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Property Survey Services

If you’re considering purchasing a new property we always recommend commissioning your own independent RICS Home Survey, which provides you with a clear understanding of the property’s condition before purchase. To help, we have a network of property surveyors up and down the country to help you make informed decisions.

A Clear Guide to Home Surveys

If you’ve had an offer accepted on a property, you’ll be wondering whether you need a house survey and if so which one. We look at different types of house surveys, home survey costs and which type of home survey is right for your property.

There are effectively four main types of home/property surveys to choose from including RICS-certified surveys. These reports are reliable and cost-effective and carry the full weight of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the industry’s most respected authority on surveying.

Building Survey

RICS Home Survey Level 1

This service is designed for clients (buyers, sellers, and owners) seeking a professional and objective report on the condition of their property at an economic price. As a result, an RICS Home Survey Level 1 is less comprehensive than a Level 2 or 3 but can be completed quickly and without extensive costs.

RICS Home Survey Level 2

This service is for clients who are seeking a professional opinion and detail to help understand the health of their property. It is less comprehensive than a Home Survey Level 3 service but provides more detail than a Level 1 House Survey. The report assesses the general condition of the main interior and exterior elements of a property.

Residential Property

RICS Home Survey Level 3

This service is aimed at home buyers or owners who are seeking a professional survey and opinion based on a detailed assessment of the property. This report consists of a detailed visual inspection of the building, its services and the grounds and is more extensive than a Home Survey Level 2. This level of survey is often used in older builds that may need more management.

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Watsons Bespoke Survey

We also offer our bespoke survey to fulfil your property’s needs. This house survey is tailored to meet your precise needs and presented as a free-text report with photographs. Our bespoke report is useful for older or larger properties, where there are multiple roof slopes and various structures of differing ages.  

Camrea Pole Survey

Camera Pole Survey

The use of a camera pole is a useful alternative to a drone which has implications with regard to use particularly where it needs to be used in heavily built-up areas or near airports. It is becoming more common as a diagnosis and fault-finding tool. It is low-impact, is non-intrusive and is reliably accurate, ideal for a home buyers survey.

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Expert Witness Reports

Watsons surveyors are often appointed as expert witnesses, to provide impartial professional opinion, where a dispute has arisen between two parties. We are typically asked to review documentation, inspect the property and then prepare an independent report to give an impartial professional view on items such as valuations of property and land.

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Land Registry Plans

There is often a need to register a plan with the Land Registry, where for instance a new boundary has been formed or land acquired or sold, to enable accurate records of the transaction and the new boundaries to be recorded. However, deed plans are an essential element of buying and selling land.

Camera Pole Survey

Vendor Survey

A Vendor Survey gives a seller an independent and impartial analysis of their property and greater control of the transaction process and also enables vendors to resolve or correct deficiencies that a purchaser may raise enabling the sale price to be maximised. The use of a Vendor Survey as part of a coordinated and managed disposal will also maximise the sale price.

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