Home Buyers Survey Southend on Sea

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Top tips for a Southend on Sea Home Buyers Survey


Southend-on-Sea is essentially a Victorian town, with many 3 and 4-bedroom terrace houses from the period in the locale, particularly as can be seen in the Clifftown area. Thorpe Bay has detached and semi-detached houses from the Edwardian period and the 1920s as well as bungalows.

New developments include Leighbrook in Pavilion Drive, a modern development of 16 2-bed flats, and Kingley Grange in Rayleigh, which has more than 100 2, 3 and 4-bedroom homes.



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Southend-on-Sea has some areas, mainly coastal, where dwellings have been subject to flood warnings and alerts from time to time. This is also the case with some of the channels linked to the River Roach: dwellings in streets like Wyatts Drive and Colbert Road are equally subject to flood warnings and alerts.

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).
A recent Environmental Search for a property in Wilson Road, Southend-on-Sea SS1 1HG noted that there was a moderate potential for natural ground instability in the area within 50m of the property.

This finding did not necessarily mean that there was a cause for concern in terms of the property's stability: active subsidence depends on local conditions such as the proximity of trees. A house buyers survey is advised to look for signs of property damage that may indicate poor natural ground conditions.
Some properties in Southend-on-Sea are located nearby to existing or proposed sites for solar farms.

A recent environmental search carried out for a property in South Crescent, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6TB for example, flagged up that the property was built within 2km of existing or proposed solar farms.

The location of wind farms or turbines can be contentious due to visual impact.

EssexEssex is not only a coastal county (the North Sea is to its east) but a home county because it touches Greater London on its eastern borders. Its settlements vary from Colchester, which is very historical and used to be the capital of England as Camulodunum, to Southend, a seaside resort, to Basildon, which is a comparatively modern urban development. The western side of Essex hosts many London workers and there are fast rail links to, for example, Shenfield from London Liverpool Street which aid many city workers.

Essex's county town is Chelmsford (and is the county's only city), where Essex County Cricket Club are based. Essex hosts Stansted Airport and attractions such as the Lakeside Shopping Centre, near Thurrock and Epping Forest, a popular forest for camping and other activities. A large proportion of Essex's boundaries are water (the River Thames and the North Sea), the remainder includes Greater London, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. Kent is across the River Thames to the south.

Listed Building Survey Southend on Sea

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

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Building Survey Southend on Sea Planning

You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Southend-on-Sea Borough Council at Civic Centre, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 6ER, telephone 01702 215000, or you can check the local authority website.

Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension .

Local Building Survey Southend on Sea

Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Rochford, Hadleigh, Hawkwell, Rayleigh, Great Wakering, Ongar and Paglesham.

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


Home Buyers Survey Southend on Sea

Recently completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:

  • Tintern Avenue, Amersham on the Hill, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS0 9QH
  • 36 Claremont Road, Westcliff-on-sea, Essex, SS0 7DZ
  • Top Floor Flat, 7 Devereux Road, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS1 1DR
  • Hamlet Ct Rd, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7LN
  • Eastwood Rd N, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 4LS

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Our Building Surveyor uses their local knowledge of Southend on Sea 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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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 Southend on Sea.

Home Buyers Survey - What does it cover?

Our RICS Surveyor, during a Home Buyers Survey in Southend on Sea, 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.

Click to find out how much does a house survey cost (free, no obligation quote)
Subsidence

Subsidence Inspection

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Damp

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Infestations

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Asbestos

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If they find any issues during the inspection, our Surveyor will flag them up in the Home Buyers Survey and give you advice on what you should do to solve them.

If you are concerned about woodworm in connection with buying or selling a property in Southend on Sea, or any other defects with the property 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.
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Does the surveyor climb onto the roof of the property?

The surveyor carries with them a ladder that allows them access to areas above head height. Due to Health and Safety, a RICS surveyor is not allowed to go higher than 3 meters.

The surveyor will use powerful binoculars to inspect the roof of a property to see signs of damage to the roof, tiles, chimney, soffets and fascias.

Flat roofs can be inspected from opening a window in the property and looking out to view the same.

If there is a need for a closer inspection of the roof, then scaffolding will be required to be obtained to allow safe access to the roof. It is very rare for this type of survey to be completed during the purchase of a property.


Does your property look like this?

Edwardian Properties in Southend on Sea
An Edwardian aged property would normally require a Level 3: Building Survey (formally called the full structural survey) due to its age. These styles of property have often been heavily extended so it is important to make sure extensions are checked by a local building surveyor in Southend on Sea.

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 Southend on Sea quote.
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