Being risk-averse is one of the most important qualities of a good manager; whether at the office or home level. This is a popular opinion and is recurrent in most of the social sciences textbooks in schools.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, I still get to see people (mostly well educated) who go as far as saving for a long time to buy a house, go ahead to pay, then go on to refurbish. Hey, you are cheating yourself.\u00a0 The cause as I see \u2013 and I have been rightly justified, is that people are generally not thorough, not aware of the long term consequence of that singular act, or just damned uninterested (at the moment of purchase).<\/p>\n
\nHere in the UK, it cost just as little as \u00a3200 or thereabout to get a professional opinion from a Surveyor who would go round every single detail before giving you a go. I find it difficult to understand why people in this part of the world get naive on issues like this.
\nWithout a proper survey before buying, you might end up spending hundreds or thousands of pounds to fix damaged roofs, weak timber, condensation, dampness and inadequate ventilation, among many other defects.<\/p>\n
A recent study released by e.surv show that 4 out of 5 homebuyers don\u2019t have a survey carried out before they buy a house. In my day-to-day activities, I have come across many home agents and brokers that don\u2019t help matters either; many just neglect that aspect and, technically, \u201clead the buyer to the hangman\u2019s noose.\u201d<\/p>\n
Several awareness and educative programs like \u2018Sold Subject to Survey\u2019 campaign being carried out by e.surv gives me hope that a day would still come when UK home buyers would buy only after a thorough survey from a professional.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Being risk-averse is one of the most important qualities of a good manager; whether at the office or home level. This is a popular opinion and is recurrent in most of the social sciences textbooks in schools. Unfortunately, I still … Continue reading