Top tips for a St John's Wood Home Buyers Survey
St John's Wood, an area just to the north west of London's centre, developed largely from the 1840s and hosts Lord's Cricket Ground, built in 1811.
It has a mix of Regency houses, early Victorian terraces and semi-detached villas, large detached houses as well as blocks of portered flats, for example Imperial Court in Prince Albert Road, and council property.
There are modernist flats and duplexes in the Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, often referred to as Rowley Way, at the northern end of Abbey Road.
New builds include St Edmund’s Terrace close to Primrose Hill. which is a development of 37 one, two, three and four flats.
It has a mix of Regency houses, early Victorian terraces and semi-detached villas, large detached houses as well as blocks of portered flats, for example Imperial Court in Prince Albert Road, and council property.
There are modernist flats and duplexes in the Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, often referred to as Rowley Way, at the northern end of Abbey Road.
New builds include St Edmund’s Terrace close to Primrose Hill. which is a development of 37 one, two, three and four flats.
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Raised levels of noise pollution from roads in the St John's Wood area mainly centre on the roundabout which connects Wellington Road and Park Road. Raised levels of noise pollution from railways from the trains coming into and out of the Marylebone terminus mainly effect Paveley Street. | When a RICS surveyor carries out either a building survey or homebuyer report in the St John's Wood 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 within the St John's Wood area is Tower Electricians St Johns Wood NICEIC, 12 Queen's Terrace, St John's Wood, London NW8 6DF. | Raised levels of noise pollution from roads in the St John's Wood area mainly centre around the main road – A41, Park Road, impacting roads and streets such as Hanover Gate and Palgrave Gardens. |
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 St John's Wood
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in St John's Wood. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in St John's Wood
Building Survey St John's Wood Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting City of Westminster at Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria St, London SW1E 6QP, telephone 0207 641 6000, or you can check the local authority website.
Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension .
Local Building Survey St John's Wood
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in South Hampstead, Primrose Hill, Lisson Grove, Regent's Park, Maida Vale, Newbury Park and Kilburn.
We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in St John's Wood. 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 St John's Wood we'll be able to give you the detailed St John's Wood HomeBuyers report that you will need to know and what defects there are with your property.
Home Buyers Survey St John's Wood
Recently completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
- Nexus Court, Malvern Street, Maida Vale, London, NW6 5AT
- Flat 3, 15 Kingdom Road, West Hampstead, London, NW6 1PJ
- Flat 16 Beechworth, Willesden Lane, London, NW6 7YZ
- Flat 16 Beechworth, Willesden Lane, London, NW6 7YZ
- Flat 6, Somerset House, 31 Dartmouth Park Hill, London NW5 1HR
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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 St John's Wood.
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, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report, is non-intrusive and is highly recommended if you are looking at buying a property in St John's Wood.
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 your Home Buyers Survey highlights concerns relating to any of these defects your surveyor explains what the issue is in detail and provides a recommendation as to what you should do to further investigate. An example of this is if your surveyor spots signs of damp within the property.
Over 5,000 properties a week in the UK have damp proofing laid to combat the issue of rising damp and home buyers fear seeing mould, peeling wall paper and sodden floors as these are all tell-tale signs of rising damp.
Over 5,000 properties a week in the UK have damp proofing laid to combat the issue of rising damp and home buyers fear seeing mould, peeling wall paper and sodden floors as these are all tell-tale signs of rising damp.
If your property is showing these signs and your surveyor notes using their damp monitor that there is damp internally they'll advise you to get a damp specialist to attend the property, confirm the issue advising whether it is rising damp and quote for the costs in repairing with damp proofing.
If you're looking at buying a home in St John's Wood which is showing signs of damp, or any other defects then you MUST get a Home Buyers Survey.
The costs for repairing the defects can run into thousands of pounds; however, If you can identify the problem 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.
The costs for repairing the defects can run into thousands of pounds; however, If you can identify the problem 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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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 is perfectly suited for standard construction properties that have not had any material changes, run down or extensions to them.
Many clients prefer to get a Level 3: Building Survey as they don't want to miss any defects, however it is important to note that both surveys inspect the same areas of the property and it is unlikely that any additional content will appear in the report of a Building Survey compared to a HomeBuyer Report.
Many clients prefer to get a Level 3: Building Survey as they don't want to miss any defects, however it is important to note that both surveys inspect the same areas of the property and it is unlikely that any additional content will appear in the report of a Building Survey compared to a HomeBuyer Report.
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 St John's Wood quote.
