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New 'Single Survey' for house sellers in Scotland
muir_steve
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Hello,
I'm sure you are all aware of the new Single Survey scheme for sellers of homes marketed after 1 December 2008 in Scotland. The aim of the survey is to prevent mutiple surveys being carried out on the same property by potential buyers as well as provide a fairly comprehensive energy report on the property. The scheme is likely to cost sellers between £500 and £800 and each report only lasts 3 months, after which time another report will have to be paid for if the property is not sold. I believe mortgage lenders have been refusing to accept a survey paid for by the seller and as such buyers have to cough up for a traditional survey anyway. The introduction of this scheme will do little to improve the state of an already struggling housing market.
I any of you feel strongly that the scheme should be withdrawn, or at least postponed please sign an e-petition on the website of Number 10 Downing Street. The following link will take you directly to the petition.
Please also send copies of this link to any family and friends who may be against the introduction of such a scheme.
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/SingSurvAbolish/
Thank you all
I'm sure you are all aware of the new Single Survey scheme for sellers of homes marketed after 1 December 2008 in Scotland. The aim of the survey is to prevent mutiple surveys being carried out on the same property by potential buyers as well as provide a fairly comprehensive energy report on the property. The scheme is likely to cost sellers between £500 and £800 and each report only lasts 3 months, after which time another report will have to be paid for if the property is not sold. I believe mortgage lenders have been refusing to accept a survey paid for by the seller and as such buyers have to cough up for a traditional survey anyway. The introduction of this scheme will do little to improve the state of an already struggling housing market.
I any of you feel strongly that the scheme should be withdrawn, or at least postponed please sign an e-petition on the website of Number 10 Downing Street. The following link will take you directly to the petition.
Please also send copies of this link to any family and friends who may be against the introduction of such a scheme.
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/SingSurvAbolish/
Thank you all
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