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Finding a good cheap surveyor
derb
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Is there any alternative to word of mouth or consulting http://www.ricsfirms.com/vw/search/location.aspx to find a good but reasonable surveyor to check out properties? Any tips on handling them?
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I asked my EA. Didn't like the first one he recommende so went back and asked for another name. Seemed to be friendly on the phone, doing the survey on Monday - reserving judgement til then.
The other person to ask is the mortgage valuer. They should be happy to quote for doing a survey at the same time.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
My suspicion/fear is that estate agents may have cosy arrangements with certain surveyors who pay them a commission to recommend them or (worse) turn a blind eye to faults in houses from those agents to ensure sales go through!0
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I'm not worried if a surveyor pays a commission - I'm only interested in the price I pay.
Surveyors have their professional reputation and liability to consider. Turning a blind eye to major faults is going to be risky. I actually want a surveyor who identifies problems and costs solutions rather than one who puts so many caveats in the report its not worth the paper its written on.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
What concerns me is that a poor surveyor may get recommended by an estate agent who received a commission to do so. If you look around the site you will see numerous examples of surveyors who do shoddy work and there seems to be little recourse afterwards.0
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