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Our Building Surveyors use their local knowledge of Southport to deliver a detailed report.
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We normally have availability within days of you booking and our turnaround for homebuyers survey reports is within 5 working days.
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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 Southport.
Top tips for a Southport Home Buyers Survey
Southport only came into existence from 1792 so architecture consists of the odd survival from the Georgian period, many examples from the Victorian period and newer developments from throughout the 20th Century up to the present day. There are many tree-lined streets including along Lord Street, where William Sutton founded the town's original house (a bath house) and which has many examples of Victorian architecture. Southport Pier was opened in August 1860.
Marine Gate Mansions, which consists of luxury apartments is a Grade II-listed Victorian building which was previously a hospital. Smedley Hydro was originally a Victorian hydropathic spa.
Most of the properties from more recent times are of mainly standard construction and consist of terraced houses, semi-detached houses, detached houses and some bungalows.
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Some properties in Southport may be built within 4km of an area licensed for onshore energy exploration and production, as an Environmental Search taken out for a property in Albany Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 0JD recently revealed. These kind of developments can cause disturbance to the enjoyment of an area. | Parish church claims on parishioners for chancel repair, where these occur, can be fairly costly, with individual households possibly being legally required to pay £1,000s. Buying a chancel repair indemnity insurance policy for a property you're looking to buy is an easy and efficient way of protecting yourself against this possible eventuality and among many others, one such policy was taken out for a property in Westrare House, 47 Alexandra Road, Southport PR9 9HD. This policy generally costs around £20 to buy and normally covers the policy holder for claims to the limit of £1 million. | A recent Local Authority search for a property in School Lane, Downholland, L39 7JG revealed that building control regulations had been correctly applied for and signed off regarding a loft conversion. If you were looking at buying such a property and found that it had been extended, this particular search would tell you if there was an absence of planning permission and compliance with building control regulations sign-off rules. This can cause considerable complications and might even make you pull out of the purchase, which underlines the importance of this particular conveyancing search and why, if you're buying using a mortgage, lenders insist on you getting one. |
Listed Building Survey Southport
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Southport. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Southport
We have completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
- Mosley Street PR1 5PD
- Christ Church Street PR1 8PH
- Fishwick Parade PR1 4XR
- Hampton Court L39 5RJ
- Roughwood Drive L33 8WY
Building Survey Southport Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Sefton Council at 324 Stanley Rd, Bootle L20 3ET, telephone 0345 140 0845, or you can check the local authority website.
Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension.
Local Building Survey Southport
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Liverpool, Wigan, Warrington, Preston, Blackpool, Blackburn and St Helens.
We work with specialist RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Southport. 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 Southport we'll be able to give you the detailed Southport 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 Southport 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 Southport'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 Southport. 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 .
