• The Home Survey Level 3 Service (formerly called a Building Survey or a Structural Survey) offers the best value for money if you’re dealing with a large, older (pre 1850) or run-down property, a building that is unusual or altered, or if you’re planning major works.

 

• The Level 3 Service costs more than the Home Survey Level 2 Service because it provides a more technically detailed Report and takes longer for the Surveyor to prepare.

 

• A valuation can be included if necessary at a modest additional cost.

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• This level of service is for clients who are seeking a professional opinion based on a detailed assessment of the property.

The service consists of a detailed visual inspection of the building, its services and the grounds and is more extensive than a Level 2 Survey Report. Concealed areas normally opened or used by the occupiers are inspected if it is safe to do so (typical examples include roof spaces, basements and cellars). Although the services are not tested, they are observed in normal operation – in other words, they are switched on or off and/or operated where the occupier has given permission and it is safe to do so.

The Report objectively describes the form of construction and materials used for different parts of the property. It describes the condition and provides an assessment of the relative importance of the defects/problems.

 

Additionally, the Report:

 

• Describes the identifiable risk of potential or hidden defects in areas not inspected.

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• Proposes the most probable cause(s) of the defects based on the inspection. 

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• Outlines the likely scope of any appropriate remedial work and explain the likely consequences of non-repair. 

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• Makes general recommendations in respect of the priority and likely timescale for necessary work.