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Home Condition Survey

The Home Condition survey is a property condition inspection, the equivalent of the existing Home Buyers Survey. Severn Surveyors provide experienced and SAVA accredited Surveyors to carry out condition surveys of residential property in order to inform a home buyer's decision to invest in the new home of their choice.

The Home Condition Report (HCR) and Home Condition Survey (HCS) are:

•  presented in a straight forward way without hiding behind technical terms or confusing jargon.
• use a simple 1/2/3 condition rating of key property elements
  
• provide a comprehensive condition report looking at the issues that will affect your decision to purchase, or the price you might agree to pay.
• identify significant condition problems early in the purchase process

Information for Solicitors:

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Information for Home Buyers:

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Which? and the Council of Mortgage Lenders both strongly recommend that home buyers commission an independent property condition survey before committing to a purchase.

70% of home buyers do not commission any form of independent survey on the property they purchase. Why take the risk on what is likely to be the biggest investment you will make?

Home Information Pack (HIP)

The Government announced the suspension of Home Information Pack (HIPs) with immediate effect from 21 May 2010. Homes marketed for sale on or after 21 May 2010 will no longer require a HIP.

The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) will be retained. Sellers will still be required to commission an EPC, but won't need to have received an EPC before marketing their property. This means that a seller or a person acting on their behalf i.e. an estate agent must have instructed an accredited Energy Assessor to carry out an energy performance assessment. Under the Regulations, the duty to provide an EPC falls on the seller.

Severn Surveyors are energy report specialists, providing EPCs directly to sellers, or their agents, at competitive rates. Severn Surveyors pride themselves in offering a personal, professional and cost effective service. We provide:

• Competitive prices
• Personal attention
• Efficient and professional service
• Fast turnaround to minimise delay
• Impartial advice

Sellers should be aware that an EPC may already exist, if they bought the property since 2007. The EPC relates to the property, and not the owner.

The life of an EPC is 'up to 10 years'.

For more information, contact Severn Surveyors