Our sols recommended a homebuyers survey on a 130 year old house, as the
area is fairly well known. Surveyor noted pointing needing done, leaning
chimney etc, and pointed out things which warrants would be required for
(source of another thread...)

Leigh

"Malc" wrote in message
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"Dave" wrote in message
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Sorry if this is not the right group.
We are in the process of buying our first house a 4 bed semi built
1950's
we
have been given the option of three different types of survey, Standard
valuation, Homebuyers report, Full structural survey and I'm not sure
which
type we would be best having as this is all very new to us, can anyone
offer
any advise please?

We had the Homebuyers type of intermediate survey done. To be honest it
was
a waste of time as it didn't highlight things like naff pointing which
allowed damp in. The second house we had a valuation survey and left it at
that. TBH unless you think there might be problems I'd stick with that or
go
for the full monty.

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Malc