As a surveyor accredited by RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors), Roskilly Surveyors are best placed to offer a variety of surveys to property owners and potential property owners in Cornwall.
Our surveys will let you know precisely what you can expect when buying a property and what the potential risks associated with it might be. These reports are reliable and cost effective, potentially saving you a great deal of money when you buy.
Not a Mortgage Valuation
Please remember that your mortgage valuation is only really sufficient to tell a lender if the house you are buying is sufficient security for the sum loaned. This means that it is not letting you know important things like the actual condition of the property and what potential work it may require. This is the kind of thing that it is very important for you to know when buying. So we offer valuation as well as a survey in one of our RICS level 2 packages.
The information that our surveys can provide is useful when buying and also for when you are selling, as it will highlight areas that may be used by buyers to bargain down sale prices. It is also useful of you are considering staying in a property (or renting it long-term) as it will highlight potential costs in the future.
You can see a full description of the RICS surveys in the document linked to the button below.
| SERVICE FEATURES | LEVEL 1 (CONDITON REPORT) |
LEVEL 2 (SURVEY ONLY) |
LEVEL 2 (SURVEY AND VALUATION) |
LEVEL 3 |
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| Examples: | Level 1 Condition Report | Level 2 Survey | Level 2 Survey & Valuation | Level 3 |
| Describes the construction and condition of the property on the date of the inspection. | • | • | • | • |
| Aims to identify any problems that need urgent attention or are serious. | • | • | • | • |
| Aims to tell you about problems that may be dangerous. | • | • | • | • |
| Aims to show up potential issues and defects, before any transaction takes place. | • | • | • | • |
| Aims to help you decide whether you need extra advice before committing to purchase. | • | • | • | • |
| Aims to enable you to budget for any repairs or restoration. | • | • | • | |
| Aims to advise you on the amount of ongoing maintenance required in the future. | • | • | • | |
| Provides a reinstatement cost to help you avoid under or over-insurance. | • | |||
| Provides a market valuation. | • | |||
| Aims to establish how the property is built, what materials are used and how these will perform in the future. | • | |||
| Aims to describe visible defects, plus exposing potential problems posed by hidden defects. | • | |||
| Aims to outline the repair options and give you a repair timeline, whilst explaining the consequences of not acting. |
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| Where practical and agreed, provides an estimate of costs for identified repairs. | • | |||
| Provides specific comments on energy efficiency. | • |
