Valuation Surveyors and Mortgage Down-Valuations: How to Evidence and Defend Opinions When Transactions are Under Pressure
Nearly 400,000 UK homes were down-valued in a single year, with the average reduction sitting at £7,500 per transaction — enough to collapse a purchase, trigger a renegotiation, or expose a surveyor to a formal complaint [1]. For valuation surveyors, that figure is not an abstract statistic. It represents hundreds of thousands of moments where […]
A Complete Guide to Help to Buy Valuations: Process, Requirements, and Common Pitfalls
If you purchased your home using the government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme, you’ll eventually need a Help to Buy valuation. Whether you’re planning to sell your property, remortgage, or repay part or all of your equity loan, this specialised valuation is a crucial step in the process. This comprehensive guide explains everything you […]
