Home Buyers Drain Survey

What is a Home Buyers Drainage Survey?

A home buyers drainage survey is usually recommended by mortgage lenders and insurance companies alike.  This is due to the fact that the drainage at a property is just as important as the bricks it's built with.

A home buyers drain survey will provide the following:

• Structural Condition Reporting/analysis
• Mis-connections identification and reporting
• Drainage system ownership - Private / Water Company 
• Mapping - drawing to show drainage system locations
• These reports will satisfy all parties including solicitors for CON29DW's (Water Searches)
• Water company could be for-warned about defects on their asset, saving time and money on repairs and [preventing the buyer from inheriting problems,
• Most RICS building surveyors DO NOT carry the equipment to carry out an in-depth survey to a critical part of the structure, everything else can be properly inspected apart from the drainage system
•  Buyers are often left in the dark about the condition of drains which are often out of sight, out of mind and can often be in poor condition
• Insurance companies are often covering defective drainage as they are unaware of the true condition, a growing number now request a drain survey before offering cover
• Vermin / Rat infestation can be found while carrying out a drain survey

This drain survey is now deemed as one of the most important surveys when buying a property and can influence decisions and negotiations significantly. 

Benefits of having a Home Buyers Drain Survey

• Clear understanding of condition of drains on your property, helping you plan for any remedial work or identify longer term problems before completing house purchase
• Identify problems with roots if you have large number of trees on a property
• Checking for illegal connections

Coverage Area

We provide domestic drainage surveys for home owners including Home Buyer Drain Surveys usually within a one hour radius of Coalville, Leicestershire. Call today for a quotation 01530 510571.