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Surveyor or Structural Engineer for Building Survey?
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If you just want reassurance about the leak and underpinning 27 years ago, instruct a SE to look specificaly just at that.marmitemum wrote: »Thank you. The situation is that, re the house that my daughter wants to buy, it has come to light that the house was underpinned 27 years ago, with no paperwork to detail what was done. Anecdotal evidence from a neighbour is that there was leakage from a water supply pipe which caused instability to the front wall, which was totally rebuilt. She was going to get a full Building Survey anyway, as the house is 1920s, but we are now wondering who would be best to do that.
If you want a survey of the entire property, instruct an RICS surveyor, but speak to him first, explain the history, and get confirmation he will comment on it in his report.
He may refer you to a SE, but he may be able to reassure you himself by checking for external evidence eg of ongoing subsidence etc
Frankly any event that was that long ago, if it was badly dealt with, it would be obbvious by now.0
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