire but not the non-metropolitan county. Other major population centres include Basingstoke, Gosport, Waterlooville, Fareham, Aldershot, Farnborough and Eastleigh.

Hampshire contains the national parks of the South Downs and the New Forest and these cover some 45% of the county's area. The River Test is well known for its growing number of otters. The county contains many seaside resorts, including Hayling Island. Adjacent counties include West Sussex, Berkshire, Surrey, Wiltshire and Dorset. It is the birthplace of world-famous literary figures Charles Dickens and Jane Austen.

Listed Building Surveyors Southampton

We have local RICS surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Southampton. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Southampton

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Southampton Planning Application Search

You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Southampton City Council at Southampton City Council, Civic Centre, Southampton, SO14 7LY, telephone 023 8083 3000, 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.

Local Building Survey in Southampton

Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Eastleigh, North Baddesley, Upton, Cadnam, Lyndhurst, Harefield and Bursledon.

We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Southampton. 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 Southampton we'll be able to give you the detailed Southampton HomeBuyers report that you will need to know and what defects there are with your property.


Home Buyers Survey Southampton

Recently completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:

  • Forester Road, Soberton Heath, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 3QG
  • 12 Keppel Rise, Centenary Quay, Woolston, Southampton, SO19 9UD
  • 65 Gordon Avenue, Southampton, SO14 6WH
  • 167a Spring Road, Sholing, Southampton, Hampshire SO19 2NU
  • Holly Lodge, Empress Road, Lyndhurst, Hampshire. SO43 7A

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Our Building Surveyor uses their local knowledge of Southampton 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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We normally have availability within days of you booking and our turnaround for homebuyers survey reports is within 5 working days.

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Panel of RICS Surveyors

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 Southampton.

Home Buyers Survey - What does it cover?

A RICS Home Buyers Survey non-intrusively inspects both the external and internal structure of a property for matters which include these, among others; damp, subsidence, infestations, cracks and damage.

If you are thinking of buying a property in Southampton, it is vitally important to book a Home Buyers Survey, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report, for your peace of mind.

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)
Subsidence

Subsidence Inspection

Damp

Damp

Read more about damp testing and repairs

Infestation

Infestations

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Asbestos

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Should any issues be flagged up in the Home Buyers Survey, our surveyor will tell you what you need to do to get more in-depth advice on the extent and seriousness of the issue and what needs to be done to remedy it. 

If you are worried about a crack or cracks or indeed any other defects that you think your property in Southampton has, we strongly recommend you get a Home Buyers Survey as the cost of remedying the problem might snowball into many thousands of pounds further down the line. As an example of the costs, underpinning a property due to subsidence can be upwards of £10,000.

You can find a local RICS surveyor by using the search at the bottom RHS of this page.
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Does a RICS surveyor perform asbestos testing?

The Survey is a visual assessment to help identify any potential issues. The surveyor will inspect the property and if they have any suspicions of subsidence they will recommend that you get an asbestos specialist into the property.

The asbestos specialist will review of all accessible areas of the property to assess for asbestos and provide details of areas asbestos is potentially affecting along with taking samples and confirming if the material is asbestos.

We have asbestos surveyors covering Southampton and they are all qualified to British Occupational Hygiene Society P402 and some to S301 Standards. All samples are analysed in a UKAS accredited laboratory. At the end of the process you will know what level of asbestos is present and what it will cost for you or the vendor to remove it.

Read more about asbestos here.


Does your property look like this?

Purpose Built Flat in Southampton
A purpose built block of flats similar to this will always require a Level 2: HomeBuyer Report and not a Building Survey because there will not be the requirement for the additional detail you get within the Building Survey as the property is too young and built using more modern building techniques.

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 then get a competitively priced Home Buyers Survey Southampton quote.
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