Top tips for a Thorpe Home Buyers Survey
Thorpe is a Surrey Village buffered by fields, lakes and woods to all sides and is the home of Thorpe Park theme park and water sports activity centre. The village centre is a conservation area and has Georgian and Victorian houses built before 1850.
You can find large detached newly built houses in Rosemary Lane in Thorpe Village as well as 1970s semi-detached houses and you can find Victorian semi-detached houses in Thorpe Lea. Road.
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Properties in Thorpe which are built in close proximity to Longside Lake, St Ann's Lake or the River Thames, in streets such as Green Road, 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). | According to the UK Government's Public Health England, Thorpe, including streets such as Green Road and and Mill House Lane, 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 1-3% (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. | Your RICS surveyor inspects drains during a survey of a property in Thorpe, 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 CCS Plumbing, 68 Thorpe Lea Rd, Egham, TW20 8BN. |
Surrey is located in the south east of England and is well known for its high property prices and leafy areas. Guildford is the county town, however Surrey County Council can be found just up the A3 in the neighbouring town Kingston Upon Thames. It was in Dorking in Surrey at the White Horse where Charles Dickens wrote much of his Pickwick Papers and apparently based many of the characters on local peopleThe University of Surrey can be found in Guildford, however Surrey also hosts the Royal Holloway University of London (Egham), University of Law & Kingston University. HG Wells, writer of War of the Worlds, lived at Horsell Common in Woking in Surrey when he wrote the book and this is where, in the book, the Martians first land on Earth.
Listed Building Survey Thorpe
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Thorpe. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Thorpe
Building Survey Thorpe Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Runnymede Borough Council at Runnymede Civic Centre, Station Road, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 2AH, telephone 01932 838383, or you can check the local authority website.
Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension .
Local Building Survey Thorpe
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Egham, Virginia Water, Chertsey, Englefield Green, Staines, Eton and Littleton.
We employ only expert RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Thorpe. 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 Thorpe we'll be able to give you the detailed Thorpe HomeBuyers report that you will need to know and what defects there are with your property.
Home Buyers Survey Thorpe
Recently completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
- Green Road, Egham, Surrey TW20 8QS
- 20 Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0BD
- 1a Hythe Field Avenue, Egham, Surrey, TW20 8DD
- Oaktree House, Oaktree CLose, Virginia Water, Surrey, GU25 4JG
- 66 Thorpe Lea Road, Egham, TW20 8BN
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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 Thorpe.
Home Buyers Survey - What does it cover?
A RICS Home Buyers Survey non-intrusively inspects both the external and internal structure of a property for matters which include these, among others; damp, subsidence, infestations, cracks and damage.
If you are thinking of buying a property in Thorpe, it is vitally important to book a Home Buyers Survey, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report, for your peace of mind.
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.
Click to find out how much does a house survey cost (free, no obligation quote)
If the Home Buyers Survey shows up any such problems, our appointed surveyor will explain to you what you should do to get more in-depth information about the type and scope of the matter and what is required to fix it.
If you are worried about any defects that you think your property in Thorpe has, we strongly recommend you get a Home Buyers Survey as the cost of remedying the problem might grow to many thousands of pounds as time progresses.
You can find a local RICS surveyor by using the search at the bottom RHS of this page.
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Does the survey include photos?
This depends on the surveyor completing the survey in Thorpe as some do not include photos. HomeBuyer Reports will rarely come with photos.
The surveyor may take photos and store them for his own personal records.
The surveyor may take photos and store them for his own personal records.
You should always ask at the outset if the surveyor includes photos.
Examples provided that include photos may not be reflective the the work undertaken by your specific surveyor.
Examples provided that include photos may not be reflective the the work undertaken by your specific surveyor.
HomeBuyer Report in Thorpe
A HomeBuyers Report is general visual inspection for flats, new properties or bungalows of standard construction.
Most leasehold flats in Thorpe should have a HomeBuyers Report, however the only exception are converted properties which may need a Building Survey.
Most leasehold flats in Thorpe should have a HomeBuyers Report, however the only exception are converted properties which may need a Building Survey.
Building Survey in Thorpe
Most freehold houses in Thorpe that are over 50 years old, that have been refurbished/developed or are unusual in style should get a Building Survey.
A Building Survey used to be called the Full Structural Survey and is the most comprehensive visual inspection a surveyor can provide.
Choosing a HomeBuyers Report when you should have a Building survey can be costly if key defects don't get reported in the detail you require.
A Building Survey used to be called the Full Structural Survey and is the most comprehensive visual inspection a surveyor can provide.
Choosing a HomeBuyers Report when you should have a Building survey can be costly if key defects don't get reported in the detail you require.
If you are unsure which survey to choose you can call our surveyors and they'll help you choose - Call 01344 567 887.
Choose which survey based on its type, style and age then get a competitively priced Home Buyers Survey Thorpe quote.
