HomeBuyer Report in Birmingham may aid price negotiation

A HomeBuyer Report in Birmingham has described repairs that are typical of a property over fifty years old.

The £106,000 purchase price was deemed to be reasonable by the RICS Chartered Surveyor but repairs to the floors, brought by the onset of time, need to be calculated. The need for a few minor repairs was also identified by the HomeBuyer Report in Birmingham.

The property is an end terrace house, featuring two bedrooms, a living room, kitchen and bathroom across two floors in Great Barr, a suburb of Birmingham. Its close proximity to the centre of the city ensures that extensive facilities and amenities are nearby.

Repairs suggested by HomeBuyer Report in Birmingham

Minor repairs

• The gutters and pipes need to be cleaned out
• The Inner Walls need to be replastered as cracks are showing
• The door to the cupboard under the stairs needs to be replaced

Serious repairs

The focus of the Homebuyer Report in Birmingham was on age related issues affecting the building’s floors. 

The suspended timber floors on both the ground and first floor were rattling ‘excessively’.  It was postulated that this was either the result of the floors not being supported properly or a timber defect such as wood rot or wood boring insects.

In cases such as these, a HomeBuyer Report will instruct the client to seek specialist advice from a relevantly qualified Surveyor. This second professional will be able to make an accurate assessment of the costs that will have to be incurred to remedy the problem.

Safety Hazards

The electrical system was not covered by a current inspection and testing certificate. 

The heating system – a gas combination boiler and water filled steel radiators – had not been checked. The HomeBuyer Report in Birmingham warned that heating appliances should not be used until checks have taken place.

This Home Buyers Survey could be described as typical on a property built in the 1940’s. With time buildings deteriorate and it is therefore important that when considering buying a home, a HomeBuyer Report is obtained. 

Defects persisting through the ceiling, walls, or as in this case, floor, need to be identified so that future costs towards maintaining the property can be estimated. The results of this HomeBuyer Report in Birmingham, as in many others, enable the home buyer to negotiate the price of a property with the backing of quality surveyance.