Survey next week on our property

SkintMonkey

Our buyers and the mortgage company are sending around a chap next week to do the survey. Just wondering, what exactly do the like at/for when a survey is done? And do we need to tidy up!

silvercar

is it a valuation of a full survey?

In theory, they will only be looking at the building etc. In practice it can only help if the place looks tidy and clean. Play safe and tidy, clean, fresh flowers, roast coffee and flutter eyelashes. Talk to the surveyor about what an interesting job/ how hard he must work....

Can't do any harm, may do some good.

machofairy

Maybe its just our surveyor, but in our report (we are the buyer), she reported a few areas where she had no access to and therefore cannot form an accurate remark. Eg. Cant see the fusebox as too much clutter around it. Cant see some corners as there is furniture around it. Cant inspect pipes as unable to lift carpets and floorboards.

So, if you are really unethical (not what I recommend!), you could make the problem areas really inaccessible and they will remain undetected!

Tiger_greeneyes

I agree machofairy - it's not part of the surveyors remit to move stuff around.

One thing that really peeves any surveyor is the vendor following them around. It hampers them, costs them time and they could miss something really important.

Offer the surveyor a coffee and then make yourself scarce - tell them to 'give you a call' if they need you - and try to forget they're there! They will come and find you as they'll probably have some questions for you. That way you'll be the ideal vendor, and a coffee will make the surveyors day. If anything will earn you brownie points, that will - but it won't change the outcome of the survey, I'm afraid!