Building Surveys - Full Building Surveys
The team of chartered building surveyors and/or other qualified/accredited experts specialise in delivering full building surveys tailor-made for you and your individual full structural survey requirements.
Chartered Building Surveyor Services
The Chartered Building Surveyor service offers a meticulous and highly-detailed approach when carrying out full building surveys. Customers should always be presented with complete full structural survey information on a property or project to make the most informed decisions.
Full building surveys are essential for larger or older properties or if you are planning major works, but we recommend a level 3 building survey for any property being purchased to make sure everything is covered.
Building Survey Services
There different types of building surveying reports, which include:
Condition Report (Level 1)
A Condition Report is the most basic of the three building surveyor services. It's designed for home buyers or homeowners who are seeking a professional and objective report on the condition of a property. They are often used for party walls, as they offer the basic outline of defects (only for part of the building).
Homebuyer's Report (Level 2)
A medium-standard report on a property’s condition. This is a house report compiled after a physical inspection of a property by one of the qualified/accredited building surveyor service team members, which provides property buyers with more in-depth information on the condition of the property compared to a Level 1 building survey report.
Full Building Survey (Level 3)
The most comprehensive report on the defects and remedies applicable to the property you are looking to buy. The full building survey covers all visible and accessible parts of a building including roofs, walls, floors, windows and doors. As part of building survey services, your expert surveyor will also look at any chimneys, cellars, garages and outbuildings. Architectural surveyors have a legal responsibility to discover and inform you of any major problems with any property surveyed.
Full Building Survey Service Features
When one of the chartered surveyor services or accredited/qualified specialist team members develops a full structural survey, they will look at many features of the building including:
- Construction and condition
- Building Pathology (damp, movement, etc.)
- Urgent and/or dangerous issues
- Options and solutions
- Budgeting repairs and restoration, upon request
- Maintenance
- Materials usage and performance
- Hidden and visible defects
- Timescales
- Consequences of failing to act
- Areas of further investigation
- Sourcing extra advice
Additional Full Building Survey References
Other references in the report developed by a qualified/accredited surveyor as part of the full structural survey include:
Easy to Understand Building Surveys
Chartered structural surveyors or other accredited/qualified specialists want your full building survey service reports and Party Wall agreements explained in simple terms. The building survey services team will provide you with several clear options beneficial for a homebuyer interested in the condition of a property.
Chartered structural surveyors and accredited specialists, who have practical knowledge from previous hands-on contracting, can provide you with a realistic cost estimate for works needed, which can help you negotiate the purchase price!
Professional Standards
Our panel of experts are regulated by the following regulatory bodies including but not limited to: the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), The Property Ombudsman (TPO), Society of Operations Engineers (SOE), Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE), Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors (FPWS), the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
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If you are interested in residential or commercial building inspection services, speak to Prince Surveyors for a full structural survey quote or some FREE initial advice.