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Our Building Surveyors use their local knowledge of Colchester to deliver a detailed report.
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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.
Years of Experience
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 Colchester.
Top tips for a Colchester Home Buyers Survey
Colchester, which, as Camulodunum, was the capital of England in Roman times, has an excellent variety of properties from the medieval era right up to the present day.
You can find Regency, Georgian, Victorian and more modern houses in Lexdene and semi-detached Victorian houses in Maldon Road. There are many areas where you can find standard construction semi-detached, detached and terrace homes built from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Stanway has some excellent new build family homes such as can be found in Church Lane and shared ownership modern low-rise flats have been sold in roads such as Sheepen Place.
You can find Regency, Georgian, Victorian and more modern houses in Lexdene and semi-detached Victorian houses in Maldon Road. There are many areas where you can find standard construction semi-detached, detached and terrace homes built from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Stanway has some excellent new build family homes such as can be found in Church Lane and shared ownership modern low-rise flats have been sold in roads such as Sheepen Place.
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Properties built close to the River Colne in Colchester, in streets such as Colne Bank Avenue and St Paul's Road, are subject to flood alerts and warnings 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). | Properties in some areas of Colchester may be affected by overhead power lines or mobile phone masts. A recent environmental search carried out for a property in London Road, Colchester CO6 1BJ revealed that there were overhead power lines or mobile phone masts located within 250m of the dwelling. Overhead power lines and phone masts can be contentious and additionally may have a visual impact on the surrounding area. | Properties sometimes have issues with ground stability in certain locations in Colchester. In a recent environmental search, taken out for a property in Shatters Road, Layer Breton, Colchester C02 0PY, the report noted that there was a moderate potential for natural ground instability within 50m of the property. This should not be taken to mean that the property in question actually suffered/suffers from subsidence however as "active subsidence will be dependent on local conditions, such as the proximity of trees or areas where trees have been removed, which require an inspection of the site to identify the nature of the ground on which the property is built." Click to find out more about subsidence |
Listed Building Survey Colchester
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Colchester. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Colchester
We have completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
- Bury Close, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, CO6 1LE
- 74 London Road, Copford, Colchester, Essex, CO6 1BJ
- 36 Johnson's Drive, Elmstead Market, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7AL
- 170 Old Heath Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8AQ
- 21 Oakapple Close, Colchester Essex, CO2 9FS
Building Survey Colchester Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Colchester Borough Council at Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3WG, telephone 01206 282424, or you can check the local authority website.
Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension.
Local Building Survey Colchester
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Clacton on Sea, Marks Tey, Great Bentley, Manningtree, Boxted, Hook and Wormingford.
We work with specialist RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Colchester. 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 Colchester we'll be able to give you the detailed Colchester 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 Colchester 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 Colchester'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 Colchester. 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 .
