Level 3 Survey - Help with responses from Vendor

user1977

sheramber said:

poseidon1 said:

An interesting thread on the current system that puts the onus on the  prospective buyer ( at their own cost)  to establish the condition of the home with inconclusive outcomes.

Contrast this with the Scottish system where seller supplies the report  (at their cost ) for all prospective buyers.

Per thread below English parliament opening consultation to finally introduce the same system here (took them long enough!).

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81680897#Comment_81680897

For our OP, such seller supplied report might not leave him/her any wiser, but at least they have not had to outlay the intial cost. That said, for buyers  generally interested in a number of properties,  such reports maybe helpful in weeding out the total non starters. 

A Homr Information Report report was introduced in England in 2004 Housing Act but not fully operating until 2009.
It was suspended was suspended in 2012

https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/RP10-69/RP10-69.pdf

They didn’t include a survey.

poseidon1

user1977 said:

sheramber said:

poseidon1 said:

An interesting thread on the current system that puts the onus on the  prospective buyer ( at their own cost)  to establish the condition of the home with inconclusive outcomes.

Contrast this with the Scottish system where seller supplies the report  (at their cost ) for all prospective buyers.

Per thread below English parliament opening consultation to finally introduce the same system here (took them long enough!).

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81680897#Comment_81680897

For our OP, such seller supplied report might not leave him/her any wiser, but at least they have not had to outlay the intial cost. That said, for buyers  generally interested in a number of properties,  such reports maybe helpful in weeding out the total non starters. 

A Homr Information Report report was introduced in England in 2004 Housing Act but not fully operating until 2009.
It was suspended was suspended in 2012

https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/RP10-69/RP10-69.pdf

They didn’t include a survey.

Precisely, typical half measures.

Hopefully with Scotland as a blueprint, the English  Parliament can hopefully make a better fist of things this time around, although ultimate success will be down to the calibre of the professionals involved in implementation at the sharp end.

stuart45

Originally it contained a survey (Home Condition Report), but the government changed to rules to make it voluntary rather than compulsory as was intended in the beginning. The main problem was they claimed that there wasn't enough Home Inspectors trained.