SAVA Accredited Surveyors
SAVA Accredited Surveyors and Valuers are required to perform their work to a set minimum standard which is available for you to see. The engagement of a SAVA Accredited Surveyor and Valuer enables you to use a SAVA Approved 'Hidden Defects Insurance', providing added peace of mind in the purchase of your home.

Homebuyer Reports
These are also known as The RICS Homebuyer Survey and Valuation or HSV. The report provides the Surveyors opinion of those matters which are urgent or significant and need action or evaluation by the Client. It includes urgent repairs for which the Client should obtain quotations prior to exchange of contracts. These can include damp or defective chimney stacks for example.

Building Survey
The Building Survey used to be called a Structural Survey and is the most detailed of the three reports. There is no standard form but all Surveyors have developed their own detailed report format. It is likely to be needed if the property is, for example of unusual construction, is dilapidated or been extensively altered - or where, major conversion of renovation is planned.

It is usually tailored to the client's individual requirements.

Valuations
This report is normally requested by Building Societies and Banks who fund your property purchase. In Scotland it is normal for a Valuation or a Survey to be carried out prior to making an offer.

If you are obtaining a Mortgage then your Funder will require a Valuation by one of their Panel Surveyors for their own purposes, to ensure that if the Mortgage is unpaid, then the outstanding amount of the mortgage will be covered.