Find the right property

in area of Westminster

London

If you need help and advice with regard to structural surveys, building surveys, engineers reports, specific defects reports, dilapidations, please free phone 0800 298 5424 for a friendly chat.

Independent Chartered Surveyors

Looking for a house in London in a borough such as Westminster can mean a long search before you find the property that is exactly right for you.

We as Chartered Surveyors operating in London and Westminster can give you some ideas tips and hints from our experience of surveying properties in London to provide you with help to find the right property in Westminster London.

Which areas of Westminster London are best for you to buy a house in?

We all usually move house for a reason. Although moving or buying a new house should be fun, most of us have recollections of moving and then dealing with solicitors and estate agents not being the most fun activity, meaning the fun soon wears off. This is why we think it is important to be focussed on what exactly you are using your new house for. This starts from understanding why your old house is no longer suitable (or is it)?

What's wrong with the house you already own?

The house or flat you live in at the moment may no longer be suitable for a number of reasons. This could range from practical reasons such as the house is no longer large enough. For example you may have only one or two bedrooms, you may want a garden and you may be fed up with not being able to park near the house! This is a common problem with Victorian and Georgian properties which were built when horses were the main form of transport rather than cars. Whatever the practical limitations of your existing house, it can always nearly be extended and altered, which we as Chartered Surveyors are happy to come out and assess, and even carry out if so you wish. Particularly, in the Westminster Borough of London.

It can often be the very reasons why you want to move are the things you need to find in a property. Other functional considerations can be the location of your property, you're moving to a new job, or your company has relocated, so then you may need to be closer to your work, or the children's school, or your relatives. So the size of the existing house or the other features may be exactly what you want.

I just like to live somewhere else in Westminster

The intangible reason for moving is simply the one you cannot put your finger on, which is exactly why it then leads to the most difficult searching for a new house. Because it generally costs you money one way or another to put your house on the market, it is important to understand why you are moving before you do move. So we generally find it is even the most intangible things you put your finger on if you think long and hard. For example the area of Westminster may not suit your lifestyle. We even came across someone who liked music and decided that they just needed to have a room to play their piano in for their new property. They were being considerate of neighbours by making sure their room was away from the adjoining owners rooms and we do neighbourhood disputes for matters such as this if you're interested call us on 0800 298 5424

Your top 10 reasons of why you want to move in Westminster London

We always advise you put down a list of your top 10 reasons of why you want to move including the things you want to have in your new house. If you are married with a partner you both need to do this together and agree on what these 10 things are.

Every part of London has its hidden gems

When you start to look for your new home you will find that there are areas that you like, areas that you do not mind and areas that you simply cannot bare to move to. You need to look for these hidden gems. For example in the Westminser area the estate agents generally recommend flats or apartments near North Westminster where there are expensive conservative parts such as Bayswater and Regents Park, this is because it is close to the Central area and commercial parts. For houses and two bedrooms generally for thef irst time buyer they recommend new affordable homes around the South Westminster area. For larger 3 or 4 bedroom houses they recommend closer to the Houses of Parliament because of it being close to schools and the main city. For those with a big budget where only the best will do the estate agents recommend the following roads in Westminster such as Panorama Road SW1, Norfolk Road NW8, Chester Square SW1, South Eaton Place SW1, Lower Belgrave Street SW1, Trevor Square SW7, Davies Street W1, We could of course mention more if we went outside the Westminster area such as Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Chiswick W4 which are neighbouring areas.

Google Street view and Chartered Surveyors

Google street view is a good way of looking at a property before you visit them, although nothing beats driving around them and nothing good as discussing your property with a Chartered Surveyor who understands the property market. Here is an example of street view which we think is good

We as Surveyors can see lots of what you won't when you have your rose tinted spectacles on! When looking at a property to move in!

London Surveyors

We have a great knowledge and experience of working in the London area, and we are more than happy to meet you at the property and talk you through any problems alternatively we can give you a call the same day, and if there are critical issues we will also give you a electronic copy of your report as soon as it has been checked by our Surveyors.

Independent Chartered Surveyors

We are independent chartered surveyors and w e carry out all sorts of surveys, including building surveys, property surveys, structural surveys, dilapidations, schedules of condition then please call us on 0800 298 5424 for a chartered surveyor to give you a call back.

Commercial property independent chartered surveyor's advice

If you have a commercial property, whether it is freehold or leasehold then sooner or later you may get involved with dilapidation claims. You may wish to look at our Dilapidations Website at www.DilapsHelp.com and for Disputes go to our Disputes Help site www.DisputesHelp.com .

We hope you found the article of use and if you have any experiences that you feel should be added to this article that would benefit others, or you feel that some of the information that we have put is wrong then please do not hesitate to contact us (we are only human).

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