Common Problems with Properties from Different Eras

Every age of property has its problems, even new properties, as they are often built to a price rather than to a quality standard. Most of the problems are solvable, but possibly costly. A survey enables you to buy a property with your eyes wide open to the issues and costs.

Choose the Era of your Property

To see the common problems found with each era of property, click on the appropriate thumbnail below. You will also be able to download an example of one of our surveys for that era of property. When you see the detail covered in our surveys, you'll see why getting an independent survey is so important!

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