CLIENT REVIEWS

The HomeBuyer Survey includes:   

• An thorough inspection of the property.  

• A detailed report based on the inspection.   

The surveyor who provides the HomeBuyer Survey aims to give you professional advice to help you to:   

• Make an informed decision on whether to go ahead with buying the property. 

• Take account of any repairs or replacements the property needs; and  

• Consider what further advice you should take before committing to purchase the property.

The survey highlights defects and issues that present a risk to the building or grounds, or a safety risk to people. 

The surveyor aims to give you professional advice on risks that are easily fixable, of a more general nature, or may have existed for some time and which cannot reasonably be changed. 

The surveyor gives you general advice and details of questions you should ask your legal advisers.

A simple color-coded system is used to easily identify areas of concern.

The surveyor gives condition ratings to the main parts (the ‘elements’) of the building, garage, services and grounds. 

(RED) Condition Rating 3 – defects that are serious and/or need to be repaired, replaced or investigated urgently. 

(AMBER) Condition Rating 2 – defects that need repairing or replacing but are not considered to be either serious or urgent.

(GREEN) Condition Rating 1 – no repair is currently needed. The property must be maintained in the normal way.