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Survey needed on 25 year old house

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
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    Mr_da wrote: »
    The home buyers survey with tsb was £650 compared to the £300 valuation with them. I went for the home buyers £650 which when spending £150,000 plus I wanted for peace of mind. And it showed up a few problems which meant I had a couple of thousand knocked off the price. So for me it was well worth while spending £350 more

    Our mortgage with First Direct was fee-free, cheapest rates we could find AND included the home buyers survey... you just can't use a broker to get it.

    We were actually able to talk to the surveyor and ask them to check a few specific things out. One big thing is that a lot of surveys won't include a view of inside the loft unless there is really easy access to it.
  • hazyjo
    hazyjo Posts: 15,475 Forumite
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    LuckyG wrote: »
    How long does a surveyor's report usually take to come back?
    My last one took 3 weeks or so altogether. Lots of lies and false promises that it was posted/would be emailed, blah blah... My lender eventually spoke to him on his mobile (who admitted it hadn't been typed up yet) and it was there within a few days.


    Jx
    2024 wins: *must start comping again!*
  • Cakeguts
    Cakeguts Posts: 7,627 Forumite
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    We had a structural engineer's report on a 15 year old house. We wanted to know if the structure was still all right and that nothing had moved.
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