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Our Building Surveyors use their local knowledge of Ongar to deliver a detailed report.
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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 Ongar.
Top tips for a Ongar Home Buyers Survey
Ongar, or Chipping Ongar, is a small market town in Essex to the northeast of London's borders and used to be on the Central Line on a single track branch which connected to its present eastern terminus of Epping. It hosts the remains of a Norman castle, Ongar Castle, buiklt in the late 11th/early 12th century. It also contains St Andrew's Parish Church (in Greensted), thought to be the oldest wooden church in the world.
Some houses in Ongar date back to the 14th century and there are many surviving properties from the Georgian and Victorian eras, particularly detached homes and villas, although many of these have been converted into flats.
There are plenty of homes built in the 20th century, predominantly detached or semi-detached houses with some terrace housing. You can, for example, find semi-detached houses built around the turn of the century in Castle Street. More modern flats can be found also, such as Waterloo House. Large modern detached mansions can be found in Willingale.
There is a council estate, which mainly contains sturdy semi-detached properties built from the 1920s, in Wood Lane.
New build developments include the 154 homes planned for land adjacent to High Ongar Road and 135 homes planned for land on Bowes Field.
Some houses in Ongar date back to the 14th century and there are many surviving properties from the Georgian and Victorian eras, particularly detached homes and villas, although many of these have been converted into flats.
There are plenty of homes built in the 20th century, predominantly detached or semi-detached houses with some terrace housing. You can, for example, find semi-detached houses built around the turn of the century in Castle Street. More modern flats can be found also, such as Waterloo House. Large modern detached mansions can be found in Willingale.
There is a council estate, which mainly contains sturdy semi-detached properties built from the 1920s, in Wood Lane.
New build developments include the 154 homes planned for land adjacent to High Ongar Road and 135 homes planned for land on Bowes Field.
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Properties in Ongar, including Chipping Ongar and High Ongar, which are built in close proximity to the River Roding and Cripsey Brook, in streets such as High Street, the Borough and Longfields, are in an area where flood warnings and alerts 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 in some areas of Ongar are built in designated smoke control areas. A recent local authority search done for a dwelling in The Gables 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. | Your RICS surveyor inspects drains during a survey of a property in Ongar, where the drain cover is accessible and on the site of the property. If the drains are reported to be blocked you may need to employ a drainage company to inspect the drains with CCTV such as London Drainage Facilities. |
Listed Building Survey Ongar
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Ongar. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Ongar
We have completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
- The Gables, Ongar, Essex CM5 0GA
- 103 High St, Ongar, Essex CM5 9DX
- 42 The St, Ongar CM5 9NE
- 37a Amesbury Close, Epping, CM16 4JA
- 4 Hobbs Cross Cottages, Theydon Garnon, Epping CM16 7NY
Building Survey Ongar Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Epping Forest District Council at Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, Essex CM16 4BZ, telephone 01992 564 189, or you can check the local authority website.
Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension.
Local Building Survey Ongar
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Marden Ash, Greensted Green, Fyfield, North Weald Bassett, Moreton, Barlborough and Norton Mandeville.
We work with specialist RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Ongar. 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 Ongar we'll be able to give you the detailed Ongar 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 Ongar 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 Ongar'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 Ongar. 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 0333 344 3234 to find out if your property suits a RICS Building Survey, or read our article Which Home Buyers Survey suits your property .
