We are Southdown Surveyors, a local and independent firm of Building Consultants based in East Sussex. We provide a range of building surveys for all sorts of clients across the local area. We tailor our service to suit your requirements - always providing the information you need to make a well-informed decision regarding a potential property purchase.
We are specialists in RICS Level 3 Home Surveys which are suitable if you are considering purchasing or renovating a property which is altered, large, old, run-down and are planning major works. This survey will provide further information regarding the building's structure and materials.
An RICS Level 3 Home Survey includes a detailed inspection and a thorough report on a huge range of aspects on your property. You will receive a full explanation of visible defects and potential issues which are caused by hidden flaws. There will also be advice for your legal advisers and information regarding serious risks in the report. Not only this, we include an outline of repair options and the consequences if nothing is done about these faults.
We can add the following additions to your survey if required (an additional charge may be applicable dependent on the property):
We are a friendly and experienced team and once we complete the survey - we are still available for you to contact if you have any questions regarding the survey. It is our priority to leave you feeling informed regarding the purchase of the property in question. If the building survey identifies some costly repairs, we can inform you about correct negotiations with the vendor so that you get the best deal possible. If required, we can provide specific defect reports or snagging surveys for newly build or converted dwellings. Our surveyors can also provide asbestos surveys (including sample testing), commercial and domestic energy performance certificates, party wall advice, drainage surveys and fire risk assessments.
Please get in touch and we will be happy to guide you regarding which survey suits your needs. Either use the contact form at the top of this page or give us a call on 01323 739183.
My wife and I used Southdown Surveyors during a recent potential house purchase. We had agreed a price on an older, character property and felt it best to fully assess the area and the property. We are both mightily pleased we engaged Southdown’s help as they flagged up some very serious, unseen defects in the property. As inexperienced first time buyers we would have been left having bought a seriously defective property with largely no sell on value and a huge bill simply to make habitable.
Southdown Surveyors were extremely professional, diligent and very helpful. They provide a thoroughly detailed breakdown of the property they survey, from little things like nearby trees that might invalidate house insurance to highly detailed information on the structure and wellbeing of the property.
I think in some cases there might be a tendency on the house buyer’s end to avoid engaging a full survey but with what we have experienced I would strongly advise anyone looking to buy a property to engage a thorough, proper survey. The outlay in doing so is relatively minimal and when you are making such a large financial, and life investment, having professionals on your side, and ones who will help you as Southdown Surveyors did for us, is absolutely invaluable.
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