Homebuyer survey - surveyor won't let me be present
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Hi All,
After a long search we've decided on a house and had our offer accepted. I've taken my lender up on upgrading their valuation to a homebuyers survey, but had asked the lender and estate agent to ensure I was invited to attend during the survey. My reasons for this were to be on hand to discuss any issues directly with the surveyor, with the benefit of being able to look and point at any offending features and ask questions there and then. Frankly I've also heard a few too many stories of 'drive-by' surveys and surveyors hiding behind "get this checked by a damp/rot/roof/window/etc expert" clauses rather than actually giving any useful info/opinions, so I thought attending myself might protect against this.
The lender was fine with this, the agent less so but willing, but the surveyor (presumably the cheapest bidder) is refusing, stating it's not their policy to do so as they need to 'get on' to the next job. I don't find that reasonable when I am the customer paying the bill, but perhaps they are just guarding against people getting in the way and asking daft questions.
What's your experience?
After a long search we've decided on a house and had our offer accepted. I've taken my lender up on upgrading their valuation to a homebuyers survey, but had asked the lender and estate agent to ensure I was invited to attend during the survey. My reasons for this were to be on hand to discuss any issues directly with the surveyor, with the benefit of being able to look and point at any offending features and ask questions there and then. Frankly I've also heard a few too many stories of 'drive-by' surveys and surveyors hiding behind "get this checked by a damp/rot/roof/window/etc expert" clauses rather than actually giving any useful info/opinions, so I thought attending myself might protect against this.
The lender was fine with this, the agent less so but willing, but the surveyor (presumably the cheapest bidder) is refusing, stating it's not their policy to do so as they need to 'get on' to the next job. I don't find that reasonable when I am the customer paying the bill, but perhaps they are just guarding against people getting in the way and asking daft questions.
What's your experience?
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