Looking to move in 2019?

PROPSURVSE • 28 December 2018

If you are thinking of moving home or extending your own we can help

Property Surveys South East - Helping you when you buy or extend your Home

Will 2019 be the year that you buy a new home, or extend of convert your existing one?

Many people of course are concerned with BREXIT and what may bring, but one thing is for sure, we will still be living in properties, and we may still want to move or extend our own.

So with that we just want to let everybody who may be thinking of moving home and seeking out what home to purchase or if you are looking to add and extension to where you live now or perhaps you are considering converting your loft space to living accommodation then we can assist you.

Covering both Essex and Kent our Home buyers survey are ideal to let you know all about the property your are about to spend many many thousands of pounds buying, you would not buy a car without an MOT, why would you buy a house without a surveyor checking it over first.

You can get free quotation for our range of surveys by visiting our website www.propertysurveysessex.co.uk or www.propertysurveyskent.co.uk where you can find out more about the types of survey and choose which is the most appropriate for the property you are buying , of course you can always call us to find to more on 0330 1331 541

But if you are extending or carrying a Loft conversion then you may well have works that are covered by the Party Wall etc ACT 1996, and so will need to go first through the process of creating and serving "NOTICES" on your neighbours under certain parameters. We can assist with this, and some see it as a minefield however it is not if acted properly in the first instance - without following the correct legal procedure you may be left with thousands of pounds worth of legal costs and very upset neighbours. So speak with us prior to carrying out the works - ideally at the time you have had drawings created as we can make it a straightforward process that allow firstly you to progress with your project and also to comply with the law. See our websites www.pwsessex.co.uk and www.pwskent.co.uk for further information and free fixed price quotations.

We look forward to providing you with our professional property surveying services for 2019

Happy New Year.

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The Myth of Down Valuation

by John Greenan • 19 April 2019
When you buy a home with a mortgage and, therefore, borrowing money, a lender’s valuation is usually required to establish that the price you are paying for the property represents the home’s market value. If you pay over what the estimated market value is, the lender is placed at extra risk and you possibly end up paying too much for the property. The valuation is to determine the value of the property for the bank, but worth noting this might be different to what a cash buyer would pay for the property, for example. If the valuation is less than the estimate that the estate agent or seller originally gave you, this may be called a ‘down valuation’. You could still go ahead with the sale if you had the funding, but the mortgage lender would not take the risk for you. The mortgage valuation Firstly, it’s important to note that a lender’s valuation isn’t a survey of the home’s condition or any possible issues. It is a limited check carried out to ensure the house is worth the amount of money being paid for it and to calculate the loan the lender is able to offer. We would always advise you also get a home survey from an RICS professional , to inspect the condition of your prospective new home, and whether it has any potential issues. The valuation report carried out for the lender is normally carried out by an RICS-registered valuer who has a duty to report independently and accurately the market value to the lender. All RICS valuers in the UK are regulated by RICS against international valuation and ethics standards. The market value is based on comparable market evidence, which is usually confirmation of a minimum of three sales transaction of similar types of properties in the local area, and also the professional’s knowledge of the local market including supply and demand dynamics. For this reason, it is quite possible that the lenders valuation at market value does not match the asking price of a property set by a broker, seller or agent. An increase of down valuations in an uncertain market? When house prices are falling or rising at a faster rate than typical as they are in some areas of the country, or when transaction levels are perhaps not what they might be surveyors have to be very certain they can evidence the value on paper (as they can be sued for over valuing properties by lenders). The valuation process – technical aspects RICS-registered valuation professionals are required when putting a valuation on a property to adopt the International Valuation Standards (IVS), as set by the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC), for all written valuation work they undertake on behalf of their client. The IVSC set a number of definitions for the basis of value to be adopted in different circumstances. Where secured lending is involved (eg. mortgage purposes) most clients (the bank or building society) request that the valuer undertake a valuation to the IVSC’s definition of market value. It is important to recognise that the client in most circumstances is the bank or building society, not the person taking the mortgage. The bank or building society are asking the valuer to provide them with their opinion of the market value of the property to safeguard themselves both from any loss that may be incurred if they lend too much against an individual property, and also align their capital adequacy requirements under financial regulations Information Via RICS