Go along with surveyor?

steveott

Im having a survey done on the house I am buying on monday.

I have seen the advice to accompany the surveyor if possible.

I can do this but would mean taking a significant time out of my day when i have other important stuff to deal with.

So did you accompany the surveyor? Is it strongly recommended?

Thanks for your views.

geoffky

Never heard of going along with surveyor..

cattie

I've never heard going along with the surveyor either. He knows his job & it's what you are paying him for, so why would you need to accompany him? I'm inclined to think most surveyors would think you quite odd to want to go along and watch while they carry out their job.

sirmosh

I would only consider it if I didn't trust them and I probably wouldn't hire a surveyor if I didn't trust them.

[Deleted User]

My surveyor phoned me before they went to the property and asked if there were any things specifically he should look out for. Afterwards, he gave me a quick rundown before he wrote the report. He was also available afterwards for questions on the phone...

Would i have gone with? No point really. Let them get on with their job

bluebird

geoffky wrote: »

Never heard of going along with surveyor..

Me neither, the surveyor will do this without the need of you to accompany him.

lottiegirl

we were given the opportunity of meeting with the surveyor at the house once he had done his survey, we found it very useful as he directly pointed at things that urgently needed attention and explained what was required . At that time there was just over a week until we would have received the full written report. We were trying to push things along,as our buyers were getting twitchy and we had already had pulled out of a different house , as that survey( different surveyor) showed too many problems. no offer to meet up on that survey.

Meeting with the surveyor was a standard offer for the second surveyor.

For us it the meeting worked for quick timings then we could crack on, however it didn't quite work, as buyers were so twitchy we did the sale and then we had 6 days between moving from our place prior to moving into this house 2 days ago. But its lovely, especially as our furniture arrived this morning.

steveott

Oh i see, thats good. I have no idea I was just taking advice from the house-buying section on this website :

'Accompany the suveyor

It’s also worth accompanying the surveyor. They are likely to say far more verbally than they’d write in a report.'

phoebe1989seb

I think a few years back when we were buying our first house (second property as we'd previously owned a flat but we were still quite inexerienced when it came to these things), my dad accompanied the surveyor when he did a 'structural survey'. However, he knew the guy quite well as his office was close to my business and my dad was also rather a stickler back in those days, lol! It's the only incidence I've come across where a prospective purchaser (or their dad!) has accompaned the surveyor though

kmmr

Contrary to the other posters here I try to go with surveyors if possible. It's never been an issue, and I think they do tend to say more than they write down.

Yorkie1

I asked mine whether I could accompany him and he wasn't at all keen.

He was, however, happy to talk on the phone before and after the survey.