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Last reviewed · prices paid in the twelve months to 31 October 2026
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Price
The home’s value moves the price most, then its size and where it is. These are prices Homemove customers paid.
| Home value | Middle price | Most paid |
|---|---|---|
| Up to £200,000 | £445 | Most paid exactly £445 |
| £200,001 to £300,000 | £499 | Most paid exactly £499 |
| £300,001 to £500,000 | £499 | £499 to £549 |
| £500,001 to £1 million | £599 | £599 to £749 |
Level 2 surveys in London had a median of £499, the same as the £499 typical of other regions. The middle half paid £499 to £599 in London, against £445 to £499 in Yorkshire and the Humber. London homes are worth more, so more of them sit in higher price bands, and travel and parking cost surveyors more there.
See Level 2 survey costs by region
RICS also defines a Level 2 survey and valuation, which adds a market value and an insurance rebuild (reinstatement) figure (RICS’s description). Your Homemove quote is for the Level 2 survey; if you need the valuation as well, tell us before you book.
Your dashboard
Everything after you book happens in your Homemove dashboard. These are the real screens, with personal details left out.
Your quote shows a fixed price, VAT included, before you pay. Pay online and the booking is made.
Follow your survey from payment to a surveyor taking the job, the visit date and the report, without chasing anyone.
The report arrives in your dashboard, usually 5 to 7 working days after the visit, with a plain-English summary of what each rating means.
What’s covered
Digitally: we email you when it is ready, and the surveyor’s report is in your Homemove dashboard, usually 5 to 7 working days after the visit.
Level 1, 2 or 3
Most homes need a Level 2. Here are the three levels RICS defines, side by side.
Most homes
Once the HomeBuyer Report
Once the Condition Report
Homemove doesn’t book Level 1. A Level 2 adds advice on repairs.
Once the Building Survey
Inspection: two hours to a full day, depending on the home, at every level (RICS). Prices for Level 2 and 3 are what Homemove customers paid in the twelve months to 31 October 2026.
How it works
Enter the address and see the fixed price for that home. It’s free, with no obligation.
Pay when you book. We match an independent RICS-regulated firm covering your postcode, and arrange access with the occupier.
Most visits take 2 to 3 hours. Your report arrives in your dashboard, usually 5 to 7 working days after the visit.
You can cancel for a full refund until the surveyor visits. See how soon surveyors visit near you
After the report
Read the 3s first. Get quotes and book any investigation before you exchange contracts, while you can still renegotiate.
Often because there was no recent test certificate: the surveyor looks but doesn’t test. It is a prompt to test, not proof of a fault.
Next: Book an electrical condition report and a Gas Safe check, and ask the seller for any certificates. Book an EICR
Movement, a failing roof covering or a leaning stack can be costly to put right.
Next: Book the roofer or structural engineer the report names, and get two written quotes before you exchange. Book a structural survey
The report names the area and which specialist should look at it.
Next: Ask for a damp and timber survey by a CSTDB-qualified surveyor, as the Property Care Association advises. We don’t book these. Property Care Association advice
RICS’s Level 3 sample rates a garage 3 because its old roof sheets are likely to contain asbestos.
Next: Get an asbestos survey and a removal quote before you exchange. Book an asbestos survey
Extensions, conversions and replacement windows can need planning permission, building regulations sign-off or guarantees.
Next: Send that section to your solicitor so they ask the seller for planning and building regulations sign-off. Find a conveyancer
Before you book
No. Your lender’s valuation is for the lender: it checks the home is worth the loan, not its condition, and you may never see it. A Level 2 is written for you.
Usually. Leaving aside the services, which surveyors look at but don’t test, the parts most often rated 3 in survey reports on our panel were fireplaces and chimney breasts (29% of the reports where they were inspected) and garage (25%). Knowing before you exchange lets you renegotiate or walk away.
Source: RICS survey reports by RICS-registered surveyors on our panel, plus readable reports customers uploaded to us, June 2025 to October 2026. Each figure is the share of reports where that part was inspected and rated 3. See Sources
Most visits take 2 to 3 hours; RICS says from two hours to a full day. The report usually follows 5 to 7 working days after the visit, once you’ve signed the surveyor’s terms.
The seller must give you a Home Report, which includes a survey and valuation by a chartered surveyor, so most buyers don’t book a Level 2 (mygov.scot, Scottish Government, updated 12 August 2020). Want your own survey too? Add the postcode to the price tool and we’ll say whether a surveyor on our panel covers it.
Why Homemove
Homemove has booked thousands of surveys for buyers across the UK.
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FAQs
Homemove customers paid a middle price of £499 in the twelve months to 31 October 2026, and most paid £445 to £499. The home’s value and where it is move the price. Enter the address and the price for that home shows before you book.
You can, but a new build in its first two years usually needs a snagging survey instead: a list of defects for the builder to put right while they are still responsible. Add a Level 2 if you also want condition ratings.
We arrange access with the occupier. Until the surveyor visits you can cancel for a full refund. Anything the surveyor can’t reach on the day is recorded as not inspected, so ask the seller about it before you exchange.
Yes. The firm’s name is on your dashboard and the surveyor signs the report. Ask them what they couldn’t see, and send them any quotes or specialist reports they asked for: they can say whether those change their advice. You can also message us in the chat.
Not on its own. RICS lets a Level 2 be booked as a survey and valuation, which adds a market value and an insurance rebuild (reinstatement) figure. Your Homemove quote is for the Level 2 survey; if you need a valuation too, tell us before you book.
Yes, where it is safe to reach. RICS says a Level 2 looks further into the roof space and drainage chambers than a Level 1. The surveyor doesn’t move furniture, lift fitted carpets or open up walls, and records anything they couldn’t see as not inspected.
We do. Once you book, we arrange access with the occupier and agree the visit date, and the surveyor firm’s name shows on your dashboard.
You can, but by then you are committed to buy, so you can’t renegotiate or walk away over what it finds. Book as soon as your offer is accepted.
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