Residential Building Surveys
Schedules of Condition
Planning and Building Regulation Applications

Residential Building Surveys

Purchasing a property is one of the largest financial commitments that you are ever likely to experience and I can therefore only advocate that one be carried out by a Chartered Building Surveyor, prior to exchanging contracts.

Building Surveys (formerly known as a structural survey) are comprehensive specialist reports focusing on the construction and condition of a building, highlighting defects that may not be visible to the untrained eye. Ultimately, they provide you with information that can be used to make an informed and sensible property purchase, and can also act as a negotiating tool regarding the purchase price.

If you would like a quotation for a building survey, please contact us by telephone on 01932 820374 or via email by completing this form, whereby we will respond to your request within 24 hours.

We will arrange access with the estate agent or vendor to inspect the property and we will write to you to confirm your instructions. Two bound copies of the report will be sent to you normally within 4-5 working days following the inspection.

Schedules of Condition

Schedules of Condition are required when it is necessary to record details of the present condition of the property. This can occur when work is being carried out to an adjoining property which may cause damage, or alternatively, at the commencement of a lease so that any further deterioration during the term can be identified.

The benefit of such a schedule is to fix the condition of a property at a point in time, as a basis for subsequent negotiation, to save money for our clients. The schedules produced following inspection are often supported by photographs.

Residential Building Surveys

Schedules of Condition

Planning and Building Regulation Applications

Planning and Building Regulation Applications

Most construction work, alterations and extensions to buildings will require Planning and Building Regulation approval from the local authority before work can proceed on site. We can prepare applications for new buildings, loft/garage conversions, single/two storey extensions, flat conversions or refurbishment.

Where detailed plans, sections and elevations of a property are required we can take all the necessary measurements and prepare the drawings using our AutoCAD system to accompany the submission of a Planning or/and Building Regulation applications.