{"id":9926,"date":"2014-10-14T09:14:42","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T08:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?p=9926"},"modified":"2014-10-14T09:14:42","modified_gmt":"2014-10-14T08:14:42","slug":"what-is-a-major-defects-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?p=9926","title":{"rendered":"What is a Major Defects Report?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Major Defect Report is similar in some respects to a building survey and a homebuyer survey. The level of inspection is usually between the two or close to the level of a building survey. However, the report itself is in less detail than a full building survey and concentrates on those more important and larger building issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Major Defects Report is often useful where a homebuyer report should not be carried out due to the age or type of property, or if the property is listed.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"style19\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">0800 880 6264 | <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:surveydesk@propertysurveying.co.uk\">surveydesk@propertysurveying.co.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #1b5fa8;\"> <a style=\"color: #1b5fa8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\">www.propertysurveying.co.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Major Defect Report is similar in some respects to a building survey and a homebuyer survey. 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