Top tips for a Kensal Green Home Buyers Survey
Kensal Green is an area of northwest London which has mainly Victorian terrace houses, although the roads of houses off the northern end of Chamberlayne Road are later and date from the 1920 and 1930s.
There are smaller Victorian houses in the College Park area and artisans’ cottages in the Queen’s Park conservation area in the streets between First Avenue and Sixth Avenue.
New developments include Claridge House in Mortimer Road, which has a number of modern flats of various sizes, and Donnington Court in Donnington Road which offers shared ownership flats.
There are smaller Victorian houses in the College Park area and artisans’ cottages in the Queen’s Park conservation area in the streets between First Avenue and Sixth Avenue.
New developments include Claridge House in Mortimer Road, which has a number of modern flats of various sizes, and Donnington Court in Donnington Road which offers shared ownership flats.
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Raised levels of noise pollution from roads and railways in the Kensal Green area mainly centre around the Harrow Road and Kensal Green tube and overland. | When a RICS surveyor carries out either a building survey or homebuyer report in the Kensal Green area, they will switch the lights on and off but not test the whole electrical system. If they suspect that there is an electrical problem, they will recommend that you consult a local electrical contractor. A local electrician near the Kensal Green area is Emergency Electrician Camden, Kilburn High Road, Camden NW6 7HT. | Properties in various parts of Kensal Green, including streets such as Harlesden Road, NW10 3RE, may well be affected by the Crossrail and HS2 schemes. If you are buying a property in the area and this is of concern to you, you may well wish to consider purchasing an Energy & Infrastructure Report. or a report specific to either of the two rail schemes mentioned. |
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 Kensal Green
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Kensal Green. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Kensal Green
Building Survey Kensal Green Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Brent Council at Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, London HA9 0FJ, telephone 0208 937 1234, or you can check the local authority website.
Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension .
Local Building Survey Kensal Green
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Queen's Park, West Kilburn, Ladbroke Grove, North Kensington, White City, Willesden and North Kensington.
We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Kensal Green. 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 Kensal Green we'll be able to give you the detailed Kensal Green HomeBuyers report that you will need to know and what defects there are with your property.
Home Buyers Survey Kensal Green
Recently completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
- Burrows Road, Kensal Green, London NW10 5SG
- 75b Bathurst Gardens, Kensal Green, London NW10 5JH
- Mews Cottage, Clifford Gardens, Kensal Green, London, NW10 5JB
- 29 Drayton Road, London NW10 4DE
- 32 Flat B, Tubbs road, London, NW10 4RE
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Panel of RICS Surveyors
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 Kensal Green.
Home Buyers Survey - What does it cover?
A RICS Home Buyers Survey involves an examination of the structure of the inside and the outside of a property aimed at pinpointing issues such as subsidence, damp, cracks, infestation and damage. The survey is non-intrusive.
If you are thinking of buying a property in Kensal Green, it is highly advisable to book one, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report,.
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 the Home Buyers Survey flags up any of these defects then our Surveyor explains what you need to do to get further advice on how to investigate them and get It resolved.
If you are concerned about your property in Kensal Green having any other defects then you MUST get a Home Buyers Survey as the costs for repairing the defects can run into thousands of pounds.
If you can identify the defect before you purchase then 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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Is a mortgage valuation a Building Survey?
When you purchase a home in Kensal Green using a mortgage your Mortgage Lender will require you to get a mortgage valuation to assess how much your property is actually worth. You have to pay for this survey and often you may assume this is also a structural assessment to identify defects. Unfortunately the mortgage valuation is just for the mortgage lender which means you need to get your own independent survey of the property to make sure there aren't any defects.
There is some confusion as the mortgage valuation is often referred to as a survey and so many buyers assume this is what is meant by 'have you done your survey?' It is important that when buying a property in Kensal Green you arrange your own HomeBuyers Survey that reports on defects or potential issues with the property. The two types of HomeBuyers Survey to choose from are the HomeBuyers Report or the Building Survey. Buying without a survey could leave you exposed to any repair costs or defects that you didn't spot. The costs of underpinning a property due to subsidence run into the £10,000s so it is important to get a survey to check for this type of defect particularly.
HomeBuyers Report in Kensal Green
A HomeBuyers Report is general visual inspection for flats, new properties or bungalows of standard construction.
Most leasehold flats in Kensal Green should have a HomeBuyers Report, however the only exception are converted properties which may need a Building Survey.
Most leasehold flats in Kensal Green should have a HomeBuyers Report, however the only exception are converted properties which may need a Building Survey.
Building Survey in Kensal Green
Most freehold houses in Kensal Green that are over 50 years old, that have been refurbished/developed or are unusual in style should get a Building Survey.
A Building Survey used to be called the Full Structural Survey and is the most comprehensive visual inspection a surveyor can provide.
Choosing a HomeBuyers Report when you should have a Building survey can be costly if key defects don't get reported in the detail you require.
A Building Survey used to be called the Full Structural Survey and is the most comprehensive visual inspection a surveyor can provide.
Choosing a HomeBuyers Report when you should have a Building survey can be costly if key defects don't get reported in the detail you require.
If you are unsure which survey to choose you can call our surveyors and they'll help you choose - Call 0207 112 5388.
Choose which survey based on its type, style and age then get a competitively priced Home Buyers Survey Kensal Green quote.
