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
Email:
Regulated by RICS.
RICS HomeBuyer Reports
An RICS HomeBuyer Report 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.
The current version also includes Condition Ratings:
| Condition rating | Definition |
|---|---|
 | Defects which are serious and/or need to be repaired, replaced or investigated urgently. |
 | Defects that need repairing or replacing but are not considered to be either serious or urgent. The property must be maintained in the normal way. |
 | No repair is currently needed. The property must be maintained in the normal way. |
| NI | Not inspected. |
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.
View the Terms of Engagement for RICS HomeBuyer Reports.
View 'Choosing Between Surveys'.
Fees
Our fees can vary depending on the type, size, age and construction of the property. They are, however, designed to be competitive.
However, the following fees are correct for typical brick and tile/slate houses dated from 1880 onwards:
| Purchase price (up to) (£) | Fee (including VAT at 20%) (£) |
|---|---|
| 150,000.00 | 240.00 |
| 200,000.00 | 264.00 |
| 250,000.00 | 300.00 |
| 350,000.00 | 336.00 |
| 400,000.00 | 378.00 |
| 500,000.00 | 408.00 |
If in doubt please contact us to chat through details of the property and your requirements and we can then give you a firm figure.