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. |
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 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
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 employ only expert 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 Havering
Recently 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
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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.
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 you're buying a home in Havering which shows the signs of damp, or any other defects then you MUST get a Home Buyers Survey.
The costs for making good or repairing some of these defects can run into thousands of pounds; however, If identified within a survey you can get quotes for fixing it and either share the costs with the seller, or, in worst case examples, choose not to proceed.
You can find a local RICS surveyor by using the search at the bottom RHS of this page.
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How long does my survey inspection take?
The only definitive answer that can be given is ‘as long as the surveyor needs to complete a thorough inspection of all relevant areas of the property'.
Naturally, each property varies in scope and will have its own individual features that need to be commented upon – you wouldn’t expect a modern 2 bed flat to take the same amount of time as a 7 bed, Victorian manor house!
Many surveyors might, for example, take 2 hours or so doing an inspection but you cannot specifically predict this for any particular property.
Does your property look like this?
The Level 2: HomeBuyer Report or a snagging report is ideal for a new build property.
You core goal is to ensure the developers have completed the build to the standard that you have agreed between you and them.
There are often cases where the developers builder miss certain areas, or the finish isn't quite to the standard you want, so a surveyor will look to pick up on items that the developer needs to address either before completion (if you have the time to do so) or afterwards by agreement.
You core goal is to ensure the developers have completed the build to the standard that you have agreed between you and them.
There are often cases where the developers builder miss certain areas, or the finish isn't quite to the standard you want, so a surveyor will look to pick up on items that the developer needs to address either before completion (if you have the time to do so) or afterwards by agreement.
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 Havering quote.
