Steve_TPS

Heidi,

There is no legal come back on any survey in the UK unless the surveyor is negligent. Gail has it right, the idea is to give buyers peace of mind and advise them on properties that, shall we say, do not meet the specifications of the UK or northern Europe. I don't have to tell you how cheap it is to renovate or just rewire and re-plumb over in Turkey. But prospective purchasers do not realise this. We once looked at a two bed apartment in Akyaka, for £6k the agent offered to completely strip out all plumbing and electrics and rewire, plumb etc. new san ware, new tiling, complete new floor tiles throughout, new uPVC windows and security doors, security bars at the windows, build new walls outside in the garden, decorate inside and out plus a host of other small extras. The idea of the survey is to give people the confidence to buy properties with peace of mind but also to make them think about properties that they would not normaly go for.