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Our Award Winning Products
We can provide various types of reports depending on your needs such as a Home Survey Level 2 (previously known as a HomeBuyer Report), a Home Survey Level 3 (previously known as a Building Survey), plus our innovative HomeFact report.
Level One Countrywide HomeFact® Report
- Describes the construction and condition of the property on the date of inspection.
- Suitable for a wider range of properties, regardless of age, up to and including 5 bedrooms.
- Highlight any defects that need urgent attention, or that are serious.
- Highlight matters that need further investigation to prevent serious damage.
- Equivalent to RICS Home Survey- Level 1 and is an objective survey report on the condition of the property at an economic price. As a result, its scope of inspection and findings reported are less comprehensive than a RICS Home Survey Level 2 or 3.
Does not include a market valuation.
RICS Home Survey Level 2
- The RICS Home Survey Level 2, previously known as the HomeBuyer Report.
- Will highlight common defects and areas of concern.
- For modern, conventional properties made from traditional materials.
- For houses in good condition with no obvious defects or significant alterations.
- An easy-to-read report with clear traffic-light condition ratings of all accessible areas.
Does not include a market valuation.
RICS Home Survey Level 2 with Valuation
As the RICS Home Survey – Level 2 but includes:
- Provides the surveyor’s professional opinion on the ‘market value’ of the property.
- Provides an insurance reinstatement figure for the property.
- Details a list of problems that the surveyor considers may affect the value of the property.
RICS Home Survey Level 3
As the RICS Home Survey Level 2 previously, plus:
- It is detailed inspection and assessment of the property and more extensive than a Level 1 and 2.
- Ideal for old more complex buildings, listed properties, houses with obvious defects, and unconventional homes.
- Describes visible defects and highlights risk of potential or hidden defects.
- Outlines the likely scope of any appropriate remedial work and explains the likely consequences of non repair.
Does not include a market valuation.
General Valuation
- Provides the surveyor’s professional opinion on the ‘market value’ of the property.
- This may be suitable for help to buy exit valuations or inheritance tax purposes.
- This is NOT a survey report and does not report on the condition of the property.
Our Environment
We are dedicated to operating in a manner that safeguards and values our environment while minimising carbon emissions. This is why we primarily distribute reports via email. If you require a paper copy, this will incur an extra cost due to printing, we utilise environmentally sustainable paper from our suppliers. Mindful of our surveyors’ travel, we’ve limited our main car fleet emissions and use a routing optimiser to minimise mileage. Our commitment extends to ongoing efforts to enhance our positive environmental impact in both the communities where we operate and reside.
About Us
As one of the largest surveying firms in the UK, we have over a thousand RICS chartered surveyors in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. They give us extensive local knowledge and full UK coverage.
People and property are our passion. We are Countrywide Home Surveys.
We use the latest technology to provide a thorough and outstanding customer journey. Our technology enables us to offer unique products not delivered by other Surveying companies, in compliance with best practice standards.
All our customers are supported by a dedicated concierge team who strive to give the best possible customer experience and are always delighted to answer any queries with regard to the home buying process.
Our customers have direct access to their Surveyor to discuss any areas of concern relating to the property being surveyed, before the inspection is completed and post survey, to discuss the findings in the condition report.
Our head office is based in Manchester where our friendly and professional team will guide you through the process, from the initial enquiry right through to the delivery of your report.
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