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Understand the surveying process with our extensive range of articles and guides. Whether you need advice on getting a HomeBuyers Report or a Building Survey, our house survey guides can help.
Assuming a new property is defect-free can be (and usually is) a costly mistake. With the right survey report, you can make sure the repair costs don't come out of your pocket.
Surveys, Surveying Advice, Surveying Process
If there are problems with your potential property, a survey will find them. But there’s more to getting a survey than that – here are 5 things you’d be missing out on by forgetting the survey.
Surveys, Surveying Process
When a survey comes back with a surprising list of issues, it may put you off the house purchase completely. We discuss what to do if you find woodworm in your potential property.
Energy Performance Certificates tell you how energy efficient your home is - but what if yours is wrong? What could the impact be, and what can you do about it?
Surveys, EPCs
You get a survey to assess to state of a property - not usually to find ghosts! Here our surveyors share their spooky stories of the properties they wish they hadn't entered...
Surveys
Getting a survey is one of the best things you can do when starting the buying process on a property.
Surveys, Surveying Advice
Our surveying partner Craig Rennolds has written a top ranking book offering top tips from property experts. Here he shares with us what he thinks buyers need to know.
If you're buying a property that has cavity wall insulation, or has had it removed, it's worth considering the long term effects on the property and its value. The results may surprise you.
It's easy to be concerned about damp when you're viewing a prospective property - but can you tell what you're looking for?
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