house valuation problem

[g1057]

my daughter paid to have a valuation of a house that she is interested in buying. On the valution report it says that a roofing contractors report is needed to confirm that flashing is wind/weather tight, and that the flat roof on a small extension is in good condition. Else where it says that due to the roofs being covered in snow ,he could not fully inspect them. The day he did the valuation was on the worse day of the year weatherwise,we were having blizzard conditions ,there was a foot of snow on the ground and roofs, and because he could not do the inspection that he was paid to do ,my daughter has to fork out more money for a roofers report. Can i appeal against this.

[Count-A-Strong]

There is always a standard answer to such questions which is: what does it say in the surveyors (companies) terms and conditions which your daughter presumably signed? It probably has a clause stating that if weather conditions on the day of the survey do not allow a full survey to be carried out, they are not liable for a refund or return visit.

[R1Geezer]

It's a valuation, little more than a drive by, if you want a survey that's more.

[jackthehat]

Was it a 'survey' carried out by the mortgage company, or was it carried out by a Structural Surveyor ?

[bednobs]

so if it hadn't have been snowing, he would have got up a ladder onto the roof to see that the flashing was weathertight?
did they actually go inside? What kind of valuation was it. I am unclear why YOU would appeal anyway - your daughter comissioned and paid for the valuation

[Buenchico]

Which service did your daughter ask for?

If the service requested was only a "Lender's Valuation", it's not a survey and it can (in some cases) be provided without even visiting the property.

If your daughter paid for a "Homebuyer Survey and Valuation Report" the survey should have identified and reported on all faults in readily accessible parts of the property (which would probably exclude the flashing, even if the weather had been perfect).

Only a full "Building Survey" will go further than that.

http://www.rics.org/s...176&fileExtension=PDF

Chris

[Twenty20]

A lot of these home surveys seem like a waste of money. In the one we had done a few months ago the surveyor said he couldn't comment on the state of the guttering and downpipes because it 'wasn't raining at the time'. This was for a Homebuyers report, which had lots of pages but didn't actually say anything useful. It did however report on the immersion heater (which the house doesn't actually have). It also missed the structural damage done by nearby trees which, ironically, the mortgage valuation picked up on.