Choose this report if you’re buying or selling a conventional house, flat or bungalow built from common building materials and in reasonable condition. It focuses purely on the condition of the property by setting out the following:
- clear ‘traffic light’ ratings of the condition of different parts of the building, services, garage and outbuildings, showing problems that may require varying degrees of attention;
- a summary of the risks to the condition of the building; and
- advice on replacement parts guarantees, planning and control matters for your legal advisers.
An RICS Condition Report is straightforward and does not include a valuation, but your surveyor may be able to provide this as a separate extra service.
Ask your surveyor for a detailed ‘Description of the RICS Condition Report Service’ leaflet.
“We provide that second option and guidance to give you confidence in your purchase.”
Service features |
Survey Level 3 RICS Building Survey service | Survey Level 2 RICS Homebuyer Report (Survey & Valuation) service | Survey Level 2 RICS Homebuyer Report (Survey) service | Survey Level 1 RICS Condition Report service |
| Describes the construction and condition of the property on the date of the inspection. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Aims to identify any problems that need urgent attention or are serious. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Aims to identify things that need to be investigated further to prevent serious damage. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Aims to tell you about problems that may be dangerous. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Aims to show up potential issues and defects, before any transaction takes place. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Aims to help you decide whether you need extra advice before committing to purchase | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Aims to enable you to budget for any repairs or restoration. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Aims to advise you on the amount of ongoing maintenance required in the future. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Provides a reinstatement cost to help you avoid under or over-insurance. | ✔ | |||
| Provides a market valuation. | ✔ | |||
| Aims to establish how the property is built, what materials are used and how these will perform in the future. | ✔ | |||
| Aims to describe visible defects, plus exposing potential problems posed by hidden defects. | ✔ | |||
| Aims to outline the repair options and give you a repair timeline, whilst explaining the consequences of not acting. | ✔ | |||
| Where practical and agreed, provides an estimate of costs for identified repairs. | ✔ | |||
| Provides specific comments on energy efficiency. | ✔ |