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Top tips for a Havering Home Buyers Survey
Havering is a borough in East London and its principal town in Romford; other major areas include Hornchurch, Upminster and Rainham.
Romford has Victorian houses close to the town centre, but the predominant housing type is the three-bedroom interwar terrace or semi-detached house, these can be found in the Collier Row and Rise Park.
Romford has plenty of bungalows, such as can be found also in Collier Row. Gidea Park developed as a garden suburb between 1910 and the 1930s. Gidea Park also has a number of houses built in the 1920s/1930s Arts & Crafts style, in roads such as Meadway, Reed Pond Walk and Heath Drive.
Harold Hill has 1950s sturdy council houses which are now largely owner-occupied.
New build developments include Kings Park in Harold Wood which offers 1 and 2-bedroom flats and 3 and 4-bedroom houses.
Romford has Victorian houses close to the town centre, but the predominant housing type is the three-bedroom interwar terrace or semi-detached house, these can be found in the Collier Row and Rise Park.
Romford has plenty of bungalows, such as can be found also in Collier Row. Gidea Park developed as a garden suburb between 1910 and the 1930s. Gidea Park also has a number of houses built in the 1920s/1930s Arts & Crafts style, in roads such as Meadway, Reed Pond Walk and Heath Drive.
Harold Hill has 1950s sturdy council houses which are now largely owner-occupied.
New build developments include Kings Park in Harold Wood which offers 1 and 2-bedroom flats and 3 and 4-bedroom houses.
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Properties in Havering which are built close to the Beam River and the Ingrebourne River are in an area where flood alerts and 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). | Properties sometimes have issues with ground stability in certain locations in Havering. In a recent environmental search, taken out for a property in Hornchurch, Porchester Close, 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 | Properties in some areas of Havering are built in designated smoke control areas. A recent local authority search done for a dwelling in Hornchurch, Porchester Close noted that the property was in such a smoke control area. Under the terms of Section 20 of the Clean Air Act 1993, smoke emissions from all buildings are prohibited unless an exemption has been made by the Secretary of State under Section 21 of the Act. |
Listed Building Survey Havering
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Havering. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Havering
We have completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
- Portnoi Close, Romford, RM1 4AP
- 52 Doncaster Way, Upminster, RM14 2PL
- 120 Hall Lane, Upminster, RM14 1A
- 1 Brookside, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 2RU
- 459 Rainham Road South, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 7XP
Building Survey Havering Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting London Borough of Havering at Town Hall Main Road Romford RM1 3BD, telephone 01708 434 343, or you can check the local authority website.
Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension.
Local Building Survey Havering
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Dagenham, South Ockendon, Great Warley, Stapleford Abbotts, Lambourne End, Kirkburton and Erith.
We work with specialist RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Havering. 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 Havering we'll be able to give you the detailed Havering 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 Havering 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 Havering'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 Havering. 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 .
