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Does a building survey check the roof?
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martinsurrey wrote: »I am a firm believer in either no survey if you are competent and know what to look for, or a full survey, a homebuyer report is a waste of time (IMO).
Absolute rubbish. A full survey is unnecessary for 99% of houses out there. A homebuyer's report is more than adequate and surprisingly detailed - the surveyor generally spends two hours checking just about anything in the house.0 -
Absolute rubbish. A full survey is unnecessary for 99% of houses out there. A homebuyer's report is more than adequate and surprisingly detailed - the surveyor generally spends two hours checking just about anything in the house.
Tancred - you have a lot to learn.... I have, for example ALWAYS recouped more than the cost of the full survey on EVERY SINGLE HOUSE I HAVE HAD ONE DONE ON..... I haven't had them on all houses (because I spend more than 15 minutes doing my viewings :rotfl: ), and where I don't have one, I don't have a survey.
Homebuyers is for wusses who couldn't spot a load-bearing wall with a sledge hammer...0 -
Absolute rubbish. A full survey is unnecessary for 99% of houses out there. A homebuyer's report is more than adequate and surprisingly detailed - the surveyor generally spends two hours checking just about anything in the house.
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Like a fly on shit whenever a survey is mentioned, Tancred appears.
Just because the surveyor rightly picked up issues with your drab terrace house in Reading, you've decided no-one should have one done. What a crank you are!0 -
I see on another thread he's able to quote £200 for a gutter defect he hasn't even seen, when a surveyor seems to have suggested (and homeowner accepted) £1000. This is why, of course, he only needs to view a house for 10 minutes to know he should buy it...
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Like a fly on shit whenever a survey is mentioned, Tancred appears.
Just because the surveyor rightly picked up issues with your drab terrace house in Reading, you've decided no-one should have one done. What a crank you are!
A surveyor will pick up issues on any house - only a fool like you would believe otherwise. Would you pay £300 and be happy to receive a blank sheet of paper saying that everything is hunky dory and ticketiboo? Me thinks not. It's for the buyer to read between the lines and cut through the BS to see real issues as opposed to the standard waffle.0 -
I see on another thread he's able to quote £200 for a gutter defect he hasn't even seen, when a surveyor seems to have suggested (and homeowner accepted) £1000. This is why, of course, he only needs to view a house for 10 minutes to know he should buy it...
£200 is standard to repair a leaking gutter. What are you ranting and raving about?0 -
No - it's for people who are not surveyors, nor for those who pompously claim to have their skills despite not being qualified.
It's for people who only spend ten minutes looking at a property not really knowing what they are looking for, who then pay £££ to some other bod who only spends an hour looking at the property, not really knowing what they are looking for either! :rotfl:
Spend only a little more attention to properties - you can save yourself thousands that way. MSE :money:0 -
Remember, the vendor might have the loft full to bursting. I think they're informed prior to full structural survey to make sure it's clear and accessible, but you might want to double check that! Not worth risking the surveyor getting round there only to find he can't see the roof structure, etc.
Jx2024 wins: *must start comping again!*0 -
£200 is standard to repair a leaking gutter. What are you ranting and raving about?
Idiocy! There is no "standard" charge for repairing a gutter. Difficulty of access, material used for guttering (wood, cast iron), extent of damage, repair or replace, subsequent damage to fascia, penetration of damp into brick/render.....0
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