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Can a full structural survey, carried out by a RICS surveyor be substituted in the HIP instead of a HCR?

April 26, 2017hcr hip rics structural substituted Survey surveyor

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Can a full structural survey, carried out by a RICS surveyor be substituted in the HIP instead of a HCR?

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A. Not unless the RICS surveyor is also certified as a home inspector and can show that the survey complies with the Regulations. The Regulations state that any HCR must comply with Schedule 5, which specifies that only a Home Inspector can carry out an HCR, and also prescribes the terms for the preparation of an HCR. Regulation 11(2) provides that no pack document can be described as a “home condition report” unless it so complies.