Contact us
Redditch Office:
Round Hill
Stock Green
Redditch
Worcestershire
B96 6TB
Tel: 01386 792508
Fax: 01386 792080
Birmingham Office:
1 Redditch Road
The Green
Kings Norton
Birmingham
B38 8RN
Tel: 0121 458 6801
Fax: 01386 792080
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Regulated by RICS.
Homebuyer Surveys
A Homebuyer Survey is a report and valuation produced in a standard format laid out by The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). It focuses on essentials: defects and problems that are urgent or significant and thus have an effect on the value of the property, although it also includes much other valuable information. All of the main structural features/disrepair are reported upon, including structural movement, worn out principal materials, damp, etc.
It is suitable for those houses, flats or bungalows that are of conventional type and construction and are apparently in a reasonable condition. In general houses built before about 1880 are not suitable for a Homebuyer Survey and a Building Survey should be used instead. Included is both a market valuation and the rebuilding cost for insurance purposes. The services (electricity, central heating, drainage etc.) are visually inspected but not tested.
We provide the Client with two copies of the report.
View the Terms of Engagement for Homebuyer Surveys.
Fees
Fees obviously vary considerably depending on the type, size, age and construction of the property. They are, however, designed to be competitive. The figures quoted below are intended for guide purposes only but should be approximately right for the house types mentioned. Please contact us to chat through details of the property and your requirements and we can then give you a firm figure.
Average three bedroomed semi-detached or detached house built in the last 30 years and of conventional construction: £290.00 inc. VAT.
Average three bedroomed semi-detached or detached house built between 30 and 60 years ago and of conventional construction: £300.00 inc. VAT.
Typical three bedroomed inter-war semi-detached or detached house: £315.00 inc. VAT.
Two storey three bedroomed Victorian mid-terraced house: £300.00 inc. VAT.
Typical three storey larger type Victorian terraced house: £340.00 inc. VAT.
Please contact us to discuss your requirements, we will then be able to give a firm quote.