We are Southdown Surveyors - a local practice of qualified surveyors offering HomeBuyer reports, now known as RICS Level 2 Home Survey, for clients across Polegate and East Sussex. We have been established since 2006, and in that time we have built a trusted reputation for providing high quality reports. Our reports are tailored to suit your requirements and and give you all the information you need to make an informed decision regarding the purchase of your property.
We offer a RICS Level 2 Home Survey which is instructed by you and delivered to you for your personal use. It is suitable for properties of standard construction, reasonable condition and size. RICS design them as an 'economy' report, which considers the overall condition of your property. It identifies any urgent defects observed by the surveyor which may alter its value.
You have the option within your report to include a market valuation and a rebuild cost assessment (for your insurance purposes). If your property is being funded by a mortgage, your lender may opt for a 'valuation'. This will be a basic report which does not address the actual condition of your property. Ultimately, it is carried out for just the lender's benefit. Our Homebuyer report will give you all of the information you need to make an informed decision on whether you would like to re-negotiate the purchase price of the property and/or the acquisition at all which can save you money, time and stress!
RICS Level 2 Home Survey:
This survey provides a detailed information in the form of a survey and a valuation if required. This is suitable for conventional properties in reasonable condition.
RICS Level 3 Home Survey:
This comprehensive report is essential for larger or older properties or if you are planning major works. This provides you with a detailed analysis on your property's condition and advice on maintenance, repairs and defects.
Southdown Surveyors offer professional and impartial advice to all clients. We are highly experienced in this specialised area and are committed to helping clients make the right decision regarding a property purchase. Get in touch to discuss your needs! Give us a call on 01323 739183 or fill in the form at the top of this page.
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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