Top tips for a Barnes Home Buyers Survey
Barnes is an affluent area of southwest London in Richmond Borough and has a village feel. It has a large number of 18th and 19th century buildings of various sizes in the streets around Barnes Pond. It hosts the village church of St Mary's, which is an original Norman chapel initially built between 1100 and 1150.
The Terrace is a road with very old riverside housing, containing Georgian mansions along the River Thames' west bend. The area between Lonsdale Road and Castlenau has a council estate built in the 1930s in roads such as Stillingfleet Road, Washington Road and Nowell Road. Castelnau itself also has early Victorian villas and Lonsdale Road has large Edwardian houses as well as Edwardian later and terrace houses. Hillersdon Road, Laurel Road and The Crescent have Regency style villas.
New build developments include Royal Swiss, 14 modern flats in Halcyon Close, Queen's Ride, and Hampton Row, a gated development of 12 flats and 9 houses on the corner of Priory Lane and Upper Richmond Road.
The Terrace is a road with very old riverside housing, containing Georgian mansions along the River Thames' west bend. The area between Lonsdale Road and Castlenau has a council estate built in the 1930s in roads such as Stillingfleet Road, Washington Road and Nowell Road. Castelnau itself also has early Victorian villas and Lonsdale Road has large Edwardian houses as well as Edwardian later and terrace houses. Hillersdon Road, Laurel Road and The Crescent have Regency style villas.
New build developments include Royal Swiss, 14 modern flats in Halcyon Close, Queen's Ride, and Hampton Row, a gated development of 12 flats and 9 houses on the corner of Priory Lane and Upper Richmond Road.
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Many properties in Barnes, particularly those built to the north of Barnes Station, in streets such as Lonsdale Road and Castlenau, are in an area where flood alerts are issued from time to time and there is a smaller area, including streets such as Hillersdon Road and Meredyth Road, in which flood warnings are issued 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). |
When a RICS surveyor carries out either a building survey or homebuyer report in the Barnes area, they will switch the lights on and off but not test the whole electrical system. If they suspect that there is an electrical problem, they will recommend that you consult a local electrical contractor. A local electrician near the Barnes area is TW Electric, Unit 138, 9 Jerdan Place, London SW6 1BE. |
Raised levels of noise pollution from roads in the Barnes area mainly centre around the main road – Upper Richmond Road, and of rail pollution where the railway line crosses Rocks Ln A306. |
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 Barnes
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Barnes. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Barnes
Building Survey Barnes 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 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 Barnes
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Putney, Roehampton, Mortlake, Richmond, Hammersmith, Chiswick and Kew.
We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Barnes. 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 Barnes we'll be able to give you the detailed Barnes HomeBuyers report that you will need to know and what defects there are with your property.
Home Buyers Survey Barnes
Recently completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
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South Worple Way, Barnes, London SW14 8PB
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97 Howards Lane, Barnes, London SW15 6NZ
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30 Dryburgh Rd, London SW15 1BL
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250 Castelnau, London SW13 9DH
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411 Lonsdale Rd, London SW13 9EB
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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 Barnes.
Home Buyers Survey - What does it cover?
A RICS 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 homebuyers survey, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report, if you are thinking of buying a property in Barnes 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.
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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.
If you are concerned about your property in Barnes has subsidence, or 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.
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.
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What equipment does a surveyor use?
RICS Surveyors are equipped with a core set of devices and tools to assist in their inspections of properties that are geared towards uncovering defects which may affect the property’s value or the buyers decision.
The equipment can be split into categories such as; equipment for recording information, measuring equipment, equipment for assessing remote and concealed areas and Health and Safety equipment.
Additional tools can include large screwdrivers, hammers, small crowbars, bolsters, mirrors on extendable poles, borescopes (or boroscopes - tools which allow remote visual inspection of entities such as drains and pipes) and metal detectors to help provide in-depth reports to clients prior to them exchanging contracts.
HomeBuyers Report in Barnes
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 Barnes excepting Victorian conversions which may require a Building Survey.
A HomeBuyers Report would suit most leasehold flats in Barnes excepting Victorian conversions which may require a Building Survey.
Building Survey in Barnes
Many houses in Barnes 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.
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 Barnes quote.
