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Structural Survey costs? quoted £500 + VAT
riverboat2001
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Stuck at work with no phone access, but trying to do as much reseach as possible!
Had an offer accepted today, house needs quite a bit of tlc including full gas central heating and rewiring etc.
I did manage to get one quote for a full structural survey and it was £500 +vat.
It has a living room/kitchen/bathroom downstairs and three bedrooms upstairs, with lots of parking and very large garden.
Does this seems reasonable?
Are there likely to be any hidden extras?
Had an offer accepted today, house needs quite a bit of tlc including full gas central heating and rewiring etc.
I did manage to get one quote for a full structural survey and it was £500 +vat.
It has a living room/kitchen/bathroom downstairs and three bedrooms upstairs, with lots of parking and very large garden.
Does this seems reasonable?
Are there likely to be any hidden extras?
Was a 40 a day smoker for 20 years.
Decided to give up, and haven't had a fag for 12 years.
Halfway through losing six stone.
Looking forward to early retirement.
Decided to give up, and haven't had a fag for 12 years.
Halfway through losing six stone.
Looking forward to early retirement.
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Sounds cheap for a full survey. Whether that should be read as "cheap" being a bargain, i.e. snap their hands off, or that "cheap" might mean a shoddy company/report, I can't say...Act in haste, repent at leisure.
dunstonh wrote:Its a serious financial transaction and one of the biggest things you will ever buy. So, stop treating it like buying an ipod.0 -
I paid £550+VAT for mine. Most are quite desperate for work and are quoting very competitively.
I got a good survey pointing out several issues I came back the seller on and got fixed. I got more off the house than the survey cost, so it was a worthwhile investment. (that was a full structural I had...)Tim0 -
Forgot to say it was an empty semi detached.
Also in Hertfordshire, about 15 min drive away from surveyors place.Was a 40 a day smoker for 20 years.
Decided to give up, and haven't had a fag for 12 years.
Halfway through losing six stone.
Looking forward to early retirement.0 -
This does seem pretty cheap, it depends what you get for your money. A basic home buyers survey can cost a fair bit, if that picks anything up then you're usually advised to take full structual. I'm no full expert mind as I'm in hte process of buying my first property!0
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