The new HomeBuyer Report from RICS
The new RICS HomeBuyer Report goes live on 1st July 2009.
The HomeBuyer Report (HBR) is an up-to-date version of the previous Home Buyers Survey and Valuation. It is being phased in, and will be available from RICS surveyors after 31st March 2010. After this date, the new HomeBuyer Report will be the standard RICS format.
The new 2009 HomeBuyer Report will differ from the current Home Buyer Survey and Valuation in the follow ways:
• A clearer layout, so your will be able to find the details you need more efficiently
• A HBR includes a new section dedicated to the energy performance of a property, bringing the report up to date with homebuying reform.
• Condition ratings of the property are improved and clarified.
• The HBR has a more professional, modern design
• The HBR can only be carried out by a highly skilled member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.