Top tips for a Battersea Home Buyers Survey
Battersea has a large area of mid-20th century public housing estates, almost all located north of the main railway lines and spanning from Fairfield in the west to Queenstown in the east. St John’s Hill and Lavender Hill Roads form a dividing line between these social housing estates of North Battersea and the more affluent and more obviously Victorian-era streets of South Battersea.
Some of the estates in North Battersea were built in the brutalist concrete style of the 60s and 70s. There are newer developments springing up, some of which fall under the Help to Buy and shared ownership schemes.
Some of the estates in North Battersea were built in the brutalist concrete style of the 60s and 70s. There are newer developments springing up, some of which fall under the Help to Buy and shared ownership schemes.
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Nearly all of Battersea, including streets such as Henning Street and Inworth Street, is in an area where flood warnings are issued from time to time and the area extends further to the east, to Wandsworth and to the west, to Vauxhall. 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). |
Raised levels of noise pollution from roads in the Battersea area accompany its main thoroughfares, including East Hill, Sandown Way, Fairfield Street and Trinity Road in particular. Raised levels of noise pollution from railways in the area accompany the main lines going into and way from Clapham Junction railway station, affecting streets close by including Shrubland Road and Chivalry Road. |
Battersea has a number of purpose built flats that are concrete framed construction with external cladding beneath a flat roof covering. Internally, the floors are of concrete construction. Internal walls are of stud partitions. The windows are of modern double glazed units. In a recent survey of Olney House, 1 Wynter Street, Battersea, SW11 2QH, the property comprised of a 1st floor purpose-built flat which forms part of five storey block, built in the 2013. The building is located within an established residential area close to usual local amenities. |
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 Battersea
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Battersea. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Battersea
Building Survey Battersea Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Wandsworth Borough Council at Wandsworth Council, The Town Hall Wandsworth High Street London SW18 2PU, telephone 020 8871 6000, or you can check the local authority website.
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Local Building Survey Battersea
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Clapham, Wandsworth, Earlsfield, Fulham, Tooting, Wimbledon and Putney.
We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Battersea. 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 Battersea we'll be able to give you the detailed Battersea HomeBuyers report that you will need to know and what defects there are with your property.
Home Buyers Survey Battersea
Recently completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
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Chesterton House, Ingrave Street, Battersea, London, SW11 2UD
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Battersea Park Road, Battersea, London, SW11 4ND
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Searles Close, Battersea, London SW11 4RG
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Searles Close, Battersea, London SW11 4RG
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Searles Close, Battersea, London SW11 4RG
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Our Building Surveyor uses their local knowledge of Battersea 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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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 Battersea.
Home Buyers Survey - What does it cover?
Our RICS Surveyor, during a Home Buyers Survey in Battersea, 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)
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 Battersea 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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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 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 Battersea 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.
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.
Does your property look like this?
Asbestos prohibition laws in the United Kingdom were first introduced in the mid-1980s.
In 1985, the UK banned the import and use of blue (crocidolite) and brown (amosite) asbestos.>
This means if your property was built 1980's and older, it could contain asbestos.
Both a Level 3: Building Survey and the Level 2: HomeBuyer Report will flag signs of asbestos, however if you know there is asbestos then you should go straight for getting an Asbestos Survey.
This survey will test the suspect material, whereas a RICS surveyor does not test during their inspection.
In 1985, the UK banned the import and use of blue (crocidolite) and brown (amosite) asbestos.>
This means if your property was built 1980's and older, it could contain asbestos.
Both a Level 3: Building Survey and the Level 2: HomeBuyer Report will flag signs of asbestos, however if you know there is asbestos then you should go straight for getting an Asbestos Survey.
This survey will test the suspect material, whereas a RICS surveyor does not test during their inspection.
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 Battersea quote.
