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Description of the RICS Building Survey Service
Energy The surveyor has not prepared the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) as part of the RICS Building Survey Service for the property. If the surveyor has seen the current EPC, he or she will present the energy-efficiency rating in this report, but does not check the rating and cannot comment on its accuracy. Where possible and appropriate, the surveyor will include additional commentary on energy related matters for the property as a whole in the energy efficiency section of the report, but this is not a formal energy assessment of the building. Issues for legal advisors The surveyor does not act as ‘the legal adviser’ and does not comment on any legal documents. If, during the inspection, the surveyor identifies issues that your legal advisers may need to investigate further, the surveyor may refer to these in the report (for example, check whether there is a warranty covering replacement windows). This report has been prepared by a surveyor (‘the Individual Surveyor’) merely in his or her capacity as an employee or agent of a firm or company or other business entity (‘the Company’). The report is the product of the Company, not of the Individual Surveyor. All of the statements and opinions contained in this report are expressed entirely on behalf of the Company, which accepts sole responsibility for these. For his or her part, the Individual Surveyor assumes no personal financial responsibility or liability in respect of the report and no reliance or inference to the contrary should be drawn. In the case of sole practitioners, the surveyor may sign the report in his or her own name unless the surveyor operates as a sole trader limited liability company. Nothing in this report excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury (including disease and impairment of mental condition) resulting from negligence. Risks This section summarises defects and issues that present a risk to the building or grounds, or a safety risk to people. These may have been reported and condition rated against more than one part of the property or may be of a more general nature, having existed for some time and which cannot reasonably be changed. If the property is leasehold, the surveyor gives you general advice and details of questions you should ask your legal advisers. This includes the cost of rebuilding any garage, boundary or retaining walls and permanent outbuildings, and clearing the site. It also includes professional fees, but does not include VAT (except on fees).
Building Survey
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