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Do I need a building survey?
Simo1234
Posts: 1 Newbie
Hello,
We're buying a converted house. It was converted from one large house to 2 houses in 2014. It had full planning permission.
So my question is do I need to spend money on a home buyers survey or not?
Thanks in advance for any replies!
We're buying a converted house. It was converted from one large house to 2 houses in 2014. It had full planning permission.
So my question is do I need to spend money on a home buyers survey or not?
Thanks in advance for any replies!
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Most people would say it would be a very sensible move indeed and a silly risk to not get one to save a few hundred quid which is nothing compared to the risk of something being wrong enough to affect the value.0
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NEED? No, nobody will force you to have one. It only helps you.
Saying that, I agree with lisyloo - it's a small amount of money for information about the largest expense any of us are likely to have.0 -
If you're getting a mortgage, then your lender will insist on a valuation at the minimum.
Anything above that is your decision. Only you know how well you can judge the condition of the building, and the quality of the recent work, yourself.
Given how much work has been done recently, I'd be going one extreme or the other - either a full structural or nothing. Who did the work? What documentation is available?0
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