RICS Home Buyer Report also called a Home Buyer’s Survey provides you with information on the buildings condition which you will find useful when buying a conventional house, flat, bungalow or any residential property. The report uses a ‘traffic light’ system to grade each building element. Elements rated green require no repairs; those rated amber require non-urgent repair; and those rated red have serious defects. This system makes the RICS Homebuyer Report, or Home Buyer’s Survey, easy to understand.

The surveyor inspects the inside and outside of the main building and all permanent out buildings. This RICS Home Buyer also provides a property valuation, an insurance reinstatement figure, and will highlight any problems that may affect the value of the property and provide advice on repairs, ongoing maintenance and issues that need further investigation.

The RICS HomeBuyer Service includes:

• An inspection of the property.
• A report based on the inspection.
• A valuation, which is part of the report.

Our RICS HomeBuyer Service aims to give you professional advice to help you to:

• Makes an informed decision on whether to go ahead with buying the property.
• Identify any problems that the surveyor considers ‘may affect the value’ of the property.
• Make an informed decision on what is a reasonable price to Pay for the property.
• Take account of any repairs or replacements the property needs and consider what further advice you should take before committing to purchase the property.
• Advice on repairs and ongoing maintenance
• Issues that need to be investigated to prevent serious damage or dangerous conditions
• Legal issues that should be addressed before buying .

You should consider a RICS Homebuyer Report if:

• You are looking to purchase a property
• You require information on the condition of a property, including significant and urgent defects
• You require a valuation in addition to information on a property’s condition
• You want to check for potential legal issues surrounding a property