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Building survey
Huggy_Bear
Posts: 196 Forumite
Very quick question, I have decided to get a building suryvey not full structural, but home buyers. Is £580 reasonable for this?
property is older style 3 beds
Thanks
property is older style 3 beds
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where are you ? we paid £360 in Luton for a end of terrace 3 bedNever, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.0
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I'm paying 480 for a full building survey, 3 bed terrace, west mids.
Yours sounds expensive, but depends on area0 -
We're paying £390 incl VAT for a Homebuyers on a large 5-bed detached. We're in Essex though - if you're in London it might be reasonable.
Have you confused the surveyor by mentioning Buildings Survey? "Full structural" as a title doesn't exist any more. The options are:- "valuation",
- "Homebuyers Report" or "Condition Report" (a condition report is simply a Homebuyers without the valuation figure or rebuild cost - slightly cheaper option if you want a Homebuyers and your lender is separately doing the valuation part)
- "Buildings Survey"
Maybe they thought you meant the top one, which replaced 'full structural'?0 -
We paid £490 on a 3 bed terrace in Manchester 1900 house x0
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We've been given quotes ranging from £675 - £1150 (+VAT) for a two bedroom flat. However, we are in London zone 1/2 border.0
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When you say buildings survey, do you mean a Homebuyers report? If not & it actually is a full building survey, then it sounds a great bargain. I paid close to £900 for a full building survey on the last house I bought about 4.5yrs ago now.
The homebuyer's report on the flat I recently moved into was around the £350 mark.The bigger the bargain, the better I feel.
I should mention that there's only one of me, don't confuse me with others of the same name.0 -
I think full structural survey in London cost £800 - mortgage company chipped in £500 of that.0
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It would be helpful if the OP could clarify;-
location
purchase price
separate survey, or part of mortgage lender valuation inspection.
Then we'd have a bit more to go on...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: »It would be helpful if the OP could clarify;-
location
purchase price
separate survey, or part of mortgage lender valuation inspection.
Then we'd have a bit more to go on...
location is south west England (not London)
price £250k
its for a building survey, which I have taken to mean a structural survey.
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Hopefully, other denizens of cider country will be able to share their experiences with you now.
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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