Stuart Parrett
FRICS , MAE, dipHI/DEA
PROinspect Consultancy
Survey Product Menu
Choices – a brief outline of each Inspection Product . . . . . .
Note – Survey Products can be requested with any extras – the latter would largely be under a separate contract within a separate document.
Note – Don’t forget that we do not charge for an initial chat and product/fee quotation.
| LEVEL 1 | |||
| Market Valuation | |||
| What the house is worth to the general market (its re-sale value and not necessarily its value to you alone). | MV | ||
| Not a survey but obvious disrepair may be noted. | Assumptions are made. IRCA can be included, if requested. | ||
| Insurance Rebuild Cost Assessment | |||
| An estimate of what it may cost to replace the dwelling. Sometimes such an opinion cannot be assessed and a differing type of surveyor may be needed (a QS). | |||
| Not a survey. Not a MV. | Assumptions are made. Suitable for mainstream constructs only. | IRCA | |
| Energy Performance Certificate | |||
| For non-New homes. Needed before any home is marketed for letting or sale purposes. Assesses energy consumption and environmental impact. | EPC | ||
| Assumptions are made to “average home utilisation” (EG: standard family size and central England location) so comparisons can be made between any/all dwellings. | |||
| Not a survey as this is nothing to do with condition or market value. | |||
| Clients can be individuals, landlords, RSLs, etc as we can handle whole portfolios under “sampling’ protocols. If landlords hold reliable and detailed data records then sampling can significantly lower the cost of producing EPCs – ASK FOR DETAILS. | |||
| Basic Advice Report | |||
| Quick look to assess a particular problem. Informal advice provided including “how to proceed”. Can be “verbal only” although a written response can be provided at higher fee cost. | BAR | ||
| LEVEL 2 | |||
| R.I.C.S. Homebuyer Report | |||
| NEW and improved for 2010 | Standardised, economy survey report produced under license from RICS. Includes Condition Ratings (1, 2, 3, NI) to categorise defects, risks and general condition of building elements and services | HBR | |
| MOST POPULAR AND BEST-VALUE PRODUCT. | No real extras can be added but a MV and IRCA are included. No repair costs are provided. | User friendly proper survey template. Designed with Purchasers in mind. | |
| Can only be provided by fully fledged Chartered Surveyors (not Home Inspectors or other such part qualified persons). | |||
| NES (NHER/SAVA) Home Condition Report | |||
Designed with Sellers in mind. Set out to achieve –
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HCR | ||
| Survey without valuation opinion. No extras can be included. | Standardised survey template. Little real advice included. No repair costs provided. | ||
| NES (NHER/SAVA) Home Condition Survey | |||
| A cross between the HBR and the HCR but designed for Purchasers. | HCS | ||
| PROinspect Landlords Property Report | |||
| This is a multi-functional Report template that draws together concise condition and risk matters in a Ratings format that builds to an overall-property-Rating. If available then certificates such as the EPC, Boiler/Gas Service and for Electrical safety are included so a prospective Tenant can have confidence in you as a Landlord. | LPR | ||
| Includes an IRCA. | Concise survey template. | ||
| Helpful marketing tool. | |||
| Thermal Imaging Reports | |||
| Heat loss. Air Loss. Undetected pipe leakage. Screened Poor or bridged constructional details. Mould and Condensation Problems. | TIR | ||
| Thermal cameras are highly expensive but can “see” evidence of faults if a heat differential has been created. | |||
| Such inspections have to be completed under strict weather and heating conditions – often early or late in the day (not in windy, rainy or direct sunlight conditions). | |||
| Either a bespoke service OR can be used as an additional disgnostic tool. | Specimen heat-loss images will be included in a brief written report generated with bespoke software. | ||
| Schedule of Condition (or) Dilapidation | |||
| These can be applied to simple/traditional commercial buildings as well to residential buildings. | SchC
SchD |
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| Often required to establish and “prove” a defined condition existed at a specified date. | |||
| Usually used when a lease is under review or a tenant may shortly be served a Repairs Notice. | |||
| Landlords may use these BEFORE any tenancy is created. | |||
| Specific Defect Report | |||
| Requested when defect evidence has come to light without apparent cause OR when repairs have failed to rectify a situation. | SDR | ||
| Highly defined and specific to one issue. | May be requested for establishing liability. | ||
| Pre-section-35 (CPR) Expert Witness Report | |||
| AFTER a decision has been made that something serious could be wrong (incorrect valuation, inadequate construction, negligent survey report) either an informal opinion is requested OR a Pre35 Report. | Pre35 | ||
| Such reports express opinion of the facts of the case and are often used to establish the platform from which a formal Court Report is then requested. | |||
| This is a highly specialist service – at level 3 we list the post35 Report that is the fuller version of this level 2 product. | |||
| Boundary or Contractor opinion report | |||
| Disputes that may not reach Court but which need resolution as heartache level are at maximium. Clients typically call us and if we think we can help we visit and verbally advise the client how to proceed with self-help. A step up from BAR at Level 1 listed above. | MiscLit | ||
| LEVEL 3 | |||
| Building Survey (once called a Structural Survey) | |||
| A detailed inspection and written report that can include extras, as defined at the time of agreeing terms. Often a MV and/or IRCA are also requested. | BS | ||
| All Surveyors define this service differently and so it is vital you discuss what will, and will not, be completed and what will be delivered to you. | |||
| Generally accepted as being especially useful when a higher degree of detail and advice are important. | |||
| Often also associated with larger, more complex and older homes; perhaps at higher values. | |||
| Build these to fit your needs. | Additional reports can be organised on your behalf – electrical, gas safety testing, decay, woodworm, damp, cavity-ties, floor loading calculations, etc….. | ||
| Part 35 C.P.R. Expert Witness Report (single or single-joint Experts) | |||
| Stuart Parrett FRICS is an experienced property professional and can aid litigation professionals and their clients in the preparation of reports that comply with the latest Civil Proceedings Rules and protocols. | ExpWit | ||
| Such reports are prepared “for the Courts” (as if the Court is requesting our services) and they must be to a certain pre-defined format. | |||
| Such reports are forensic in nature and are relatively expensive as a result. | |||
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