During the course of your purchase, we will undertake searches on your behalf and we recommend you arrange a survey to be carried out by a suitably qualified professional.
Searches
If you are buying your property with the assistance of a mortgage, your lender will require a full set of appropriate searches to be carried out by us on your behalf. If you are buying the property with cash, searches are discretionary but we would always recommend you instruct us to carry them out. It is important that you discover as much information about the property before you commit, so that you can make an informed decision about whether to proceed.
We will undertake those searches which are necessary, depending on the location of your property. This will always include a local authority search, a drainage and water search and an environmental search.
Some additional searches may be necessary, for example, if you are purchasing a property which lies within a former mining area, a ground stability report should be undertaken.
Surveys
Our role is to ensure the legal title to your property is good, marketable and acceptable to you and your mortgage lender. We are not qualified to advise you on surveying matters so we would strongly recommend you instruct a suitably qualified surveyor to inspect the property.
There are different types of survey available to you, and you should discuss with your surveyor which type meets your requirements.
If you require any further information please feel free to contact us.
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