Top tips for a Sandhurst Home Buyers Survey
Sandhurst is a town in Berkshire principally known as the location of the Royal Military Academy. It developed when the Royal Military College was built there in 1812 and subsequently when the railway arrived in 1849. In the period after the railway arrived, a number of large Victorian country residences were built up to around the 1870s, of which a few remain today.
Many workers' houses were built as people moved to the area to find employment and a number of churches and schools were built, such as St Michael's Parish Church (Little Sandhurst), rebuilt in 1853, and Old Scotland Hill School, built in 1871.
Much building occurred in the 20th century between the 1950s and 1980s with large housing estates fabricated around College Town, Central Sandhurst, Little Sandhurst and Owlsmoor. Much of the stock Is semi-detached and detached properties.
There are large, newly-built detached properties around School Hill in Little Sandhurst and more detached and semi-detached homes being built around Branksome Hill Road.
Many workers' houses were built as people moved to the area to find employment and a number of churches and schools were built, such as St Michael's Parish Church (Little Sandhurst), rebuilt in 1853, and Old Scotland Hill School, built in 1871.
Much building occurred in the 20th century between the 1950s and 1980s with large housing estates fabricated around College Town, Central Sandhurst, Little Sandhurst and Owlsmoor. Much of the stock Is semi-detached and detached properties.
There are large, newly-built detached properties around School Hill in Little Sandhurst and more detached and semi-detached homes being built around Branksome Hill Road.
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Properties in Sandhurst which have been built close to the Blackwater River, in roads such as Yateley Road and Belfry Mews, 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). | A recent Environmental Search for a property in Hepworth Croft, Sandhurst, GU47 0GH, stated that the dwelling was within 50m of an area with potential for natural ground instability. The British Geological Survey has assessed the area of search as having moderate potential for natural ground instability. This does not necessarily mean there is cause for concern in terms of the property's stability. 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. A house buyers survey is advised to look for signs of property damage that may indicate poor natural ground conditions. | Raised levels of noise pollution from roads in the Sandhurst area mainly centre around the main road – A321, Yorktown Road, impacting roads such as The Broadway and Coachmans Grove. |
Berkshire is a county which touches a small part of the borders of West London. It is a home county (because it borders Greater London) and is often called Royal Berkshire because it contains Windsor and Windsor Castle. It hosts a number of iconic UK landmarks such as Ascot (Ascot Racecourse), Wentworth (Golf Course), Sunningdale (Golf Course), Virginia Water and Windsor Great Park and Eton School. Virginia Water was the first postcode area where the average property price exceeded one million.Like many of the home counties, there are many essentially commuter dormitory settlements which house London workers. Reading (which is Berkshire's county town) in particular is a larger one and is popular because of its very fast rail links with Central London - there are many one-stop services to London Paddington and it is also due to be the western terminus of the Crossrail line.
Listed Building Survey Sandhurst
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Sandhurst. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Sandhurst
Building Survey Sandhurst Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Hart District Council at Civic Offices Harlington Way, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 4AE, telephone 01252 622122, or you can check the local authority website.
Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension .
Local Building Survey Sandhurst
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Camberley, Wokingham, Crowthorne, Yateley, Blackwater, Farley Hill and Frimley.
We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Sandhurst. 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 Sandhurst we'll be able to give you the detailed Sandhurst HomeBuyers report that you will need to know and what defects there are with your property.
Home Buyers Survey Sandhurst
Recently completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
- Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Kent. TN18 5PG
- 2 Blackcap Place, College Town, Sandhurst, Berkshire, GU47 0XS
- 13 Harts Leap Road, Sandhurst, Berkshire, GU47 8EW
- 2 Bluethroat Close, College Town, Sandhurst, Berkshire, GU47 0XT
- 2 Faringdon Close, Sandhurst, Berks, GU47 9RU
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Home Buyers Survey - What does it cover?
Our RICS Surveyor, during a Home Buyers Survey in Sandhurst, inspects both the inside and the outside of your property and searches in particular for subsidence, damp, infestations and any cracks or other damage to the property.
The procedure, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report, is non-intrusive.
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.
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If they find any issues during the inspection of your property in Sandhurst, our surveyor will flag them up in the Home Buyers Survey and give you advice on what you should do to solve them. An example of this is where the surveyor finds evidence of woodworm infestation.
If you are concerned about any other defects with the property you MUST get a Home Buyers Survey as the costs of repairing the defects can run into thousands of pounds.
You can find a local RICS surveyor by using the search at the bottom RHS of this page.
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Why do I need a survey?
The conveyancing process operates on the principle of ‘ caveat emptor ’ which means ‘let the buyer beware’ and it can be broken down in the following way.
Your solicitors make sure the property is legally okay to buy, the mortgage lender makes sure the property is financially okay to buy and the surveyor you hire to carry out a homebuyer report/building survey makes sure the property is structurally okay to buy.
In light of this, the purpose of the survey is to make sure you are aware of any defects present in the property when you buy it.
If defects are found, then the survey gives you the opportunity to bargain with the seller, whether it be a reduction in price or an agreement that the seller makes good on the work necessary before purchase.
If defects are found, then the survey gives you the opportunity to bargain with the seller, whether it be a reduction in price or an agreement that the seller makes good on the work necessary before purchase.
Does your property look like this?
A thatch roof is a very particular style for a property and it is important you get a RICS surveyor who has previous experience of surveying thatched roof properties in Sandhurst.
A Level 3: Building Survey is better suited for this style of property due to the age and style of the property and the surveyor will need to pay special attention to inspecting the current condition of the roof as thatch does deteriorate over time.
A Level 3: Building Survey is better suited for this style of property due to the age and style of the property and the surveyor will need to pay special attention to inspecting the current condition of the roof as thatch does deteriorate over time.
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 Sandhurst quote.
