Prepared
by a fully trained, qualified, and licensed inspector, a Home Condition
Report (HCR) is a comprehensive documentation of the basic condition and
state of repair of an individual property. It covers walls, roof, windows,
doors, internal and external fabric and finishes, gutters and pipes, fences
and paths, and the availability of the basic services of power water and
sewerage.
As its name implies, it gives a clear picture of the type of construction and state of repair of the property. and categorises a broad range of features as to their state of repair and likely need of maintenance or repair.
As such, the HCR allows a potential buyer to consider his purchase in an informed way at an early stage in the buying process. Traditionally, this depth of information, if obtained at all, is only available long after an offer has been made, solicitors instructed, and often, a mortgage application has been submitted.
Why should you have a full Home Condition Report?
Although the Energy Performance Certificate must be made available to purchasers, it will not, at least initially, be mandatory for a seller to include the Home Condition Report in the Home Information Pack.
However, our Energy Performance Certificate inspectors are also fully qualified to prepare a full Home Condition Report. As there is a degree of overlap in the work required for both, and as a visit must be made to undertake the one, we can therefore price our joint Home Condition Reports / Energy Performance Certificate package at a surprising modest additional cost to the Certificate alone.
Potential buyers are put off by the unknown. Unexpected revelations of even modest “problems” cause many property transactions to pull break down, often only after considerable expense and inconvenience to seller and buyer alike.
An independent, honest an open appraisal of the property, as evidenced by a Home Condition Report, will prove an invaluable aid in selling the property; it should help elicit genuine interest, deter speculative offers, and reduce the risk of aborted transactions.
As its name implies, it gives a clear picture of the type of construction and state of repair of the property. and categorises a broad range of features as to their state of repair and likely need of maintenance or repair.
As such, the HCR allows a potential buyer to consider his purchase in an informed way at an early stage in the buying process. Traditionally, this depth of information, if obtained at all, is only available long after an offer has been made, solicitors instructed, and often, a mortgage application has been submitted.
Why should you have a full Home Condition Report?
Although the Energy Performance Certificate must be made available to purchasers, it will not, at least initially, be mandatory for a seller to include the Home Condition Report in the Home Information Pack.
However, our Energy Performance Certificate inspectors are also fully qualified to prepare a full Home Condition Report. As there is a degree of overlap in the work required for both, and as a visit must be made to undertake the one, we can therefore price our joint Home Condition Reports / Energy Performance Certificate package at a surprising modest additional cost to the Certificate alone.
Potential buyers are put off by the unknown. Unexpected revelations of even modest “problems” cause many property transactions to pull break down, often only after considerable expense and inconvenience to seller and buyer alike.
An independent, honest an open appraisal of the property, as evidenced by a Home Condition Report, will prove an invaluable aid in selling the property; it should help elicit genuine interest, deter speculative offers, and reduce the risk of aborted transactions.
