Home Condition Survey in detail
The Home Condition Survey (HCS) in Detail
Putting you in the know
The Home Condition Survey has been developed exclusively for homebuyers, and offers comprehensive benefits that other surveys just dont offer - and does it much quicker than in the usual timeframe, and at a fraction of the usual cost of a full structural survey.
Delivered by specially trained and fully accredited residential property surveyors, your HCS gives you a plain English, jargon-free report on the condition of the property using a simple 1,2,3 rating guide so you will understand any risks or unforeseen expenditure that could crop up when you are settled in.
Your HCS tells you about any aspects of the property that need urgent attention or which present serious faults, and it tells you about ongoing maintenance that you might have to plan for.
Advice you can rely on
I am a member of SAVA, the organisation which trains and audits the work of surveyors. SAVA members specialise in providing information for buyers and sellers of residential property.
Your Home Condition Survey will:
- Identify any major problems with the home you are buying
- Highlight any hidden areas of possible concern that need further investigation
- Give you a simple 1,2,3 condition rating of all key elements of the property
- Deliver a comprehensive and jargon-free report
- Help you plan for future expenditure
- Be carried out by accredited and comprehensively insured surveyors
Your Home Condition Survey will tell you about:
- Building condition and defects
- Any structural movement
- Damp, rot and woodworm
- Heating and electrical services
- Alterations
- Drains
- Environmental issues
- The reinstatement cost you need for building insurance
The more information you have, the more informed decision you can make
Your Home Condition Survey tells you all you need to know in a comprehensive, and easily understood way.
Each part of the structure of the main building is given a Condition Rating
- Condition Rating 1 - No repair is currently needed. Normal maintenance must be carried out.
- Condition Rating 2 - Repairs or replacements are needed but the surveyor does not consider these to be serious or urgent.
- Condition Rating 3 - These are defects which are either serious and/or require urgent repair or replacement or the surveyor feels that further investigation is required. You may wish to obtain quotes for additional work where a condition rating 3 is given, prior to exchange of contract.
How much will a Home Condition Survey Cost me
A Home Condition Survey will cost :
- 1 Bed - £240.00
- 2 Bed - £280.00
- 3 Bed - £320.00
- 4 Bed - £380.00
- 5 Bed - £460.00
- 6 Bed - £550.00
Please contact me to arrange a survey.
The Home Condition Survey will be produced in a PDF format, which can be sent to your email address. A hard paper copy will be sent in the post.
The Home Condition Report will also include a Floor Plan.
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