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A good building surveyor ....... recommendation

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:40pm
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Marv11

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Afternoon all ,

As some of you are aware we are looking at maybe putting an offer in on a property in the village but following all your great feedback and doing some further investigations I want to arrange for a building surveyor to go and inspect the property first .

I know there will be a number of you on this forum that have done just that in the last year or two , and I was hoping for some recommendations 

If you do have any please do share with me . I don’t want to use the individual recommended by the agent to ensure that it’s an impartial assessment 


Thanks again in advance 

M&T 

Lancelot

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 7:54pm

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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 7:54pm

I used Abaco in Torrevieja for the conveyancing - they engaged with an architect and sent him around to prepare a report for us, think it was EUR 300 - 400 and was dependent on the size of property. I received the report with plenty of photo's and a set of conclusions/ summary. No idea how much comeback there would be on them if we subsequently noticed a problem but it gave us comfort given we hadn't physically viewed the house prior to purchase.

We kept the legal and survey stuff separate from the agent.  

Kelvin1960

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 9:16pm

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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 9:16pm

We used these guys ... the Spanish equivalent of Chartered Engineers.

They provided a written report (in Spanish), and a video report narrated in English.

Additionally, there was an element of professional indemnity insurance should the house have failed.

As things worked out, we were able to meet them at the house, and they explained the construction etc. (as the building techniques/materials in Spain differ from those used in Britain). I was concerned that the house had no damp course. They told me not to worry, given the site, the house construction, etc. In September 2019 we witnessed the worst flooding for 100 years - no damp to be seen.

They weren't cheap - around 500 Euros.

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Antonio Martínez de la Casa. Architect. Tel. 0034 665 810 411

Member of Madrid´s Architects Association COAM Number 15158

www.martinezdelacasa.com

C/Floridablanca 38 1º Derecha

30880 Águilas (Murcia) 

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As they are based in Murcia, they might not be able to cross into Valencia for a while.


Marv11

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:06pm

Marv11

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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:06pm

Lancelot wrote on Tue Jan 19, 2021 7:54pm:

I used Abaco in Torrevieja for the conveyancing - they engaged with an architect and sent him around to prepare a report for us, think it was EUR 300 - 400 and was dependent on the size of property. I received the report with plenty of photo's and a set of conclusions/ summary. No idea how much c...

...omeback there would be on them if we subsequently noticed a problem but it gave us comfort given we hadn't physically viewed the house prior to purchase.

We kept the legal and survey stuff separate from the agent.  

Thank you for this . Very much appreciated 

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Marv11

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:07pm

Marv11

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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:07pm

Lancelot wrote on Tue Jan 19, 2021 7:54pm:

I used Abaco in Torrevieja for the conveyancing - they engaged with an architect and sent him around to prepare a report for us, think it was EUR 300 - 400 and was dependent on the size of property. I received the report with plenty of photo's and a set of conclusions/ summary. No idea how much c...

...omeback there would be on them if we subsequently noticed a problem but it gave us comfort given we hadn't physically viewed the house prior to purchase.

We kept the legal and survey stuff separate from the agent.  

Thank you for this . Very much appr

Marv11

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:09pm

Marv11

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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:09pm

Anybody else got any recommendations. 
it would be great if the same company comes up a few times 


thanks in advance again 👍

WATP

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 1:06pm

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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 1:06pm

Good Morning,

                     Try Pablo in the vlllage , he is next to Oakwoods. He also speaks good English

Marv11

Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:06pm

Marv11

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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:06pm

This post that was quoted has been deleted.

Ok thanks for the info 

Appreciated 

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