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Scottish Home Report Company Recommendations

ManicMum
ManicMum Posts: 845 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
Hello

Can anyone recommend a good company that does Scottish Home Reports?

Thanks

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  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    A good company is an RICS surveyor that is on the major lenders' surveyor 'panels'.

    Most folks use the surveyor recommended by their agent, as the agents are unlikely to waste time with a surveyor whose reports get rejected by the lenders, post-offer.

    Typicals I would suggest are Shepherd, DM Hall, but the usual suspects may differ in your area.
  • ManicMum
    ManicMum Posts: 845 Forumite
    Thanks Googler. I have found one locally who is very reasonable - about £130 cheaper than estate agents. He is RICS. He says he doesn't usually have problems but can not guarantee it. Should I be wary or is this standard spiel they give you?

    Cheers.
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    You can go with it but you may find that a potential purchaser will come back to you to ask you to contribute to the cost of another report if the surveyor isn't acceptable to their lender.
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