Home Buyers Survey Southend on Sea
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.
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. |
Essex 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 Surveyors Southend on Sea
We have local RICS 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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Southend on Sea Planning Application Search
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 for the most recently stored planning applications online here:
Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension.
Home Buyers Survey in and around 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 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 surveys near you:
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Tintern Avenue, Amersham on the Hill, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS0 9QH
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36 Claremont Road, Westcliff-on-sea, Essex, SS0 7DZ
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Top Floor Flat, 7 Devereux Road, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS1 1DR
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Hamlet Ct Rd, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7LN
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Eastwood Rd N, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 4LS
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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?
A 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.
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)
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 Southend on Sea 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.
You can find a local RICS surveyor by using the search at the bottom RHS of this page.
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Is a Mortgage valuation a defect survey?
Many mistakenly think that a mortgage valuation is the same as a HomeBuyers Survey and the consequence is that home buyers can subsequently have to shell out money for repairing faults and defects that could well have been part of the bargaining process with the seller on purchase. The surveyor appointed by the lender conducts a mortgage valuation to estimate the value of the property: this survey is not concerned with detailing structural defects.
A HomeBuyers Survey lists and reports on defects and includes a full appraisal and valuation of your property in Southend on Sea which is completely independent of the mortgage lender. This knowledge can be used to get quotes for the cost of fixing defects and, most importantly, gives you evidence which can be used to bargain with the seller about sharing any such cost.
Does your property look like this?
If you have a crack similar to this in the property then you should be looking to instruct a Structural Engineer, instead of a RICS surveyor. The reason being is that your property could have subsidence and although a RICS surveyor can confirm if they have a suspicion, they cannot confirm definitively if there is subsidence. If the crack in the wall is more than 3mm (a 50p could fit in it), it is advisable to get a structural engineer in straight away over a RICS surveyor.
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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