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Our panel of chartered surveyors is based in Canterbury and has a wide array of accreditations from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), and the Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA).
Many of the property surveyors have decades of combined experience and offer a range of services, but the crux of what they do is inspecting properties for potential problems. Their local presence means they understand the unique issues properties in Canterbury may have. Their level of understanding means they’re well-equipped to handle even the most distinguished properties in need of an inspection.
Why leave it to chance when you can pay a relatively small sum to have an in-depth building survey done that will let you know the property’s true condition and value?
That’s what our clients have thought and they’ve reaped the rewards. Each year, we save all of our clients an average £1.5 million by picking up on defects they would have otherwise missed.
We help you find the right services regarding property consultation which everyone needs when buying, selling, and leasing of property.
Who exactly is a Chartered Surveyor?
A Chartered Surveyor is an expert in a field that requires an enormous amount of training. The role of a Chartered Surveyor is to go to a variety of property types and furnish detailed reports on conditions that could affect the buying, selling, or renting of the property in question. For that, they have various kinds of report to issue. Surveyors can be chartered under different regulatory bodies.
The RICS Homebuyer report is a basic form of inspection that issues standard prompts regarding visible defects. If anything serious is found, the matter is escalated to further investigation by a specialist.
A mix of stakeholders and professionals, such as private homeowners, architects, and engineers, work with our panel of surveyors when they undertake a property. Surveyors play a significant role in keeping the investments safeguarded, allowing them the confidence and peace of mind to look forward to their future property.
What does a Chartered Surveyors’ work entail?
The profession of a Chartered Surveyor is one with many different hats to wear across diverse fields associated with land, property, and construction.
In structural engineering, for instance, Chartered Surveyors play a direct role in the oversight of engineering works that ensure “the appearance, stability, and integrity of buildings.” They typically do this by examining various types of structures and checking for current compliance with applicable building regulations, which they also help ensure are followed to pre-emptively identify any relevant problem areas.
A detailed report is generated by a Chartered Surveyor after they have visited a particular property. This report serves a direct purpose for the client or investor: it helps them make decisions about purchasing or leasing a given building. Was the right price set? If not, then what should you have paid? If you are currently negotiating a lease (e.g. extending), do you need more help with these negotiations?
The surveyors on our panel have several specialist areas, mostly concerning buildings and their condition, value, and the disputes that arise between neighbours largely due to how exactly property boundaries are defined. The surveyors handle all this with expertise.
If you have a property that needs insuring, as another example, they will inspect it and tell the insurers its condition and value.
Is it necessary for your surveyor to be Chartered?
In a word, no. It certainly suggests that the individual is competent, though. Your surveyor’s more vital attributes are experience—years of it—and professional indemnity insurance.
The term “surveyor” is not synonymous with “chartered surveyor.” The latter designation requires the individual to have both relevant qualifications and the experience to pass the APC—Assessment of Professional Competence—for RICS. There are also other chartered accreditation bodies, such as CIOB, that confer this accreditation.
When it comes to the protection of client interests, nothing less than standards and guidelines will do in the realm of chartered surveying. All of the chartered surveyors from the Chartered Institute of Building, Residential Property Surveyors Association and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Canterbury observe such standards and guidelines.
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The group of surveyors and construction experts from Canterbury RICS can provide you with a tailor-made building survey that meets your specific demands. If you’re in the process of buying or selling a home, the panel of specialists from Canterbury can assist you in various ways. Our range of property services we organise covers everything from traditional building surveys to more contemporary structural matters—cases that your average surveyor might not even delve into.
The latest Building Surveying Technology
What is now the most sophisticated and thorough of all condition surveys is the Full Building Survey. It provides an in-depth level of detail and using equipment that would be hard to match. The Full Building Survey is unique and includes photographs, using advanced equipment which will assess the following:
- Structural Condition of the Building
- Roof Structure
- External Walls
- Doors
- Windows
- Timber Rot
- Dampness
- Movement
- Insulation
- Condensation
- Services (drainage, gas, electricity, water, heating, etc.)
How long does it take to carry out a Building Survey?
Ordinarily 2-4 hours. This depends on several factors, prominent among them the type of property, its dimensions, and the intricate nature of any problems under consideration. For routine surveys, the “rule of thumb” is that it takes about an hour for each storey of the building. For more surveys, when there are many more things to look at, the surveyor can easily take a long day to get it done.
Do you need a drone survey conducted in Canterbury?
It is helpful to have roof inspections on residential and commercial properties, especially in a city like Canterbury that features diverse roofing types, such as pitched and flat roofs.
Thanks to modern advancements in technology, such as drone surveys and pole cameras, property owners can see their roof areas in a whole new light. Aerial images allow us to better understand the “big picture” of a roof’s condition and to focus on particular problem areas that need attention. Drones allow us to collect this type of information safely and affordably, without necessitating the dangerous work that comes with climbing up on top of a building or installing scaffolding. Your Canterbury drone roof inspection service is performed by experienced professionals.
Reaping the Rewards from the Drone Survey Report
No false insurance claims made here, as the roof survey report is a straightforward and honest appraisal of the damage to the roof and a good estimate of what it will take to repair it despite the insurance company trying to wriggle its way out of compensating you.
The roof survey serves as an excellent roadmap to planned property improvements. The report gives an indication of what planned alterations should cost. Of course, this also means that the necessary work should be done in a timely manner.
