Top tips for a Teddington Home Buyers Survey
Teddington, famous for its lock where the tidal Thames meets the fresh water Thames, is a pretty riverside town. Its housing stock is mainly from the Victorian period, whether larger detached houses or cottages, but there are examples of properties from all the periods since then.
There are, for example, superb modern flats in Cambridge House, which overlooks Bushy Park. The area does have council houses, such as can be found in Queens Road, where properties are in the form of medium-rise flats, built in the interwar period. .
There are, for example, superb modern flats in Cambridge House, which overlooks Bushy Park. The area does have council houses, such as can be found in Queens Road, where properties are in the form of medium-rise flats, built in the interwar period. .
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Properties in Teddington built in close proximity to the River Thames such as in Kingston Road, Strawberry Vale and Broom Road have been 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). |
RICS HomeBuyer Reports for properties in Teddington always remark on the services (gas, water electricity) connected to a home according to the visual inspection carried out. A recent HomeBuyer Report for a property in Stanley Gardens Road noted that there was no ventilation system in the bathroom and that this could be a future threat because of the build-up of condensation and subsequent mould growth. The surveyor recommended that an appropriate ventilation system should be fitted accordingly. |
Pollution from noise in the Teddington area is most notably raised where the railway line crosses (goes under) the main A313 and affects the streets surrounding this area, such as The Causeway, Church Lane and Sydney Road. |
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 Survey Teddington
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Teddington. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Teddington
Building Survey Teddington Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Council at Civic Centre, 44 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3BZ, telephone 0208 891 1411, or you can check the local authority website.
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Local Building Survey Teddington
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Richmond, Kingston-Upon-Thames, Hampton, Fulwell, Strawberry Hill, Tolworth and Molesey.
We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Teddington. 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 Teddington we'll be able to give you the detailed Teddington HomeBuyers report that you will need to know and what defects there are with your property.
Home Buyers Survey Teddington
Recently completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
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Hall Court, Teddington Park, Teddington, TW11 8EB
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90 Stanley Road, Teddington TW11 8TX.
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Garden Flat, 116 Stanley Road, Teddington TW11 8TX
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1 Hall Court, Teddington Park, Teddington, TW11 8EB
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140 Lower Morlake Road, Richmond, Greater London, TW9 2LJ
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Our Building Surveyor uses their local knowledge of Teddington 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.
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 Teddington.
Home Buyers Survey - What does it cover?
A Home Buyers Survey is a visual inspection of the grounds and the internal/external structure of the property and identifies defects such as cracks or damage to the structure of the property, subsidence, damp and infestations.
Some of these defects you may not even see or know what to look for which makes getting a Home Buyers Survey, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report, if you are considering buying a property in Teddington, incredibly important.
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 they find any issues during the inspection of your property in Teddington, our surveyor will flag them up in the Home Buyers Survey and give you advice on what you should do to solve them. An example of this is where the surveyor finds evidence of woodworm infestation.
If you are concerned about 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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How long does the survey take?
The time necessary to carry out a survey is relative to each property. Naturally a 6 bed, old Victorian property will take longer to survey than a newly built 1 bed flat as there’s more ground to cover and more defects to look out for. A conservative estimate of around 2 hours can be used as a rough guideline, however the surveyor will spend as much time in the property as necessary in order to make sure all present defects are commented on.
The building surveyor must spend an appropriate amount of time at the property so that they can provide the complete scope of work set out by the RICS for the HomeBuyer Report and the Building Survey.
HomeBuyers Report in Teddington
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 Teddington
Many houses in Teddington 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.
Choose which survey based on its type, style and age then get a competitively priced Home Buyers Survey Teddington quote.
