How do you tell if a crack is caused by subsidence?
When booking surveys I always ask my clients to let me know if they have any questions about the house they are buying or if they are worried about anything in particular. Damp is the most common one but next up is worries about subsidence. In this blog post I will...
How to make a complaint about a Home Survey
Most independent Surveyors are good at what they do and the vast majority of the reports they produced really help clients in the home buying process. However, as with all services mistakes can happen and it is possible that you as a client will need to make a...
Is a climate change risk search worth having?
When talking to you about searches your conveyancer may have offered you something called a climate risk search, for example the Groundsure ClimateIndex. These can sound like a good idea but are they really worth paying for? Our climate is changing and that rate of...
Where to start with your Home Buyers Survey or Building Survey Report
So you have did the right thing, you booked me to carry out a survey and the report has just arrived in your email inbox. Now what?
Most of the reports I send out are around 70 to 80 pages long so they can sometimes seems a little intimidating. Don’t worry, reading the report won’t feel like working your way through ‘War and Peace’.