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Subsidence issues and cracking are predominantly inspected by a qualified and experienced surveyor with advice given on causes and remedial work recommended, along with budget cost where appropriate. Sometimes additional inspection or advise such as drainage and occasional soil testing will be advised.
This is not something that will generally need a Structural Engineer unless there are elements of construction needed as part of any remedial works that are in addition to the original construction of the property.
If it is your lender that has requested this survey, please check that my qualifications are acceptable to them before proceeding. I am RICS and CIOB member.
We do not hold a Valuer Registration Scheme licence and so we do not carry out valuation nor reinstatement cost assessment with our surveys and are not able to advise on valuations.
We do not hold a Valuer Registration Scheme licence and so we will not include valuation with our surveys.
We can only make recommendation for testing if our inspection has revealed the likelihood of asbestos. The testing is done by specialist companies.
No, this is normally done by the freehold, landlord or managing agents and is carried out by a specialist company. I cannot provide this type of survey.
Your legal adviser should be able to find out if the managing agents or landlord has had the building assessed previously.
We consult Groundsure website and give an indication of flood risk in the area. For an in-depth Flood Risk Report you will need Environmental searches carried out.
As a matter of policy, we do not recommend companies for any kind of building work.
DBISS is committed to providing a professional service to all clients. If something goes wrong, we want to know about it so that we can put it right. This procedure explains how to raise a complaint, how we will deal with it, and what you can do if you remain dissatisfied. A copy of this procedure is provided with our Terms of Engagement. DBISS-Complaints-Handling-Procedure-v1.1.pdf