Brace Oakley Surveyors comprises experienced local Chartered Building Surveyors who are committed to delivering a quality service to clients and to provide frank and practical advice in respect of the purchase of both residential and commercial buildings and offer professional advice on the following:Valuation Surveys Homebuyers Reports Building SurveyHistoric and Listed Buildings and Building ConservationParty Wall/Boundary Dispute Planning/Building Control Insurance Claims/Subsidence Commercial Surveys, Schedules of Condition and Dilapidation Advice It is obvious to most people that it is prudent to have a survey carried out on a property which you are purchasing. Quite a significant proportion of purchasers, however, still do not heed the warnings of surveyors, mortgage advisors, solicitors etc., and do not have an independent survey carried out on their prospective purchase by a qualified surveyor.It is our view that some form of survey should be carried out on every type of property. The type of survey required is dependant upon the age, size and location of the building and aims to identify:1. The significant defects which exist in a building2. How these defects may affect other parts of the building3. To advise on what has to be carried out to remedy certain defects4. What the future maintenance liability is likely to be.You may need this information to re-negotiate your offer price.There are three basic types of survey for residential properties, namely a Mortgage Valuation , the RICS Homebuyer Survey and a Full Building Survey see our Webside at www.braceoakleysurveyors.co.uk for information concerning the scope of services offered.