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Our Building Surveyors use their local knowledge of Swansea 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.
Years of Experience
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 Swansea.
Top tips for a Swansea Home Buyers Survey
Swansea significantly expanded in population – and with it, housing development – in the Victorian era and many of its listed buildings were built in this period. There are Georgian properties here and there, including, for example, in Park Place, Gower. The Tabernacle Chapel at Morriston was built in 1872 by John Humphreys of Swansea.
There are any number of Victorian properties to be seen, for example the semi-detached properties in Terrace Road, Mount Pleasant and large classic terrace properties in Victoria Gardens, Neath.
Housing also developed greatly in the 20th century and there are a number of council estates that were built in the earlier part of the century onwards, such as Townhill, built in the Garden City style layout and overseen by Ernest Morgan, the Swansea city architect, in the early 1920s with housing a mix of detached, terrace and semi-detached properties.
There are many new build properties available in the area, such as the purpose-built flats in Sway Road, the town houses in Langdon Road and large, detached properties in Heol Pentre Bach, Casllwchwr. There are new, Help to Buy properties in Awel-y-Mor, Lon Masarn, Ty Coch.
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Properties in Swansea which are built in close proximity to the floodplain of the River Tawe, affecting streets such as Trawler Road and Cambrian Place, are sometimes subject to flood warnings and alerts. 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). | According to the UK Government's Public Health England, most of Swansea, including streets such as De La Beche Street and Dynevor Place, is in a raised radon area, with properties built there having a higher probability than average of experiencing ground Radon emissions. The raised Radon area has a maximum radon potential of 3 – 5% (the percentage is the chance of a property being built where Radon emissions might measure above the action level). If you are concerned that a property you are buying is in an area of raised Radon, please click to visit Public Health England's UK Radon Map. Click also to find out more about Radon, Radon property searches and much more. | Some properties in Swansea may be built in areas where there are natural cavities nearby, which can affect ground stability. A recent environmental search carried out for a property in Bryncerdin Road, Newton indicated that there was a moderate potential for natural ground instability in the area within 50m of the property. Click to find out more about subsidence |
Listed Building Survey Swansea
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Swansea. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Swansea
We have completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
- The Old Vicarage, Llandewi, Reynoldston, Swansea SA3 1AU
- 65 Killan Road, Dunvant, Swansea, SA2 7TH
- 10 Lon Coed Bran, Cockett, Swansea SA2 0YQ
- Newton Road, The Mumbles, Swansea SA3 4BN
- Gower Rd, Killay, Swansea SA2 7AL
Building Survey Swansea Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting City and County of Swansea Council at 2 School Rd, Morriston, Swansea SA6 6HZ, telephone 01792 636000, or you can check the local authority website.
Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension.
Local Building Survey Swansea
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in The Mumbles, Three Crosses, Gowerton, Morriston, Skewen, Briton Ferry and Fforest-fach.
We work with specialist RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Swansea. 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 Swansea we'll be able to give you the detailed Swansea 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 Swansea 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 Swansea'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 Swansea. 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 .
