The Rig

iTrader: (13)

buying a house, need a survey done,before i yellow page the companies,thought id ask if anyone has had a good service/not extortionate prices etc from any companies that survey the gloucester area.

cheers....

davegtt

Doesnt the mortgage company usually sort out the surveyor? Or are you a cash buyer? (not that Im being nosey, just Ive never had to arrange my own surveyor)

The Rig

iTrader: (13)

they can do yes, they call it a mortgage valuation.

basic is £355,this tells you the house is there and standing, pointless really, £550 gets u a moderate survey,if it has damp then about £750-£800 gets u a full survey.

if you cut out the middle man (mortgage supplier) u can get it(should) for half these prices.

should be the operative word !!!

cheers

davegtt

Thank **** I dont live down south, never paid more than £120 for a survey that was organised by the mortgage company.

The Rig

iTrader: (13)

wll yes, you are lucky.

got quoted £800 to do a full strutual survey along with all the rest of the checks, about a 30 page report.

think i`ll go for the £550 one as this is a detailed report, home buyers guide,still lists the problems of structual damagge but will only say,front wall collapsing etc,no actual full detail,which is cool, as the full £800 one will give full details,but a structual engineer will be needed to give a 100% diagnosis anyway for more ££££

so the £550 one it is !

bloody surveyors,worse than plumbers with an hourly rate of £500 !!!

LordOfTheRings

Got one for £400 to tell me if its alright to knock down a interior wall as im planning a open room kitchen

The Rig

iTrader: (13)

just had a call back from MPower in glos, £640 incl VAT for the all singing all dancin 30 page one, strutctual/damp check etc etc

tempting now..........

Abdabz

I am about to pay for the full survey I had done on the house I am buying up north and it was 485 plus VAT which is standard up here and hasnt changed much in 5 years...
Hope it goes well

rgv_stu

where you looking to move to mr rig?

The Rig

iTrader: (13)

From tredworth to abbeydale,from a mid terrace 1890`s place to a detached 1970`s place,bt of a jump but put up with alot in tredworth to earn equity to get a (hopefully) better gaff !!

fingers crossed !

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

Daft question, but is your mortgage company okay though with you getting an independant surveyor?

rgv_stu

fair play, were looking at moving sometime soonish, currently 2bed terrace in hardwicke but unsure where to go.