Frequently Asked Questions for Surveyors

What property surveys can I advertise on this website?

You can advertise any property survey which you either own, or are at liberty to sell on behalf of / or in agreement with the owner. Furthermore, even if you are not in a position to re-sell a specific survey, you could still list that survey indicating you are willing to be commissioned to provide a revised / updated survey on that property.

How many surveys can I advertise?

Once you have registered you own individual web page and paid your annual registration fee, you can advertise up to 50 surveys for free. If you want to advertise more than 50 surveys you can purchase additional advertising credits at a cost of £50 per 50 surveys (£1 per Survey). There is no limit on the number of surveys you can purchase additional advertising space for.

How long will my surveys be advertised on the website for?

Providing the advert complies with the terms and conditions of the website and that you are registered as a current web page user, each survey on your web page will be featured for up to 12 months from your initial registration, and then 12 months from each subsequent re-registration.

Please not that at as your near the end of each 12 month registration period, you will be invited to re-register and renew your advertising space for any existing surveys which you have for sale.

How do the surveys on my webpage link into the main survey archive database?

Details of all surveys advertised by both surveyors and private sellers are simultaneously entered onto our unique data base and are immediately accessible via our own searching facilities.

Can I remove my advertisement from the site?

Yes, at any time. As a registered advertiser, you will have complete control over your web-page and can delete it at any time.

As a web page user, you will also have editorial control over various elements of the profile / contact details text, any logo or link you choose, and the cost of the survey being sold.

Please not that once you enter the specific address of a survey for sale, the only editing facility you will then have over it, will be to delete. If you need to change an address you will need to delete that specific advert and re-list thus losing one of your advertising credits.   
 
How legally liable am I for the contents of an existing survey which I then re-sell?

This is a matter you should seek advice on, and then if necessary amend your own terms and conditions of engagement accordingly.

How much should I sell my survey for?

No doubt any reasonable figure would depend upon various factors, not least; the original cost, the type, the age and any additional features of the survey.

How should I conduct the sale of any survey?

This is a matter strictly between you and the buyer.
 
Can I register a survey for sale or my interest in finding a survey on a property not in Britain?

Yes, as long as you meet both the terms and conditions of this website, and comply with any legal restrictions which might exist in the country where the survey / report was carried out.   

What happens to our data / details once we have logged in?

As a responsible website which is respectful of our advertisers (and buyers) right to privacy, Sell Your Survey Ltd is registered with the Information Commissioners Office as required to do so by the Data Protection Act 1998.

We guarantee not to pass on any of your details to any other party, unless requested to do so by a recognised law enforcement agency. (See privacy policy)

Where do ‘Home Information Packs’ (HIPs) fit into all of this?

As you will already know as part of the Housing Act 2004 the government has brought through regulation which requires home owners (or their selling agents) to ensure that from 1st June 2007 they make available a HIP when marketing homes for sale.

The information to be included in the HIP can be broken down into two parts;

1. ‘Required Documents’ which must be included in the HIP.
2. ‘Authorised Documents’ which may be included in the HIP.

‘Required Documents’ include the following;
           
-   Terms of sale.
-   Evidence of title.
-   Copies of any planning, listed buildings, building regulations, consents and
     approvals.
-   Copies of any warranties, and guarantees, for new properties.
-   Guarantees for any work carried out on the property.
-   Local search replies.
-   An energy performance certificate

A Home Condition Report if provided at all will now be placed within the HIP as an ‘Authorised Document’, not as a ‘Required Document’ as originally intended.

Additionally, for leasehold properties the HIP must include;

-  A copy of the lease.
-  Most recent service charge accounts and receipts.
-  Buildings insurance policy details and policy receipts
-  Regulations made by the landlord or management company
 - Memorandum and articles of the landlord or management company.

However HIPs will not be required for the following;

            -  Properties in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
            -  Homes held on lease of less than 21 years.
            -  Private sales where the property is not offered on the open market.
-  Non-residential property or where homes are in mixed use with commercial
    property.
-   Properties sold with sitting tenants, and not available for owner occupation.
-   Portfolios of residential property.
-   ‘Right to Buy’ sales by local authorities or other social landlords.
-   Seasonal and holiday accommodation which is occupied for less than 11   
     months in any year.                                                                                            

As a consequence of the above, although Sell Your Survey Ltd welcome the many positive elements which the arrival of the HIP brings to the house buying process, not least by placing a greater degree of responsibility on the house seller.

It still appears to us that quite apart from the fact that the HIP is provided by the seller and not for the purchaser; the proposed new system is unable to ensure that the prospective house purchaser has as much information as they should have about the condition of a house at a reasonable price, before embarking on what is still often the most expensive transaction of their life.

Because of this we suspect that there is still going to be a significant need for independent home, property and other specialist surveys / HCR’s to be carried both before and after the introduction of the HIPs on 1st June 2007.

If you are in any doubt about any of the above, please seek legal advice.

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