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The Sellers Survey - Absolute no brainer for all.
A SMARTER WAY TO BUY AND SELL HOMES – WHY THE FUTURE IS “UPFRONT INFORMATION” Buying or selling a home shouldn’t feel like a marathon of frustration. Yet too often it does: long delays, frantic phone calls, and deals collapsing when a survey or mortgage valuation uncover...
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The Great Balancing Act: Navigating Housing, Infrastructure, and the Green Belt in Basildon, Wickford, and Billericay
THE GREAT BALANCING ACT: NAVIGATING HOUSING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THE GREEN BELT IN BASILDON, WICKFORD, AND BILLERICAY Have you ever tried to book a GP appointment lately and ended up with a slot just after your next birthday? Or noticed that rush hour on the A127 now starts at n...
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YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIE (BUT YOUR FAMILY DOESN’T HAVE TO SUFFER): WHY A WILL IS ESSENTIAL WHEN BUYING A HOUSE
AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT, OFTEN AT THE BACK OF THE QUEUE. I know what you're thinking. Andrew's lost the plot, going on about Wills. Isn't this something you put off until you're at the 'cruises and croquet' stage of life? But here's a secret from a building surveyor who’s seen i...
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Condensation, Mould & Those Pesky Teenagers: Your Home's Health Check-Up!
Hey there! Andrew here, from AMSurveys. As a building surveyor with over 30 years under my belt, I've seen just about everything homes can throw at us. And one thing that keeps cropping up, often causing a fair bit of head-scratching (and sometimes, a whole lot of worry), is damp...
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