Property surveys by Chartered Surveyors on your new house or flat...

We have a team of Chartered Surveyors based in Durham ready to advise you. We also undertake property valuations for probate, valuations for matrimonial or separation requirements, partnership valuations, capital gains tax valuations and Expert Witness work across the most of North East.

“Property surveys by chartered surveyors may cost house buyers a few hundred pounds, but they will almost certainly draw attention to defects with properties that you do not know exist and will provide them with reassurances about your new property. Our Chartered Surveyors carry professional surveys and valuations across the North East.

If you are not buying a property from J W WOOD, we can still offer a Professional Survey and Valuation Service by one of our Chartered Surveyors. We offer basic property valuations in addition to RICS Home Buyer Surveys and Valuation.

For a Survey or Valuation quotation on your new property please contact our Surveyors today on 0191 3830369.

RICS Homebuyer Survey and Valuation

Suitable for the majority of properties, this is a concise property report highlighting significant defects and advising whether the property purchase price is reasonable.

The Chartered Surveyors will comment on the visual condition and will also advise on legal implications prior to purchase.

Valuation Report

This provides house buyers with the market value of their property. Property valuations are not a detailed survey and only notes immediately apparent defects. It is suitable for a variety of purposes:

Purchase or sale
Capital Gains Tax
Inheritance Tax and Probate
Matrimonial and family
Part exchange
Finance and equity release
Investment

Matrimonial Disputes

In the case of a divorce or separation, business and residential property owned by one (or both) of the parties may have a significant value.

Main legislation for divorce, judicial separation and nullity of marriage can be found in the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973. The Act has been adapted in order to help the court achieve a clean break for the parties involved. The interpretation of the Act placed emphasis on the needs of both parties. A House of Lords court case in 2000 gave a very significant ruling on the division of property and for this a professional valuation of the property by a Chartered Surveyor is essential.

The Family Proceedings Rules 1991 provide that the Court must give permission for expert evidence to be given from Chartered Surveyors or similarly qualified people. The court will only give permission of expert evidence is reasonably required and justified under the rules.

J W Wood Professional Services Director, Allan Rooney FRICS (Chartered Surveyor), has given written expert evidence in many divorce cases where substantial assets were at stake.

House Keys BOOK your Property Survey or Valuation now! Call us today. Our Chartered Surveyors undertake property Surveys and Valuations throughout the North East. Call us today on 0191 3830369 to arrange your property survey or valuation.