RICS LEVEL 2 HomeBuyer REPORTs

The Level 2 Homebuyers Report offers valuable insights into properties with standard construction and apparent good condition. Our team conducts a non-intrusive visual inspection, focusing on accessible vantage points to gather necessary information without encroaching on private property. Whenever possible, we engage in discussions with the property’s existing owners to enhance our understanding. Upon completion, we furnish you with a detailed report highlighting any visible defects and providing advice on the best course of action. To ensure your property investment is optimal, our comprehensive evaluations may involve collaboration with your legal adviser for additional information. This approach instills confidence in your decision-making process, ensuring maximum value in your purchase.

RICS Home Survey Level 2

Our Level 2 home surveys inspect various visible aspects of the home, including the roof, walls, pipes, and timber, to identify significant defects. The resulting report is presented in a standard paper format and employs a user-friendly Condition Rating system:

  1. Condition rating 3 – Signifying serious defects requiring urgent repair, replacement, or investigation.
  2. Condition rating 2 – Indicating defects that necessitate repair or replacement but are not deemed serious or urgent.
  3. Condition rating 1 – Denoting that no repair is currently needed.

Using drones for our surveys

Richmond Futures are licensed drone surveyors. Where it’s a appropriate, we have the skills and equipment to utilise drone footage. Drones allow us to inspect higher up areas of your property where we can check the condition of your roof, gutters, chimneys and windows.

Why we use drones for our surveys?

The greatest advantage of using drone footage, is the cost effectiveness. To survey high places, typically you would need to hire scaffolding and deal with the organisation & logistics that comes with it. 
Drones allow us to view out of reach areas quickly and effectively without interupting you, your neighbours or the local council.
This is an another element that makes our building surveys unique and more thorough than our competitors.

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A big thank you to Mateo for his home buyer survey. Extremely Knowledgeable and professional!
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Demi M
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Mateo has just supported us with a Party Wall Award and he was clear, helpful and great with communication throughout the whole thing. Everything was sorted quickly and pricing was very reasonable!
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Dan Wright
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Mateo assisted me in purchasing a property despite failed attempts with other estate agents and surveyors. Richmond Futures were the only people we found who were able to hear our concerns and help us through the transition accordingly.
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ollie james
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Richmond Futures gave good advice on a party wall agreement, would strongly recommend using this team.
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Emma Falconer
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Mateo was absolutely brilliant. Very thorough and detailed whilst also offered a call to put everything into perspective and translate some of the lingo into clear action points we could understand!
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Justyna Lijs
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★★★★★ Exceptional service from start to finish! I am absolutely thrilled with the Level 2 Home Survey report we received. What stood out the most was the surveyor’s incredible helpfulness before we had even formally instructed them. They took the time to guide me through the process, answer my initial questions, and give expert advice when I was just looking for information. The report itself was thorough, clear, easy to understand, and delivered exactly when promised. It has given us total peace of mind for our purchase.
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Avinash Rao
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Mateo at Richmond Futures was exceptional. Unlike many surveyors who hide behind technical jargon, he took the time to explain every issue in clear, practical language—what genuinely mattered, what was simply routine maintenance, and the most sensible remediation options. His report was incredibly thorough and forward-looking, highlighting not only current observations but also areas to monitor over the coming years so there were no surprises later. I was particularly impressed by his use of modern technology, including drone inspections, which enabled a far more comprehensive assessment than a traditional survey. If you're looking for a surveyor who combines deep technical expertise with excellent communication and a genuinely client-focused approach, I would recommend Mateo without hesitation.
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Chiara
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Very happy with the professional and efficient service. Mateo provided a thorough knowledgable report and helpful follow up call, answering all my questions clearly in detail, and kindly offered to answer any further questions in the coming weeks. Highly recommended and will use again in future. Many thanks for the great job
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Fiona Orde
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This is the BEST property surveyor service. Clearly described reports, useful details noticed & commented on, helpful analyses of any costs that might become necessary, as well as skilful, knowledgeable descriptions of structures. Such a responsible review was given to me & which helped to give me peace of mind. Thank you so very much.
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Mitchell Robertson
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First class party wall service from Brett and Mateo. I would wholeheartedly recommend them.