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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.
A building survey can often find problems that may reveal a lot about the value of a property. But how do you decide if you want to change your initial offer after receiving yours, and how do you negotiate?
Buying a house, Help and Advice, Surveying Advice
When purchasing a new build home, you may hear both the term snagging list and punch list used by the developers. Know the difference to help avoid confusion.
Surveying Advice
When inspecting your new build home, you can compile a list of ‘snags’ that need fixing before you move in. Here's what you should be looking out for when making your snagging list.
The RICS offers three different levels of survey, each one more specialised or suited for a particular type of home. If you are buying a home, it will be helpful to know what each type of survey includes.
Surveying Advice, Surveying Process
Not all surveyors and estate agents will conduct a valuation in the same way, but there are some basic rules that they’ll follow.
Valuations
It's easy to think you can skip getting a survey but it's one of the most important parts of a property purchase.
Buying a house
You've found a home you love, but now you've got to get it checked out. The best way to do that is with a survey.
Surveying Advice, Surveying Process, Costs and Fees
If you’ve had a property survey done, you may be eager to get the report back. So how long can you expect to wait?
Surveying Process
It’s every home buyer’s worst nightmare. You find the house of your dreams and you’ve put in an offer, but then the survey report reads more like a horror story. It can be disappointing, frustrating and even frightening. But all is not lost! A bad survey can actually be an opportunity to get a better deal.
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