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PROPERTY EXPERT I SE
THROUGHOUT EAST KENT
A house purchase is the largest single investment
most of us make in our life time and to consider such
a purchase without the benefit of professional advice
from an independent company such as Greenstone
Chartered Surveyors would seem, to say the least,
imprudent.
Yet that is exactly what the majority of home buyers
tend to do. Most house purchasers still rely on the
Valuation Report prepared by their mortgage lender,
although that report is primarily for the lenders own
purposes and is based purely on financial grounds
and not on any structural basis.
A detailed survey such as the Homebuyer Survey
and Valuation or the more in-depth Building Survey
should be considered as a bare minimum irrespective
of the age or condition of the property.
These surveys are aimed at identifying defects
which require repair in order to prevent further
deterioration and possible associated damage.
The survey will also draw attention to defects which
can have a significant affect on the value and can
form the basis for further negotiation on the purchase
price. Often, the cost of the survey is only a fraction
of the savings made through renegotiation.
C H A R T E R E D
S U R V E Y O R S
Green
Stone