Home Seller Buyer Survey

What’s included

Our Home Buyer Drainage Surveys help you to understand exactly what you are taking on when purchasing a property with a septic tank, helping to protect you from experiencing problems once you’ve purchased a property. 

A typical building survey won’t assess the condition of a property’s existing drainage system. One of our experienced field engineers will visit the property and conduct a thorough investigation of the drainage system.

Choose from our Standard Home Buyer Drainage Survey or our Home Buyer Drainage Survey Plus.

Everything you need for complete peace of mind, all for a fixed fee that is a fraction of the cost of a replacement drainage system.

Regulations check

Guidance on whether the drainage set up is in line with current regulations and whether it will comply with the 2020 legislation change.

Condition checks

Confirmation (or otherwise) that all elements of the system infrastructure are in place and in good working order.

Sizing Checks

Confirmation (or otherwise) that the tank is adequately sized for the property.

Damage report

Reporting of any damage found within the tank which may cause problems e.g. splits, fractures or any root ingress.

Recommendations

Where issues are identified, we will provide recommendations (repair or replacement) and guideline costs.

Standard Home Buyer Drainage Survey

£399 VAT Included

  • A thorough tank inspection by one of our experienced engineers
  • A written report on the condition of the tank
  • A summary of any issues found, recommended remedies and guide prices
  • Guidance on the system’s compliance with the legislation change in October 2023
  • A copy of our guide to the regulations impacting off mains drainage
  • A regular newsletter full of useful hints and tips
  • Peace of mind from knowing what’s going on underground

Home Buyer Drainage Survey Plus

£699 VAT Included
The Home Buyer Drainage Survey Plus includes everything from a Standard survey and also includes:
  • CCTV camera survey of all accessible pipework
  • A detailed, standards-compliant WinCan inspection report
  • A copy of the CCTV footage is available for you to keep

Other Drainage Survey Options from UKDP

UKDP provides comprehensive and tailored surveys designed to help you meet the specific needs of your drainage system. Services include:

Compliance Survey
Home Seller Survey
CCTV Survey

Your survey – What’s involved?

We’ll arrange for one of our friendly and experienced field engineers to visit the property. They will undertake a complete investigation of all areas of the drainage system they can access and observe. We will then compile a report along with our conclusions and recommendations and provide that to you shortly after the survey has been undertaken. You can, of course, come back and seek further clarity or ask any follow-up questions. We are always here to help.

Please note that for both types of survey offered, the tank at the property will need to be emptied on the same day as the survey is carried out. This is to ensure that the full structure of the tank can be clearly assessed once emptied. Though this is not included in our survey, we can happily assist you in arranging this if that would help.

UKDP Gives You Peace Of Mind