Pre-purchase checks you can do yourself: #4: How to check for high levels of ammonia and other pollution risks in the local area you’re buying in
How to check your pollution risk Getting an RICS Chartered Surveyor to carry out a survey before you buy is essential if you don’t want to risk getting lumbered with lots of nasty hidden problems. In addition, your conveyancing solicitor should...
Pre-purchase checks you can do yourself: #3: How to check for radioactive radon gas in the local area you’re buying in
How to check your radon risk Getting an RICS Chartered Surveyor to carry out a survey before you buy is essential if you don’t want to risk getting lumbered with lots of nasty hidden problems. But opinions vary about the risks posed by radon. ...
Pre-purchase checks you can do yourself: #2: How to check the flood risk for the property you’re buying
How to check your flood risk Getting an RICS Chartered Surveyor to carry out a survey before you buy is essential if you don’t want to risk getting lumbered with lots of nasty hidden problems. Surveyors should flag up any obvious flood risks that...
Pre-purchase checks you can do yourself: #1: How to check crime rates in your local area
Check local crime rates Getting an RICS Chartered Surveyor to carry out a survey before you buy is essential if you don’t want to risk getting lumbered with lots of nasty hidden problems. Surveyors act as your eyes and ears on site and can save you...
Selling privately without an estate agent – potential risks # 2: DIY home viewing security
DIY home sales – potential risks #2: Security Showing potential buyers around your home needn’t be particularly demanding. Anyone who has sold property before via an estate agent will likely already know this because...Save money by cutting out the banks
By arranging your home survey directly online - rather than via a mortgage lender - you can save the large chunk of the survey fee that the banks normally keep. They may still want to instruct a valuer to carry out their mortgage valuation, but don’t let them try to sell you an expensive Homebuyer or Building Survey from one of the large, target-driven, corporate firms on their 'panel'.
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