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survey and valuation

Hi does anyone know if the survey performed on behalf of your mortgage company gives an accurate valuation of the property?

Our survey's 6 months is nearly up and we haven't moved yet. Will the new survey show if the property has depreciated?

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  • koexelek
    koexelek Posts: 7,847 Forumite
    Yes, definitely.

    The surveyors main objective is to protect the position of the lender, so they will always be cautious when putting a value on the property
    I am a Mortgage adviser
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
  • Would it make a difference that we have a big deposit so the lender is giving us less than 50%.

    ie even if the property depreciated but not so their loan would be affected would this come up in the valuation?
  • feisty1
    feisty1 Posts: 1,487 Forumite
    The 'loan to value' ratio (LTV) is between the size of the loan you are seeking and the mortgage lender's current valuation of the property.
  • Sorry yes I realise that!
    I didn't phrase my question v well. I guess I am just confirming that a survey would value the house full stop regardless of what we were planning on borrowing.
  • feisty1
    feisty1 Posts: 1,487 Forumite
    exactly........................
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