Survey for a 10 year old house

Lucysauntie

Hello. I’m in the process of buying a property that is approximately 10 years old. Any point having a survey? Seems a lot of money in an already costly process!

FlorayG

Yes. Just because it's fairly new doesn't mean there could be nothing wrong with it. If you are getting a mortgage that might be a condition of the loan

ButterCheese

Do it.  We didn't, and wish we had

daveyjp

 An owner can do a lot of damage to a house in 10 years.  Mum and dad's first house was only 3 years old when they bought in the 60s and my dad still reckons the first owner could only use a hammer!

You are also buying knowledge.  If a surveyor is local they may have surveyed many properties on the development and are aware of inherent defects they can make you aware of.
 

Albermarle

A level 2 survey will be sufficient ( cheaper than a level 3) unless it has had significant alterations.

alri08

We had one, a level 2. To me, it was worth it for the peace of mind. It was reassuring to read that all the issues were just normal maintenance, nothing serious.

Bigphil1474

Agree with everyone else, get a level 2 survey, often called a homebuyers survey. It will tell you all you need to know about the property and it's not all bad news, but it will give you an idea of any future maintenance issues that will need looking at, but hopefully no major issues that need fixing now. Presumably it's a few hundred £k purchase, so worth spending £600 ish to me.