Residential Property Surveyor Canterbury

Buying a home is perhaps the single biggest investment anyone will make in their lifetime yet research indicates that only 20% of all buyers have a survey and that over a quarter of all house buyers who did not have a survey faced unexpected repair bills. Don’t be caught out!

Our defects survey will include, but is not limited to...

A property survey is intended to be a detailed inspection of a property’s condition. We will inspect the property and tell you if there are structural problems like unstable walls or subsidence. We will also highlight if there are any major repairs or alterations needed, such as fixing the roof or chimney chute. We will also provide expert commentary on the property, from the type of wall to the type of glazing.

A property survey is optional. But they can help you avoid expensive and unwanted surprises, like an unexpected rewiring job, as well as giving you peace of mind by telling you that those hairline cracks don’t mean the house is falling down. Given the hundreds of thousands of pounds it costs to buy a property, a few hundred pounds on a survey to have the reassurance of an independent, expert surveyor looking over it feels like a good investment.

With the information from the survey you might reconsider whether to buy the property or use the unbiased information you have attained to renegotiate the price. If you find for example it needs £15,000 of roof repairs, it is reasonable to ask for £15,000 off the price. Alternatively, you might ask the seller to fix the problems before you buy.