Survey Valuation

[tali]

I purchased my house 4 years ago and recently we decided to decorate bedrooms.Upon removing wallpaper i was shocked at the state of the walls- with plaster crumbling and gaps around the double glazed windows in both rooms.The ceilng i discovered was bent and needed rejoisting

However , there was no evidence of damp or subsidence

Luckily i found a decent builder who skimmed and replastered the walls

What i am puzzled by is that i paid £300 for a Surveyor - ie someone with proffesional qualifiactions to do a valuation and all i got was a bland wear and tear ,general default template of a survey report that their Pc spits out week in week out

Okay it wasn't the full survey but i can't belive the Surveyor never highlighted or spotted these.The condition was so bad that i have taken photos and am wondering whether there is a claim against the Surveyor?

In fact as a first time housebuyer i am puzzled by the status of the Valuation- as the Surveyor HAS to blandly agree to the Agreed Price - if he puts a lower price then logically the whole sale could collapse

How independant is the Surveyor? because rather than blandly agree with price of 120-125k (123k was agreed price) he should have said 115-120k.

[Guest Old_andrew2018]

With hindsight you should have got a full survey, IMHO after 4 years you will have a hard time taking action against the surveyor, what is the amount of compensation you seek.

 

andy

[onlynameleft]

Presumably the problem only came to light once you removed the wallpaper. Do you think the surveyor should have removed the wallpaper at the time? A simple valuation survey isn't for your benefit; it is prepared for the lender to satisfy them that the property represents adequate security for the loan. Surveyors often downvalue houses; why should it bother the surveyor if your purchase collapses? He still gets paid.

[tali]

Okay wallpaper fair enough - although i thought mistakenly thought they would be expert enough to spot what's hidden by their experience and qualifications

What i should have asked was whether the Surveyor should have noted the visible faults - such as tilt in landing , bent roof and gaps around window frames?

However, i do concede i do not have any claim

[Guest Old_andrew2018]

Even though I stated in post #2 about being hard to start a claim there is nothing preventing you in complaining to them and their regulator.

 

Andy