The new RICS HomeBuyer Report (HBR) replaces the Homebuyer Survey and Valuation (HSV) and follows a redesigned format which includes a helpful ‘traffic light’ system of categorising the urgency of repairs.

Now typically a 28 page report but including a lot of explanation about the Survey, it is a useful tool for the Purchase to understand what they are buying, and what they have to consider in putting the property into full repair, as well as providing a sound negotiating tool.

At Cowley Chartered Surveyors, we have always believed in giving our clients the best possible value for money. The HBR is priced very competitively yet we always endeavour to provide our Clients with much more information, which is based upon vast practical experience.

We will happily email and post a copy of the finished report to you and email it to your Solicitor.

Once the report is completed (usually within 3 days, subject to access), the Chartered Surveyor carrying out the inspection will be happy to discuss any aspects of the report with you in cases where you may be unsure about something.

If there are any points you specifically wish us to comment upon which may or may not be automatically covered by the Survey, then please let us know when instructing and we will endeavour to provide you with the answers.

Why not e-mail us for a competitive fee quotation?

Tell us a bit about the property –where it is, what it is and any specific things that you would like to see covered in the report, and we will come back to you very quickly with a Quotation.

On occasions we are asked if our Clients can accompany us on the Survey. We prefer to be allowed to carry out the Survey unaccompanied as it can upset the concentration, but where the Vendor is agreeable and if required, our Client can arrive when the Survey is finished, and we can then ‘walk you round’ the property and point out items of concern. We do levy a small additional charge based upon time spent, but it sometimes helps to put the report into context. If you may require this facility, we will happily quote you for this as part of the fee quotation for the HBR.