jon Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I need to find a surveyor....I am looking for someone who will survey a property near Bergerac.Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 1. Translate "surveyor" into French2. Look in Yellow Pages 3. Ask your neighbours/maireJohnnot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 http://www.surveyors-en-france.com/regions.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesFlamands Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Get a good builder to do it, he should be able to give you much more useful information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 LesFlamandsA remark like yours has been posted elsewhere. As I have explained, a builder might well be able to give you useful information. He is also pitching for the work and, at least in the UK, he would be a MOST unusual builder if he is slightly more than semi-literate and can "read" plans (sorry, if you are a builder and is fully literate)!Also, unless he is a member of the Institute of Chartered Builders, he has no professional body to monitor his work and, if it all goes pear-shaped, he might just wind up his company (only to start up again under another name) and leave you in the lurge.In my opinion, there is no substitute for proper, professional advice (backed up by a professional body to which you can take your complaints, if any). Buying a house is likely to be the most expensive purchase you are likely to make and the fees of a professional is only a tiny percentage of the purchase costs.As they say, you pays your money and you makes your choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Katie Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Hi Jon,Here is the RICS website where you can look for surveyors in France. Hopefully, you will find one near to you. It is a requirement of RICS that all surveyors carried a Personal Indemnity Insurance should any advice given to clients be incorrect and have a detrimental effect on any decision making. www.rics.org/ If you look in the left hand column, you will see "Find a Surveyor". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 Yes of course a good builder knows most of the relevant information.I am looking for a property expert..ie a surveyor...I am very sorry to say that I have not had good experiences with British building work and often ....not always...they leave the country for reasons other than a change of air.I have recomendations for buiders and possibly I will employ a maitres d hoevres....wrong spelling?My move to France is not on a whim ...purchasing a holday home or a rental project...it is to ebjoy a life style which I have been examining for years.I need to have the stability of a good property with equaly good potential and then I should be able to create the picture which I am painting.Research....asking around gets me there......gets us all there...thats the reason for this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Just try that link which I gave you above, Jon. Sorry I can't help with your area specifically but hopefully you'll find somebody suitable there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 If you'd rather have personal recommendation, have you tried asking the notaire or perhaps enquire at your Mairie? You could also ask the estate agent (if you're buying from one). You are so right; you need good professional advice. Mistakes made with house purchase can be very expensive indeed. Good luck with your search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 yes...I found a surveyor in Charente.......Has to be done wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 I mean has to be done right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Exactly. You can't do a wrong thing right but you can do a right thing wrong, if you see what I mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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