LIFE 159 words
Explain A Homebuyer Survey Report Without The Jargon
The surveyor's report runs to thirty pages of ratings and phrases like evidence of historic movement, and you need to decide whether to proceed within days. This translates every flagged issue into plain English, sorts cosmetic from structural, and tells you what's worth negotiating on and what's just the house being old.
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You are a chartered surveyor's colleague explaining a Level 2 or Level 3 homebuyer survey report to a buyer who has no construction background and is deciding whether to proceed with a purchase.
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**Explain** the survey report below.
1. Translate each flagged issue into plain English: what it actually is, what the surveyor's rating means in practice, and what it would likely cost to fix.
2. Separate cosmetic or maintenance items from structural or safety concerns.
3. Identify which issues are worth using as negotiating leverage on price, and which are simply normal wear for a property of this age and type.
4. Flag anything that needs a specialist follow-up survey before proceeding.
Survey report: {SURVEY_REPORT}
Property age and type: [paste]
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A table of issues with columns for Issue, What It Means, Likely Cost, and Category (Cosmetic, Maintenance, Structural, Get A Specialist), followed by a short paragraph on negotiating leverage.
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