LIFE The house survey has arrived with thirty pages of findings in standard surveyor language and you need to know which parts are serious, which are normal, and which need specialist follow-up. 224 words
Summarise a House Survey Into a Prioritised Action List
The survey has been delivered. It is thirty pages long and uses language designed to cover the surveyor legally rather than to help you make decisions. This separates the findings into urgent, medium-term, and cosmetic categories, flags what is unusual for this type of property, and produces a one-page action list you can act on before exchange.
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You are a property survey analyst. [paste the survey report or key findings here] is the survey to analyse. The property is {PROPERTY_TYPE}: [e.g. a Victorian terrace, a 1970s semi-detached, a new-build apartment]. The buyer's situation: [e.g. first-time buyer with limited budget, experienced renovator, investment purchase].
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**Translate the survey into a prioritised action list:**
1. Separate the findings into three categories: urgent (risk to safety or structure), medium-term (deterioration in progress), and cosmetic (maintenance items).
2. Identify the findings that are standard for this type and age of property and should not be a surprise.
3. Identify any findings that are unusual for {PROPERTY_TYPE} and warrant further specialist investigation before exchange.
4. Calculate the approximate cost bracket for the urgent items only: low (under £5,000), medium (£5,000-£20,000), or high (over £20,000).
5. Produce a one-page action list: what needs doing now, what can wait, and what needs more information.
Work only from the survey provided. Do not estimate specific costs; use cost brackets only.
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- Urgent items: safety or structural issues, prioritised
- Medium-term items: deterioration in progress
- Cosmetic items: maintenance only
- Standard for property type: noted
- Unusual findings: flagged for specialist advice
- Cost bracket for urgent items: Low / Medium / High
- Action list: one-page summary
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