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steve@buildingsurvey.co.uk 

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22 High Street, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1UX

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About Steve Butler Surveyors

SURVEYORS SUTTON COLDFIELD ERDINGTON

Steve Butler is an independent Sutton Coldfield surveyor with over thirty years experience of surveying in the Sutton Coldfield Erdignton and Lichfield area. Our surveyors undertake surveys and valuations of residential property and houses in Sutton Coldfield for all kinds of purposes. We are interested in pre-puchase Level 2 Homebuyers, Level 3 Building Surveys, Help to Buy Valuations and valuations for matrimonial, insolvency and taxation purposes. Our surveyors aim to try and provide a rapid respone but with a high level of service based on our expert knowledge of Sutton Coldfield, impartial advice and to be seen as entirely trustworthy. Our expert surveyors offer professional advice for property buyers across the Sutton Coldfield area and we highly recommend a detailed survey before agreeing on a price.

Sutton Coldfield surveyors homebuyers report on a 1935 semi detached house

 

RICS CHARTERED SURVEYORS IN SUTTON COLDFIELD ERDINGTON

Steve Butler qualified as an RICS Chartered Surveyor in 1992 and has also passed the Government's Home Inspector Examinations and is a qualified commercial energy surveyor and associate member of the Chartered Institution of Legal Executives. Steve Butler Chartered Surveyors Leicester are regulated by the RICS and have to follow their rules of conduct. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is the leading property profession and requires high standards of integrity and responsibility of its members. Steve Butler Chartered Surveyors are entirely independent of any estate agents lenders or mortgage brokers and not not pay introductory fees ensuring our independence. Our valuations and survey reports are subject to audit by the RICS.Property matters can be very worrying. You can invariably telephone one of our Chartered Surveyors between 8.00 am and 6 .00 pm seven days per week. If you have a problem or don't understand something please feel free to call. Clients are also most welcome to meet our surveyors on site.

 

HOUSE AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY SURVEYORS AND VALUERS IN SUTTON COLDFIELD

Our house and residential property surveyors undertake Level 3 building and structural surveys and Level 2 Hombuyers Surveys on all types of houses and residential property in Sutton Coldfield. If you are you buying a property then a pre-purchase Building or Homebuyers Survey may help avoid future expenses. We specialise in surveying and valuing residential property for all kinds of purposes including Help to Buy, housing association shared ownership sales, matrimonial matters, probate and insolvency and bankruptcy.

Sutton Coldfield Surveyors Homebuyers Report on a 1940 Terrace

    

Our Sutton Coldfield Chartered Surveyors found blocked air bricks, unvented chimneys, substandard roof structure, poor insulation and substandard electrics at this property

 

RICS Surveyors for Homebuyer Reports: Click for sample report

A standardized report produced by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to highlight significant problems and matters requirng urgent investigation.

It is designed to flag up major defects and problems that need urgent or significant attention, because such issues will affect the property’s value.

It is the cost effective choice for the majority of property purchasers.

A valuation of the property and estimation of reinstatement cost for insurance purposes is included as standard in both our Building Survey  and Homebuyers Survey reports.

Due to the time taken to measure the property Building Surveys cost considerably more than the Homebuyers Report, however you should bear in mind that they are unlikely to find any serious defects to the property that the Homebuyers Survey and Report will not.

It is considered that the Homebuyers Survey and Report will be suitable for most clients.

All Building Survey and Homebuyers Reports are undertaken by Steve Butler RICS Chartered Surveyor personally ensuring that personalized service to all our clients.

Erdington Surveyors RICS Building Survey Report on a 1925 Detached House

     

Erdington RICS building surveyors report on a 1925 detached house. The chimneys were in poor condition, tiles were slipping, gutters were clogged and broken. The roof face had dished. Additional timbers had been added to strengthen the roof. The property had long standing movement at the head of an opening to a rear bay window. A timber floor had humped slightly.

 

Building Surveyors reports are suitable for all properties, but they are particularly appropriate for:

Listed Buildings

Older Properties that are over 100 years old

Buildings constructed in an unusual way, regardless of age

Buildings that you intend to renovate or change

Buildings that have already been renovated or significantly altered

A Building Survey examines all accessible elements of the property and the surveyor will actively search for any structural problems or defects. The building survey will also asses health a  safety matters and draw attention to matters that your solicitors should investigate.

You can request that certain areas are included to cover particular concerns that you may have about the property. In contrast to the RICS HomeBuyer Report, there is a lack of a standardised format for the Building Survey report, so the surveyor is able modify a Building Survey to your needs.

Please note that a Building Survey does not include a valuation, so if this is something that you require please ask your surveyor separately if it can be included.

Sutton Coldfield Surveyors Homebuyers Survey report on a 1904 terrace house

     

On this Sutton Homebuyers Surveyors report we encountered severe structural movement causing a considerable slope on the landing floor at this property. The movement also showed up in the fracturing and dropping of brickwork above window openings. The original slate roof had been recovered with much heavier concrete tiles but there had been no attempt to upgrade the roof structure making it vulnerable to failue in the event of heavy snow.  Poor gutter arrangements put the property at risk of water penetration as it has solid walls which will make it cold and prone to condensation.

 

RICS Surveyors for RICS Valuations including Help to Buy Valuations

Our RICS surveyors undertake residential property valuations for all tyes of purpose such as matrimonial dipsutes, probate and insolvency. We are fully familiar with the requirments for RICS Help to Buy Valuations

 

INDEPENDENT RICS CHARTERED SURVEYORS FOR LOW COST HOMEBUYERS REPORTS AND BUILDING SURVEYS

SUTTON COLDFIELD - RICS HOMEBUYERS SURVEY FEES

SUTTON COLDFIELD - RICS BUILDING SURVEY FEES

A cautionary tale about cheap surveyors

We recently had to clear up on behalf of a client who had opted for a survey from one of our cheaper surveyor allies.

The surveyor had not bothered to move the remains of a bed in an otherwise empty house to get in to the attic. It took us about 30 seconds.

The roof had a number of snapped rafters as an original slate surface had been replaced with heavier concrete tiles. Expensive!

The surveyors had not opened the drain cover as it was supposed to be corroded in.  Again it took us about 30 seconds.

The drain was of course blocked due to a problem with the channel

 The surveyor offered some advice about dampness. The suggestion was completely unnecessary and put everybody in the house at risk of burning to death as the suggestions severely compromised the fire protection of the property. In this case particular important, as it was three stories plus cellar and likely to be in multiple occupation.

We were able to advise the client against that course of action saving potential prosecution/ closure by the Environmental Health Officer.

By doing only half a job and not stopping to think about the content of the report they were naturally able to be much quicker and cheaper. But not so cheap in the long run!

RICS EXPERT WITNESS BOUNDARY AND DEFECTIVE WORKMANSHIP REPORTS SUTTON COLDFIELD

RICS HOUSE AND PROPERTY VALUATIONS SUTTON COLDFIELD

 

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