Building Survey

A comprehensive inspection suitable for all properties but especially for:

  • Older properties
  • Buildings constructed in an unusual way
  • Properties you are planning to renovate or alter
  • Properties that already have extensive alterations
This detailed examination of all accessible parts of the property can be tailor-made to suit your individual needs and concerns. A building survey includes details of:
  • Major and minor faults
  • The implications of any possible faults and the possible
  • cost of repairs
  • Results of any testing of walls for dampness
  • Comments on damage to timbers including woodworm or rot
  • Comments on the existence and condition of damp-proofing, insulation and drainage (although drains are not tested)
  • Extensive technical information on the construction of the property and details about material used
  • Information on the location
  • Recommendations for any further special inspections
Remember: A building survey does not include a valuation, although your surveyor can provide a separate valuation report if you need it.

In other words a health check for your prospective home. Have a survey and carefully consider the results before entering into a contract. It could save you money. Surveyors should report on all parts of a property that they can easily get to. But they don’t have to inspect areas that are difficult to access. For instance they won’t:
  • Lift carpets
  • Shift furniture
  • Test wiring and water supply (although they may commen on their condition).
But they will use a ladder to inspect roofs up to 3m in height.
Jackie Oliver & Co. Property Surveyors - Mallorca, Spain