There are a hundred different things that must be taken care of before buying an old house and even though we might want to think that historic building surveys are not necessary, they indeed are very necessary and the majority of us are not qualified to carry out surveys on our own. Thus, if you are interested in buying an old home and need some sort of assurance about the condition of the structure before buying it, then you should definitely opt for historic building surveys by reputed surveyors.

There could be numerous reasons for people choosing to opt for historic building surveys but some common ones are: personal satisfaction, requirement at a financial organization for home loans or simply to keep historical track of the buildings condition.

Historic Building Surveys are done on very old houses that are usually above 60 to 70 years old. Also any building that is older than 50 years is likely to have things like timber and stone in it. These construction materials have a much higher chance of being damaged by time and natural elements. This survey will determine the condition of the property and highlight things that we might have not foreseen with recommendations into checking them before buying the house. It will also recommend either abandoning or rejuvenation after buying the house if applicable. These surveys are done by professionals who can be found online.

If you want your building surveys to include both a comprehensive assessment of the condition of the structure and a financial evaluation on the current market worth, then it is preferable to choose a HCS survey instead of normal historic building surveys.

To conclude this blog on historic building surveys, let us summarize the key factors once more. First, it is important to note that not all surveys are fit for every occasion, there might be times, when the financial valuation of the building is more important than anything else, but that does not mean that every house owner who commission historic building surveys is interested in just that facet of the job. As we have already seen, historic building surveys are also undertaken purely for the sake of record keeping and tracking the condition of a building that is older than 70 years old.

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