The fee for this survey starts at £195 + vat

The homebuyer survey is in a standard format and is designed specifically as an economy service. It therefore differs materially from a Building Condition Survey.

• It focuses on essentials : defects and problems which are urgent or significant and thus have an effect on the value of the property - although it also includes much other valuable information.

• This is an economy package : because of the practical limits on the type of property and on the scope of its coverage, the Homebuyer Service is priced mid-range - more expensive than a Mortgage Valuation, but less than a Building Condition Survey.

We will also give you a professional opinion on the particular features of the property which affect its present value and may affect its future resale.

• The concise report covers the building inside and outside, the services and the site. It focuses on the defects and other problems which in the judgment of the surveyor are urgent or significant, but it also covers:

• the general condition and particular features of the property
  
  
• particular points which should be referred to the client's legal
  advisers
  
  
• other relevant considerations concerning, for example, safety, the location, the environment, or perhaps insurance

Where necessary , the surveyor may also be able to provide extra services which are outside the scope of the standard package - perhaps providing a schedule of minor defects (for later discussion with a contractor), or arranging for the testing of mains services by suitably qualified specialists.

Where the client should take some action before deciding to proceed with the purchase, this is identified clearly in the text of the report and included in the summary of action and other key considerations.