Residential Property Surveys

Matthew Keegan-Phipps

AssocRICS, GradCABE, MRPSA

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Matthew is an independent residential property surveyor offering Level 2 surveys and private valuations compliant with the RICS red book. See below for more information.

Book Your Level 2 Survey with Matthew

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Keegan-Phipps Surveying

Residential Property Surveys

Buying a house can be one of the most expensive purchases you will ever make, and the process is full of pitfalls and obstacles. Having an independent, impartial professional in your corner can give you the confidence you need to make the big decisions and make sure you are buying the right house for you.

Matthew is an independent surveyor offering pre-purchase Level 2 surveys for homebuyers. His depth of knowledge, thoughtful approach and excellent communication skills enable him to offer a bespoke survey experience with an in depth post-survey meeting with every client to ensure that you understand the details, the qualities and the defects of a property before you complete your purchase. Google reviews are available here.

Level 2 survey

A Level 2 survey is a full and thorough inspection of the house, grounds and any garages or outbuildings, commenting on construction, and looking for defects and areas of concern that may cause defects in the future. The report you will receive is full of photos of the property, with defects highlighted and explained to you in detail, so that you are in a position to consider your purchase, the potential impacts on you and your family of living in the property in the future, with time to gather quotes for necessary repairs and possibly to renegotiate if required.

The Level 2 survey product is an RICS designed survey; the suitability of the product depends on the property to be purchased:

● Is the property older than 100 years?
● Has it had any significant changes in that time?
● Are you intending to make any significant changes upon taking possession?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, a Level 3 survey may be more appropriate; a Level 3 goes into greater detail and will give you more information on the works that will be required to support and protect the building, but it is often unnecessary for most homes.

Although Matthew only offers Level 2 surveys, if you are not sure please feel free to contact him to confirm which level of survey your property requires.

For further information, or to book in your survey, please contact him on 07821 270780 or via the booking page.

Features of the different RICS Survey levels	Level 2 – Homebuyers Report	Private Valuation	Level 3 – Building Survey
Re-instatement Valuation	❌	`✅`	❌
Market Valuation	❌	`✅`	❌
Inspection of accessible area	`✅`	❌	`✅`
Suitable for All Buildings	❌	`✅`	`✅`
General advice on defects, repair and recommended further investigations	`✅`	❌	`✅`
Detailed advice on condition, repair, further investigations and future maintenance	❌	`❌`	`✅`
Recommended for older, larger, altered, or unusual properties	❌	`✅`	`✅`

Private Valuations

There can be many reasons why you might need a private valuation of a property; most common include when going through divorce proceedings, or going through the process of probate after the death of a loved one.

If you have purchased your property through a Help 2 Buy scheme, and now wish to move on or take over full responsibility for the repayments, your scheme provider will likely require an “RICS Red Book Valuation” from a surveyor with RICS Registered Valuer Status (RVS). Matthew can do this for you.

Often clients are concerned that they might be overpaying for a property; it is worth remembering that a bank or building society valuer is only concerned that a property’s value should cover the lender’s investment in the transaction; they have no obligation to protect your deposit. Having a private valuation by an impartial valuer can give you peace of mind as you make this important decision.

If you would like to talk further about engaging Matthew for an impartial valuation of a property, please contact him on 07821 270780 or via the contact page

Testimonials

What My Clients Say?

Worked with Matthew via Domestic Surveys after a lot of research into which surveyor to use. Matthew put a lot of time into answering my questions and i’m really happy with the amount of detail he included in my homebuyer’s report. He inspected the property I am hoping to purchase meticulously and has helped me identify issues I definitely would have missed. As a first time buyer I now feel a lot better informed and confident to negotiate, and that I know which issues will need to be addressed first.
I would wholeheartedly recommend him and will look to refer my friends and family in the future. Thanks Matthew!

Philippa Yellop

Top class. Easily contactable, quick responses and a very nice detailed, user friendly and comprehensive survey.

The follow up meeting was a chance to discuss any issues further and very useful to get better sense of what the survey entailed. Matthew was knowledgeable and likable and decent value for money compared to other quotes that I found.

I would recommend.

Joss Murray

Matthew carried out a level 2 survey on a property I was looking at purchasing. The survey was very detailed and incredibly informative. Matthew arranged a video call to go through the findings with me and was able answer all the questions I had and provided clear communication throught the whole process.
I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending Matthew to others and would definitely use him again in the future.
Thank you

Jake Arrindell