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Top tips for a Charlton Home Buyers Survey
Charlton is a district of southeast London in Greenwich Borough.
The architecture of Charlton is diverse; it evolved from a Thames-side village and rapidly developed in the 19th and 20th centuries into the London suburb that it is today. The Bugle Horn pub was originally a late 17th century coaching inn. The district's centre remains Charlton House, its former manor house, which wsa completed in 1612 and is a fine Jacobean mansion.
In Charlton Road a weather boarded seventeenth century cottage (Poplar Cottage) remains as a reminder of Charlton's rural past. Although there was Victorian suburban development on the slopes from Charlton Road to the Woolwich Road,
The architecture of Charlton is diverse; it evolved from a Thames-side village and rapidly developed in the 19th and 20th centuries into the London suburb that it is today. The Bugle Horn pub was originally a late 17th century coaching inn. The district's centre remains Charlton House, its former manor house, which wsa completed in 1612 and is a fine Jacobean mansion.
In Charlton Road a weather boarded seventeenth century cottage (Poplar Cottage) remains as a reminder of Charlton's rural past. Although there was Victorian suburban development on the slopes from Charlton Road to the Woolwich Road,
Charlton retained the appearance of a quiet Kentish village until the 1930s when large housing developments, both private and municipal like the Guild Estate, Springfield, and Cherry Orchard, joined the small, attractive Kentish village to its larger neighbours, Blackheath and Woolwich.
New build developments include Victorian Way, which comprises 121 apartments, 3 duplex apartments and 21 townhouses.
New build developments include Victorian Way, which comprises 121 apartments, 3 duplex apartments and 21 townhouses.
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All properties in Charlton are built in an area where flood alerts are issued from time to time and those built closer to the River Thames, typically north of Charlton and Westcombe Park Railway Stations, in streets such as Westmoor Street and Greenroof Way, are in an area where 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). | According to the UK Government's Public Health England, some areas of Charlton, including streets such as Floyd Road and Charlton Church Lane, are in a raised radon area, with properties built there having a higher probability than average of experiencing ground Radon emissions. The raised Radon area has a maximum radon potential of 1-3% (the percentage is the chance of a property being built where Radon emissions might measure above the action level). If you are concerned that a property you are buying is in an area of raised Radon, please click to visit Public Health England's UK Radon Map. Click also to find out more about Radon, Radon property searches and much more. | When a surveyor is completing either a RICS building survey or a homebuyer report they will switch the lights on and off. If they feel like there is a problem that needs to be rectified they will advise you to consult an electrician. A local electricion within the Charlton area is Rye Lane Electrical, 1-2 Central buildings, Rye Lane, Peckham SE15 5DW |
Listed Building Survey Charlton
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Charlton. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Charlton
We have completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
- Victoria Road, Charlton SE7 7FN
- 66 Wyndcliff Road, Charlton, London, SE7 7JY
- 41 Rathmore Road, Charlton, London, SE7 7QP
- 34 Charlton Church Ln, London SE7 7AF
- 12 Troughton Road, Charlton, London, SE7 7QH
Building Survey Charlton Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Royal Borough of Greenwich at Customer Services The Woolwich Centre Wellington Street Woolwich SE18 6HQ, telephone 0208 854 8888 , or you can check the local authority website.
Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension.
Local Building Survey Charlton
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Woolwich, Vanbrugh Park, Kidbrooke, Westcombe Park, Blackheath, Greenford and Falconwood.
We work with specialist RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Charlton. 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 Charlton we'll be able to give you the detailed Charlton HomeBuyers report that you will need to know and what defects there are with your property.
Home Buyers Survey - What does it cover?
A Home Buyers Survey is completed by a qualified RICS surveyor and delivers a visual inspection of the property in Charlton and the surrounding garden. The aim of the survey, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report, is to identify potential risks or defects that you may not know are there such as cracks or damage to the structure of the property, subsidence, damp and infestations.
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Level 2 HomeBuyer Report with a Valuation
A HomeBuyer Report, also known as a Home Buyers Survey, is generally suitable for:
- Bungalows
- Flats
- Standard construction houses
The majority of Charlton's leasehold flats require only a RICS HomeBuyer Report but for any Victorian conversions, a Building Survey may well be required.
Level 3 RICS Building Survey
A Building Survey is the most comprehensive visual inspection a RICS surveyor can provide on a property in Charlton. It is suitable for:
- complex buildings, for example those that have been extensively extended and altered
- unique or older historic properties
- properties in poor condition; or
- those where the client is planning to carry out extensive repair and refurbishment work.
Speak to one of our team on 0207 112 5388 to find out if your property suits a RICS Building Survey, or read our article Which Home Buyers Survey suits your property .