Vendor Questionnaire

Your Name (required)

Are you completing this form as the property Owner or Part Owner or Leaseholder? (Required)
OwnerPart OwnerLeaseholder

Your Home Phone No (required)

Your Mobile No (required)

Your Email (required)

Address of the property we are surveying (required)

Your Postcode (required)

Thank you for helping to complete this questionnaire in advance of the building survey. Guidance from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) states providing this information can save time on the day of the building survey. Completing it prior to the building survey gives you time to locate all the necessary information (guarantees, certificates, etc) at your convenience.

1.0) GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1) Which year did you start to own/lease/licence the property?
(Please state year not X number of years ago)

1.2) Which year was the property built?
(Please state year not X number of years ago)

1.3) Has the property been extended or altered?
YesNoDon't Know

1.3.1) If Yes – which year/s?
(Please state year/s not X number/s of years ago)

1.4) Are you aware of any disputes with neighbours in respect of boundaries, trees, etc?
YesNoDon't Know

1.5) Have you experienced any flooding at the property?
YesNoDon't Know

1.5.1) If Yes – which year/s?
(Please state year/s not X number/s of years ago)

1.6) Is the property a Listed Building?
YesNoDon't Know

1.6.1) If Yes, which Listing Grade is the property?
Grade IGrade II*Grade II

1.7) Is the property located in a Conservation Area?
YesNoDon't Know

1.7.1) If Yes, in which Conservation Area is the property located?

1.8) Please advise if the property is
FreeholdShared FreeholdLeasehold

2.0) PLANNING

2.1) Are there any approved plans for extensions still current, but not yet carried out?
YesNoDon't Know

2.2) Are you aware of any Planning/Highway proposals that will affect the property?
YesNoDon't Know

2.3) Which Use Class is the property?
(For example A1 shops and retail, B8 storage and distribution, etc)

2.4) Does your property have Permitted Development rights?
YesNoDon't Know

2.5) Is an Article 4 direction in place?
YesNoDon't Know

3.0) SERVICES

3.1) Location
Please provide details as to where to find the following:-

3.1.1) Where is the external stopcock located?

3.1.2) Where is the internal stopcock located?

3.1.3) Where is the Electricity mains on/off switch located?

3.1.4) Where is the Fuse box / circuit breaker located?

3.1.5) When was the Fuse box / circuit breaker installed?

3.1.6) Where is the Gas on/off control located?

3.1.7) Where is the Fire Alarm located and Fire Alarm details?

3.1.7.1) Is the Fire Alarm battery operated or hard-wired?
Battery operatedHard-wiredDon't Know

3.1.8) Where is the Safety Alarm/Security Alarm located?

3.2) Drainage

3.2.1) Is the property connected to
Main DrainsSeptic TankCesspoolDon't Know

3.2.2) Is any part of the drainage system shared?
YesNoDon't Know

3.2.3) Where are the manholes located?

3.2.4) If manholes are not located within the boundaries of the site where are they?

3.3) Plumbing

3.3.1) Have there been any plumbing leaks within the last 5 years?
YesNoDon't Know

If Yes, please give details

3.4) Heating

3.4.1) How is hot water / central heating supplied?

3.4.2) Is the heating system regularly serviced?
YesNoDon't Know

If Yes, please give details of when last serviced
(Please state year not X number of years ago)

3.4.3) Which year was the boiler installed?
(Please state year not X number of years ago)

3.4.4) What is the make and name of the boiler?
(For example Vaillant, ecoTEC plus 624)

3.5) Electricity

3.5.1) When was the electric system last tested?

3.5.2) Was it a test of the whole system or part test?
WholePart

3.5.3) Is an Electrical Installation Certificate (EIC) available?
YesNo

3.5.4) Has the system been extended / altered?
YesNoDon't Know

If Yes, when and what?

4.0) STRUCTURE

4.1) Structural Alterations / Additions

4.1.1) Have any structural alterations or additions been made?
YesNoDon't Know

4.1.2) If yes was Planning Permission / Building Control Approval obtained?
YesNoDon't KnowNot Applicable

4.2) Chimneys

4.2.1) Are all the chimneys in place and usable?
YesNoDon't KnowNot Applicable

4.2.2) Are the chimneys in the property in use?
YesNoDon't KnowNot Applicable

If Yes, when were they last swept?

4.2.3) Have any chimneys / chimney breasts been removed in whole or in part?
YesNoDon't KnowNot Applicable

4.3) Roofs

4.3.1) Have there been any recent roof leaks?
YesNoDon't Know

4.3.2) In the case of any flat roofs please advise when last re-covered and by whom.

4.3.3) Is the roof space boarded out?
YesNoDon't Know

4.4) Walls

4.4.1) Have the walls been insulated?
YesNoDon't KnowNot Applicable

4.4.2) Have any wall ties been replaced?
YesNoDon't KnowNot Applicable

4.5) Subsidence / Settlement / Movement

4.5.1) Are you aware of any settlement / subsidence / movement to the property?
YesNoDon't Know

4.5.2) Are you aware of any internal or external cracks to the property?
YesNoDon't Know

If Yes, please give details

4.5.3) Has the property ever been monitored for/reported on regarding structural movement?
YesNoDon't Know

If Yes please give details

4.5.4) Has the property / foundations been underpinned?
YesNoDon't Know

If Yes please give details

4.5.5) Have any insurance claims been made in relation to subsidence / settlement / movement?
YesNoDon't Know

If Yes, please give details

5.0) DECORATIONS

5.1) When was the property last painted externally?

5.2) When was the property last decorated internally?

5.3) Which was the last room decorated and when?

6.0) TIMBER / DAMP TREATMENT

6.1) Has any timber infestation (woodworm) treatment taken place?
YesNoDon't KnowNot Applicable

6.2) Are you aware of any dry rot / wet rot in the property?
YesNoDon't Know

6.2.1) If Yes, has the area / areas been treated?

6.3) Has a chemical damp proof course been inserted / reinserted?
YesNoDon't Know

6.3.1) If Yes, where?

7.0) HAZARDS

7.1) Are you aware of any hazards to the property such as Radon / electro magnetic fields?
YesNoDon't Know

7.2) Are you aware of any asbestos in the property (including garage if applicable)?
YesNoDon't Know

7.3) Are you aware of any lead pipework to the property?
YesNoDon't Know

8.0) EXTERNALLY

8.1) Are there any paths, drives etc used jointly with anyone else?
YesNoDon't Know

8.2) Which boundary fences / walls are you responsible for?

8.3) Are there any issues relating to trees / hedges in your / the adjoining property?
YesNoDon't Know

9.0) IMPORTANT: ANY OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY BE OF INTEREST / HELP THE SURVEYOR?

9.1) Please detail here any other relevant information not covered by our questions or state n/a if not applicable.

9.2) Are you professionally involved with property in any form including investment/development?
YesNo

Thank you for completing this questionnaire. As part of the survey we require you to confirm the following together with your consent, which we will deem as having had your consent unless you specifically email us otherwise.

Allow use of photographs/media and sales details in our reports and our client communication;
Clear out airing cupboards etc in which hot water cylinders, stopcocks etc are located;
Clear access into any roof spaces;
Please leave the keys for any locked doors, cupboards and windows in an envelope clearly marked for 1stAssociated.co.uk in the kitchen, hidden near to the kettle;
Arrange for the central heating and radiators to be turned on at some point during the survey;
Make available any copies of guarantees for double glazing, woodworm treatment etc;
If loft access please confirm there is a loft ladder available;
Agree use of Drone and/or other technical equipment i.e. 360 photography, virtual tours/video tours, thermal imagers
We take photos during the course of the survey - please kindly remove any items you do not wish to be photographed
Allow us to communicate with the purchaser/our client or their representative at the property.
We do not permit filming of surveyors without written permission.

Relevant Information
Please forward to us any documentation you feel is relevant before the survey is carried out via email to tg@1stassociated.co.uk

Survey
Our Chartered Building Surveyor will arrive at the property if the survey is in the morning at around 10:30 or if in the afternoon at around 13:30 (give or take an hour). The nature of this work means delays can happen due to the weather etc and we will keep you informed if there are any problems.

Maintenance Timeline
Please kindly complete the Owner/Vendor Questionnaire/Data Sheet and Maintenance Questionnaire below urgently. Not completing these in full may result in the building survey/sale being delayed.
https://1stassociated.com/building-survey-timeline-maintenance-repairs/

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Owner or Part Owner? (Required)
OwnerPart Owner

Date:

Information you provide within the Vendor Questionnaire is needed before the survey is carried out. Unfortunately, we will not be able to accept information after this date without costs being incurred.

Not completing this Vendor Questionnaire may hold up the Commercial Building Survey/Sale

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