To Survey or not to survey??????

stator

laura_louise wrote: »

I am buying a 15 year old house and had a homebuyers report done. I feel like it was a lot of money for what you get, but i don't regret doing it, i have peace of mind as well as having a checklist of (minor) issues for me to work through when i move in. In my case, the only things flagged up were loft insulation being too thin, a loose tile on the roof, a misted pane of double glazing, and inadequate roof ventilation (add air brick to fix). Being a FTB this really helped as i'm not clued up on these things! But definitely very pricey... i wonder how much they earn in a year?! Seems like a nice job!

Agree, my HBR flagged up a lot of issues I hadn't noticed. Several problems with windows and doors, plus a few cracks that needed further investigation. If you're not trained to spot these things you might not notice. The list of things they might spot is endless. The things I know to look for is about 10 long :rotfl:

phoebe1989seb

Hoploz wrote: »

I have bought various properties over the years. The two occasions I've had surveys done they have told me nothing I couldn't see for myself and didn't know alreaady, and all the !!!-covering language they use just scares the uninitiated into thinking there's loads of scary stuff that COULD happen - but probably won't.

Same here. We haven't had surveys on our last three houses - all period buildings, the *newest* of which was built in 1853.....but have taken a builder friend with us to give his opinion/in the most recent instance trusted our own (now reasonably experienced) judgement.

As an inexperienced FTB I would probably want the reassurance having a Homebuyer's Report done would give though (with the caveat of expecting there to be a few errors ).........

silvercar

Anyone think it is worth surveying a 2 year old purpose built flat - with 8 yrs NHBC remaining?

stator

silvercar wrote: »

Anyone think it is worth surveying a 2 year old purpose built flat - with 8 yrs NHBC remaining?

Probably, NHBC doesn't cover everything.

Bill23h

Buying your first home is by far one of the most stressful time of ones life

Wait until you have to buy and sell at the same time!!

Mocha61

Vok wrote: »

Hi all,

Am in the process of a buying my first house and am using Mortgage Advisor. MA suggested I don't do a survey on the property because its just 20yrs old.

Please what are your thoughts on this?

Thank u

Would advise you to get a Homebuyers Report, better to be safe than sorry. You might think property is ok but could have underlying faults, although might not be a problem but at least you can budget for getting it fixed.