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Jay1b
Jay1b Posts: 316 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
Hi

I'm buying a 35 year old property by Wards. The house is well looked after and good tidy.

The mortgage i'm applying for has a free valuation and doesnt need a survey.
Is it worth me having one done? How do i go about arranging this?

Thanks.
A bargain is only a bargain if you would have brought it anyway!

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  • cattie
    cattie Posts: 8,844 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    If you want a homebuyers survey, then mention it to your lender as the surveyor they use to do the valuation will carry out the survey report for you.

    You don't need a full survey on this age property. But you may want to go with your gut instinct & just have the free valuation survey done as the property has very little age to it. This would be my choice.
    The bigger the bargain, the better I feel.

    I should mention that there's only one of me, don't confuse me with others of the same name.
  • distilled
    distilled Posts: 176 Forumite
    Personally, on a house of that age, I'd have a homebuyer's report done. Full structural shouldn't be necessary. Best of luck
  • B52
    B52 Posts: 57 Forumite
    FYI, the lender requested basic valuation which would cost us £250, we asked for Homebuyers Survey so we paid £450 instead.
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