My
wife and I used Southdown Surveyors during a recent potential house
purchase. We had agreed a price on an older, character property and felt
it best to fully
assess the area and the property. We are both mightily pleased we
engaged Southdown’s help as they flagged up some very serious, unseen
defects in the property. As inexperienced first time buyers we would
have been left having bought a seriously defective
property with largely no sell on value and a huge bill simply to make
habitable.
Southdown Surveyors were extremely professional, diligent and very
helpful. They provide a thoroughly detailed breakdown of the property
they survey, from little things like nearby trees that might invalidate
house insurance to highly detailed information on
the structure and wellbeing of the property.
I think in some cases there might be a tendency on the house buyer’s end
to avoid engaging a full survey but with what we have experienced I
would strongly advise anyone looking to buy a property to engage a
thorough, proper survey. The outlay in doing so is
relatively minimal and when you are making such a large financial, and
life investment, having professionals on your side, and ones who will
help you as Southdown Surveyors did for us, is absolutely invaluable.