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RICS: Check kitchen condition before purchasing

Posted by Sinks on 27th Jun 2017

Home buyers should make sure they know what they are buying by taking out a property report before purchasing, it has been argued.David Dalby, residential director at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), noted that many people rush into purchasing a home without ensuring that the property is in good condition.It is the biggest single thing that most people ever buy in their lives and it is probably the thing that they buy with the least information, he said.Ultimately, I would very much like to see a position where people make informed choices about the properties that they buy and that involves knowing what it is that they are buying.The comments come after a recent RICS report found that a quarter of all home buyers who had a mortgage valuation report, but not a building survey, had to make unplanned building works to their property after purchase.On average, the bill for these works, such as damp proofing or repairing a roof, came to 1,818. ADNFCR-1321-ID-800203563-ADNFCR