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Reliable surveyer in worscestrshire
pistunbroke
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Can anybody recommend a good surveyer in + around worcestershire i have purchased a property but req a full survey before purchase thanks.
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You can find a RICS Surveyor here (various firms seem to offer either the Home Buyer's Report, the full structural building survey or both):
http://www.rics.org/findasurveyorYou were only killing time and it'll kill you right back0 -
Albeit not Worcestershire but Gloucestershire, I am sure that Abels Surveyors 01453 887300 will be able to help.Don't lie, thieve, cheat or steal. The Government do not like the competition.
The Lord Giveth and the Government Taketh Away.
I'm sorry, I don't apologise. That's just the way I am. Homer (Simpson)0 -
Don't buy a RICS Homebuyer survey. Let the mortgage company do their valuation survey and then privately get a full structural survey (now known as a building survey):
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/53541303#Comment_535413030 -
Adrian Powell of Victor Powell Estate Agents in Bromsgrove, Worcs is very reliable and he has been used by the whole family when they have bought property. You don't have to buy a house from them to use his services.0
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TBH you shouldn't have a survey done by a surveyor who works for the selling agent. That's a a potential conflict of interest IMHO.Adrian Powell of Victor Powell Estate Agents in Bromsgrove, Worcs is very reliable and he has been used by the whole family when they have bought property. You don't have to buy a house from them to use his services.I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.0 -
kingstreet wrote: »TBH you shouldn't have a survey done by a surveyor who works for the selling agent. That's a a potential conflict of interest IMHO.
He is an independant surveyor (the firm is the family firm) he did the survey on the house that my parents are buying which is being bought from a totally different EA so therefore no conflict of interest. There was no way that we were going to use the EA's own surveyor instead preferring Adrian Powell as he has done surveys for us in the past. He is very thorough and will even venture into the loft (some tend not to).0 -
I wanted to clarify to future readers that;-
no-one should use the selling agent to carry out a survey on the property they are buying via that agent.You don't have to buy a house from them to use his services
Which is where a potential conflict of interest could exist.
If you'd said "use his services when buying via a different agent" I wouldn't have posted. The way you phrased what you did could be interpreted that it's normal to have a survey done by the selling agent, but this surveyor will do reports on properties they aren't selling.
Hence the bold of the sentence I was addressing. I understood the earlier part of your post.
I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.0
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