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Site Inspection Services have over forty years property experience and have undertaken condition surveys, new-build compliance monitoring, site and projects (Contracts) management since the seventies and we now concentrate our efforts solely, undertaking accurate, reliable and cost effective Homebuyer condition surveys, Building (Structural) surveys and Defects Analysis for prospective homebuyers, property owners, landlords and resident groups and associations throughout the South East.
We became an independent organisation back in 2005 and during the past seven years, have built a very substantial client base receiving an increasing number of referrals along with many positive performance reviews and are readily available to undertake the following:
° Homebuyer Condition Surveys ° Building (Structural) Surveys °
° Defects Analysis ° Schedules of Conditions - Dilapidation Reports °
° New-Build Snagging inspections ° End of Defects Inspections °
Whilst it is generally accepted that you will need an estate agent to help you find the property, to negotiate the sale and to help you navigate your way through the various systems, commissioning an independent building condition inspection of the property is the key recommendation of most 'informed' property experts.
In order to evaluate the overall condition of any building, adequate time has to be spent fully examining all elements of the building’s construction accessing and investigating as much as is practically possible, recording all observed defects, providing the purchaser with with a jargon-free condition report, explaining the causes of defects discovered and lending constructive advise on remedial works that may be required.
When looking closely at today's average property transaction you will find that as a prospective buyer you really don’t have anyone acting on your behalf condition evaluation-wise apart from your solicitor. The estate agent will be acting for the seller not you the buyer and the bank or building society will arrange the mortgage valuation which, and as is already established, is not for your benefit.
Commissioning your own survey is the simple, economical way to help avoid unpleasant and perhaps costly surprises after moving in. In some cases the surveyor will identify that the price you are paying is possibly a little high or does not adequately reflect the repair requirements, giving you the opportunity to either renegotiate the price, or to request that remedial works are undertaken prior to purchase.
There could well be defects or structural problems with the property, and some could be serious but these would not be recorded on any 'valuation' survey.
There is no substitute for obtaining the services of an experienced Building surveyor who will be able to provide you with a complete assessment and understanding of the condition of the property and who will be able to communicate the results of the inspection in a 'technically informative' but jargon-free manner that will be clearly understood by all who the report is intended for.
Defects in houses, flats and buildings generally are due to either poor design, bad workmanship or a culmination of both mixed with the occasional case of maintenance neglect and in order to accurately assess the condition of any building, adequate time has to be afforded to the surveyor to examine all elements within and around the property, to fully document the defects found and to provide the client with informed repair / replacement solutions.
It is very important that you obtain from your surveyor, a list of the elements that are generally examined and this will help you to understand the nature of the survey and to prevent any notices of why something wasn't examined. A copy of Site Inspection Services 'general property survey check list' is readily available illustrating all of the elements examined by us during all of our condition surveys.
“I was impressed by the simple and timely way the survey terms were agreed, and the survey itself undertaken and reported. Not only do I consider it excellent value for money, the evidence set out in the report gives me full confidence in proceeding to buy the property.”
11 Aug 2011 - Charles Raymond Stunell. Gosport.
Click left and provide us with the property details and we'll send you a cost effective, realistic condition / structural survey fee quotation.
The Small Office | 1 Maple Road | Ashtead | Surrey | KT21 2LX.
T: 01372 2769497 M: 07710 200848
E: ian@site-inspection-services.com or i.gibb@btconnect.com
BCIS is the cost information service of the RICS.
