The Home Survey Report (Level 2)

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In our bespoke Home Survey Report report, we include everything you’ll find in a standard RICS HomeBuyer Report (also known as a Level 2 Report without Valuation), but we also provide clear annotated photographs - to make it really clear to you what condition the property is in - and additional advice, including environmental issues.

• We aim to identify any problems with the property
• Anything that needs to be investigated further by a specialist
• Anything dangerous to you or your family
• Any potential issues or defects before your transaction takes place.

According to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), people spend an average of £5,750 on repairs after buying a new home. 

• Let us find the defects for you, and it may give you the opportunity to negotiate who pays to have them rectified.

• The inspection is non-invasive. The surveyor inspects the inside and outside of the main building and all permanent outbuildings, but does not force or open up the fabric. This means that the surveyor does not take up carpets, floor coverings or floorboards, move furniture, remove the contents of cupboards, roof spaces, etc., remove secured panels and/or hatches or undo electrical fittings. 
• If necessary, the surveyor carries out parts of the inspection when standing at ground level from public property next door where accessible. The surveyor may use equipment such as a damp-meter, binoculars and torch, and may use a ladder for flat roofs and for hatches no more than 3 metres above level ground (outside) or floor surfaces (inside) if it is safe to do so. 
• The surveyor may also use a drone camera as part of an additional pre agreed paid service.
• Roof space Inspections – We will endeavour to inspect roof spaces where it is safe and practical to do so. We always try and go the extra mile. However, the surveyor reserves the right to make a judgement decision on site about the roof space and not inspect it, if it is not possible to gain access, or where full access is not possible due to safety or other factors.

• Services are generally hidden within the construction of the property. This means that only the visible parts of the available services can be inspected, and the surveyor does not carry out specialist tests. 
• The visual inspection cannot assess the efficiency or safety of electrical, gas or other utilities; plumbing, heating or drainage installations (or whether they meet current regulations); or the inside condition of any chimney, boiler or other flue. The surveyor will offer recommendations as to further inspection.

• The surveyor inspects the condition of boundary walls, fences, permanent outbuildings and areas in common (shared) use. 
• To inspect these areas, the surveyor walks around the grounds and any neighbouring public property where access can be obtained. 
• Buildings with swimming pools and sports facilities are also treated as permanent outbuildings, but the surveyor does not report on the leisure facilities, such as the pool itself and its equipment, landscaping and other facilities (for example, tennis courts and temporary outbuildings).