Choosing Between SurveysThe Chart below is designed to help you choose between the different types of survey offered by Chartered Surveyors.  It is a guide only, so don't forget to phone Woodward Chartered Surveyors for advice and a quotation.
Woodward Chartered Surveyors Harrow covering Middlesex, North West London, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors | | Lender Valuation
| House Purchase Survey & Flat Purchase Survey | Building Survey
| Structural Investigation
| Type of Property
| All - a valuation is needed by most mortgage lenders (the property may not even be visited)
| Conventional properties in reasonable condition
| Suitable for all properties but particularly for: - Listed buildings
- Older properties
- Unusually constructed buildings
- Renovated buildings or one you are planning to alter/renovate
| Suitable for all property types
| Type of service
| Limited assessment just for the lender | A mid price, mid range service using a standard form to focus on only urgent or major problems
| A detailed and comprehensive report that can be tailored to suit your needs
| A brief report focusing on a specific building failure
| Reason for service
| To work out the property's value and is not intended to identify defects unless they severely affect value. The property may not even be visited | To help you make an informed judgement on whether to buy the property To work out if the property is a reasonable price To be clear on the decision and actions taken before contracts are exchanged | To provide a report detailing the condition and construction of the property To highlight faults and advise on the repairs needed To help answer your questions on intentions to alter, renovate or extend a property | To investigate the causes of a particular suspected failing in the building (for example cracking or dampness) To advise of further investigation if appropriate (for instance a more invasive investigation) To recommend a course of action where necessary | Other feature of service
| None | Focuses on urgent and major problems
| Details the property's construction, materials and used and major and minor faults. | None | Valuation included
| Yes | Yes | No, but it's easily arranged as an optional extra
| No | | Report format | Lenders use their own standard forms where a valuation inspection is carried out
| Surveyors format based upon the 2009 Homebuyer Report but with extras such as colour photographs to show defects, diagrams and glossary of terms
| Detailed report in surveyor's own format. Woodward Chartered Surveyors include colour photographs, exploded diagrames and a glossary of terms. | Report in surveyors own format. Woodward Chartered Surveyors include, where relevant to the inspection, colour photographs, exploded diagrames and a glossary of terms |
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