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Our Building Surveyors use their local knowledge of Wapping 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 Wapping.
Top tips for a Wapping Home Buyers Survey
Wapping has seen much regeneration; in the 1980s, developers restored warehouses and converted them into riverside lofts (Wapping Riverside in Wapping High Street is one of the most recently-built examples of these) and many estates consisting of low-rise blocks were built along what was originally dockland waterways.
There are plenty of modern flats in the area and social housing estates, however whole houses are rare. Properties are more value-for-money moving eastwards towards Limehouse.
The Eluna Apartments block in the area offers shared ownership resales and Quatro in Wapping Lane offers shared ownership flats to new buyers.
There are plenty of modern flats in the area and social housing estates, however whole houses are rare. Properties are more value-for-money moving eastwards towards Limehouse.
The Eluna Apartments block in the area offers shared ownership resales and Quatro in Wapping Lane offers shared ownership flats to new buyers.
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Most properties in Wapping, such as in the High Street, are subject to flood warnings and alerts from time to time because of the proximity to the Thames to the south as well as the Ornamental Canal running through the area. 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, a large area of Wapping, including streets such as Vinegar Street and Stevedore Street, 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. | Properties in some areas of Wapping are built in designated smoke control areas. A recent local authority search done for a dwelling in Maynards Quay noted that the property was in such a smoke control area. Under the terms of Section 20 of the Clean Air Act 1993, smoke emissions from all buildings are prohibited unless an exemption has been made by the Secretary of State under Section 21 of the Act. |
Listed Building Survey Wapping
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Wapping. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Wapping
We have completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
- Teesdale Street, Cambridge Heath, London E2 6PU
- Flat 11, Pavan Court, 114-116 Sceptre Rd, London E2 0JS
- 4 Blisworth House, Whiston Road, E2 8SG
- 240 Brick Lane, London E2 7EB
- 13a Church Crescent, London E9 7DH
Building Survey Wapping Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council at Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Cres, London E14 2BG, telephone 0207 364 5000, or you can check the local authority website.
Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension.
Local Building Survey Wapping
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Whitechapel, Shadwell, St Katharine Docks, Limehouse, Aldgate, Clapton and Stepney.
We work with specialist RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Wapping. 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 Wapping we'll be able to give you the detailed Wapping 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 Wapping 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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FREE Online Conveyancing Process for Buyers
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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 Wapping'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 Wapping. 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 0207 112 5388 to find out if your property suits a RICS Building Survey, or read our article Which Home Buyers Survey suits your property .
