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Home Buyer Report Basingstoke
Thinking about purchasing property in beautiful Basingstoke? Before you make this important investment decision, it’s essential that you have all of the information. If your chosen property doesn’t have a damp proofing or timber guarantee, this could leave you exposed to additional risk. Put your mind at ease and make sure you know exactly what you are buying with a home buyer report from a Property Care Association (PCA) qualified damp and timber surveyor.
What is a home buyer report?
There are different types of home buyers’ reports available, and it’s really down to the buyer and their lender to determine which ones are required. The bare minimum required by lenders is a standard Level 2 Home Buyer Survey, which was previously known as the HomeBuyers Survey. This gives some insight into the condition of the property and can highlight potential issues like subsidence, but it only covers so much.
Not all issues will be immediately obvious, and this kind of home buyer report might miss issues relating to damp and timber, since the surveyors carrying them out aren’t experts in this field. Our home buyer report goes deeper and looks at specific factors related to damp and timber damage. This can help you to make an informed choice about the property you are planning to purchase. If the report uncovers damage that will need to be fixed, you can use this information to negotiate on the price.
Issues uncovered by a home buyers report
Mortgage providers will request a home survey to ensure the valuation matches what you are offering to pay for the property. This helps to limit the risk to the lender, but it often doesn’t provide sufficient protection to the buyer. Uncovering all issues related to a property is essential to ensure that you aren’t stuck paying the bill for repairs after the purchase is finalised.
Issues with damp or damage to timber might not be immediately structural, but it will be inconvenient for the new homeowner to have to put things right. Save yourself the stress of not knowing with a survey carried out by our Property Care Association (PCA) qualified damp and timber surveyors. This report goes beyond what mortgage providers are looking for and provides a more comprehensive look at the condition of the property and potential risk factors.
What’s included with a home buyer report?
We go beyond what is included in a standard home buyer survey to give you the most comprehensive understanding of the condition of your prospective purchase. A structural survey will rarely lift floorboards or look under carpet, which means hidden issues could be lurking and waiting to be discovered after you have moved in. At this point, it will be too late and the issue will be yours to deal with. Our report looks at all potential risk factors facing your property, many of which will be unique to properties in Basingstoke.
If you want to feel confident in your decision, we recommend commissioning your own damp proofing and timber guarantee. We can help you to stay one step ahead of potential issues and negotiate the best possible price for a property, armed with all of the information you need to make an informed choice. If you’re looking for advice during the property purchase process, Tapco Homedry can help.
Why trust us with your home buyer report in Basingstoke?
We know the Basingstoke area inside out, because we’ve been helping homeowners to address damp and timber problems in their homes for over 50 years. Our surveyors are qualified to the exacting standards of the Property Care Association (PCA) and we are also a certified ISO 9001:2015 quality management company. Tapco Homedry are also members of the BWA (Basement Waterproofing Association) and maintain a consistent Excellent rating on Trustpilot.
