Home Buyer Surveys in Cheshire
Choosing the right survey for your property
Our Home Buyer Survey is equivalent to the RICS Home Survey Level 2. Choose this survey if you are buying or selling a conventional house, flat or bungalow, built from common building materials and in reasonable condition.
This survey is ideal for buyers in Middlewich and surrounding Cheshire towns, helping you make informed decisions with confidence.
Our Home Buyer Survey includes:
- clear ‘traffic light’ ratings of the condition of different elements of the building, services, garage and outbuildings
- a list of problems that the surveyor thinks may affect the value of the property
- a summary of the risks to the condition of the building
- issues that need to be investigated to prevent serious damage or dangerous conditions
- other matters including guarantees, planning and building control issues for your legal advisers
- information on location, local environment and the recorded energy efficiency (where available)
Home Buyer Report with Valuation
Choose this report if you would like all the benefits of the Home Buyer Survey along with a valuation based on market value carried out by a RICS registered valuer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I even need a Home Buyer Survey?
In England and Wales, it’s not a legal requirement to get a survey of a property before you buy it. However, it is highly recommended. A Home Buyer Survey carried out by a RICS surveyor will tell you the actual condition of the property. That’s vital information that can be invaluable during price negotiations, and will also help you avoid expensive surprises after you’ve moved in.
I’ve had a Mortgage Valuation so why spend money on a Home Buyer Survey?
It’s important to remember that your mortgage lender’s valuation report is not a survey. It merely tells your lender whether the property is reasonable security for your loan. Many people do not realise that a mortgage valuation of a property does not go into detail about the condition of a property but rather it is an assessment of the value of the property for lending purposes. Increasingly mortgage valuations are carried out by ‘desktop’ or AVMs so a surveyor may not have even visited the property.
Why use a RICS Regulated Firm to carry out your Survey?
For your peace of mind and protection, choose a professional regulated by RICS to carry out an RICS Home Survey – look for the designations AssocRICS, MRICS or FRICS. These professionals will give you clear, impartial and expert advice, and have strict rules of conduct and standards to protect you, as well as holding appropriate professional indemnity insurance.
Our RICS surveyor is based in Middlewich, with excellent knowledge of the local property market across Cheshire towns such as Northwich, Sandbach, Winsford and Knutsford.
