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Our Building Surveyors use their local knowledge of Eltham 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.
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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 Eltham.
Top tips for a Eltham Home Buyers Survey
Eltham was essentially a rural area which expanded rapidly when the railway arrived in 1895. Eltham Palace is its most notable landmark, dates from the 13th century but has been significantly redeveloped over the centuries, particularly in Tudor times and latterly in the 1930s.
Cameron Corbett bought the Eltham Park Estate and developed the village streets around the palace with well-built suburban housing between 1900 and 1914 (essentially the Edwardian period). Municipal housing was developed further after that, particularly to house wartime workers in the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich. The Progress Estate consisted of council housing built to a good standard.
Today's housing is very mixed, with, for example, cottages built around 1800; villas and terrace houses existing there since the 1880s and plenty of standard construction semi-detached houses built between the 1930s and 1960s.
Cameron Corbett bought the Eltham Park Estate and developed the village streets around the palace with well-built suburban housing between 1900 and 1914 (essentially the Edwardian period). Municipal housing was developed further after that, particularly to house wartime workers in the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich. The Progress Estate consisted of council housing built to a good standard.
Today's housing is very mixed, with, for example, cottages built around 1800; villas and terrace houses existing there since the 1880s and plenty of standard construction semi-detached houses built between the 1930s and 1960s.
Purpose-built flats built in the 1980s replaced many of the original Victorian villas and there are, here and there, very modern developments, such as Quilters Place which has offered shared ownership.
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Properties built in the vicinity of the Quaggy River in Eltham, such as in Eltham Palace Road, are subject to flood warnings and alerts 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 parts of Eltham, including streets such as Court Road and Tarnwood Park, 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. | Road noise pollution in Eltham centres on the two main roads of Eltham High Street and the A2, affecting nearby streets such as Archery Road and Dunvegan Road respectively. Noise pollution from the railway line as it passes through Eltham Station affects nearby streets such as Glenlea Road and Westmount Road. The railway runs alongside the A2 going east, combining both aspects of noise pollution, and affecting streets such as Glenesk Road and Eltham Park Gardens. |
Listed Building Survey Eltham
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Eltham. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Eltham
We have completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
- Rochester Way, Eltham, London, SE9 8LJ
- 339 Footscray Road, Eltham, London, SE9 2EH
- 46 Green Lane, Eltham, London, SE9 2AG
- 29 Campbell Court, 3 Embry Road, Kidbrooke, London, SE9 6BT
- 129 Westmount Road, Eltha, London, SE9 1XX
Building Survey Eltham Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Royal Borough of Greenwich Council at The Woolwich Centre Wellington Street Woolwich SE18 6HQ, telephone 020 8854 8888, or you can check the local authority website.
Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension.
Local Building Survey Eltham
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Lewisham, Kidbrooke, Woolwich, Catford, Hither Green, Herne Hill and Welling.
We work with specialist RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Eltham. 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 Eltham we'll be able to give you the detailed Eltham 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 Eltham 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 Eltham'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 Eltham. 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 .
