Top tips for a Chiswick Home Buyers Survey
Chiswick has everything from small cottages, such as in Strand-on-the-Green, to large detached houses, such as the Arts & Crafts houses in Bedford Park.
There are excellent Georgian houses in Chiswick Mall and Grove Park sports Edwardian and 20s houses. Chiswick Village off Oxford Road has mansion flats built in the Art Deco style of the 30s and there are excellent modern terraced houses in Chiswick Quay off Hartington Road.
The Chiswick Gate development is set to offer shared ownership houses.
There are excellent Georgian houses in Chiswick Mall and Grove Park sports Edwardian and 20s houses. Chiswick Village off Oxford Road has mansion flats built in the Art Deco style of the 30s and there are excellent modern terraced houses in Chiswick Quay off Hartington Road.
The Chiswick Gate development is set to offer shared ownership houses.
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The majority of Chiswick - and therefore its dwellings, including in streets such as Kinnaird Avenue and Fitzroy Crescent - receive flood alerts and flood warnings. 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). | Electrical substations are common in and around the Chiswick area. If these are spotted near your property you should note that they may present a risk of exposure to electromagnetic fields. | Asbestos can be a dangerous material that was used int he building of properties. In a HomeBuyer Report on Heston House, Wellesley Road, Chiswick, London, W4 4BN, our surveyor spotted signs of asbestos in the garage and stated "The garage and outbuilding may contain asbestos, and we have made precautionary recommendations accordingly." |
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 Chiswick
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Chiswick. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Chiswick
Building Survey Chiswick Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Hounslow Council at Civic Centre, Lampton Rd, Hounslow, Greater London TW3 4DN, telephone 020 8583 2000, or you can check the local authority website.
Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension .
Local Building Survey Chiswick
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Putney, Brentford, Kew, Richmond, Barnes, Oxshott and Hammersmith.
We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Chiswick. 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 Chiswick we'll be able to give you the detailed Chiswick HomeBuyers report that you will need to know and what defects there are with your property.
Home Buyers Survey Chiswick
Recently completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
- Stamford Brook Avenue, Chiswick, London, W6 0YD
- Homefield Road, Chiswick, London, W4 2LW
- 71 Sulgrave Road, Chiswick, London, W6 7QH
- Colwith Road, Chiswick, London, W6 9EZ
- Dartmouth Place, Chiswick, London W4 2RH
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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 Chiswick.
Home Buyers Survey - What does it cover?
Our RICS Surveyor, during a Home Buyers Survey in Chiswick, 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, 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)
If they find any issues during the inspection of your property in Chiswick, 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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Is a mortgage valuation a Building Survey?
Mortgage lenders in England and Wales require you to get a valuation for the property in Chiswick you are buying so that they can gauge whether the amount you are paying is appropriate. This survey is called a Mortgage Valuation. The mortgage valuation is paid for by you but the results aren't always shared with you as the survey actually belongs to the lender. Furthermore, it doesn't include any survey into potential defects or structural issues that are too often found in properties.
There is also a degree of confusion because the mortgage valuation is referred to as a survey and a large number of buyers assume this is what is meant by 'have you done your survey?' It is important that when buying a property in Chiswick that you arrange your own HomeBuyers survey that reports on defects or potential issues a property has; either a HomeBuyers Report or a Building Survey. Buying without a survey could leave you having to pay out money for any repair costs or defects that you didn't spot. Defects such as rising damp can cost thousands to repair and would affect your future sale price if not corrected.
The average cost for HomeBuyers for fixing works to their property after purchase is just under £2,000, and when some defects affect the resale value of your home, getting an independent HomeBuyers Survey makes a lot of sense, financial and otherwise. Call us on 0207 112 5388 to get the best HomeBuyers Survey for your property in Chiswick.
Does your property look like this?
Georgian properties should only have a Level 3: Building Survey (formally called the full structural survey) completed by a competent RICS surveyor as the age of the property will command a more in-depth assessment of the property's build and structure.
It is often common to have extensions to the property that need the keen eye of the surveyor to inspect the build quality.
A HomeBuyer Report is not suited as it is only advisable to be used on flats bungalows and standard construction properties.
It is often common to have extensions to the property that need the keen eye of the surveyor to inspect the build quality.
A HomeBuyer Report is not suited as it is only advisable to be used on flats bungalows and standard construction properties.
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 Chiswick quote.
