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RICS Home Surveys

Essential Companions for Home Buyer

RICS Home Surveys are a series of RICS residential property reports with accompanying guidance. Each report is designed to support members in delivering the value-added, professional and quality service to your clients. The first report available is the HomeBuyer Report

The RICS HomeBuyer Service

Joining the RICS HomeBuyer Service will allow you to use the improved RICS HomeBuyer Report. It enables you to produce professional reports under licence. By signing up to the RICS HomeBuyer Service Copyright Licence Scheme you will be able to offer your clients the latest HomeBuyer Report, complete with Energy Performance Ratings and clear Condition Ratings.

Written in plain English, the HomeBuyer Report is designed to be consumer friendly.

What are the benefits of the new RICS HomeBuyer Report (HBR)?

  • A clear layout which is easy to understand, so your clients will quickly find the details they need

  • HBR makes reference to the energy performance of the property, as recorded in the Energy Performance Certificate, bringing the report up to date with housing reform

  • Colour coded condition ratings will help buyers and their advisers interpret the condition of elements of the property

  • The professional, modern design will help you to market your services and attract more business

  • Client satisfaction from knowing their property report will be undertaken by a highly skilled member of RICS, the leading property organisation in the world


What is included in the RICS HomeBuyer Service Copyright Licence Scheme?

  • Your HomeBuyer Licence Certificate to allow you to produce HBR Reports (see below for your options for producing the HBR Report)
  • The RICS HomeBuyer Practice Notes, making it easier for you to adopt best practice advice
  • Supporting RICS documents, including:
    - Description of the RICS HomeBuyer Service and Standard Terms of Engagement leaflet
    - Leasehold Properties leaflet
    - Home Surveys Information sheet
    - Maintenance Tips leaflet
  • FREE use of the marketing toolkit to promote your services, including:
    - Downloadable PDF's of an advert, brochure, poster, and desk card for you to print and promote your service locally, to clients and professional partners.

To view and download the RICS supporting documents and marketing materials, please visit www.rics.org/homesurveys

Your options for delivering the RICS HomeBuyer Report

Option 1
Use the RICS Survey Writer online software, the most efficient way to complete your RICS Home Surveys, using the improved RICS HomeBuyer sample phrases*. Now you can benefit from the latest new features, including an advanced report editor with integrated spellchecker. From as little as £4 per report. Visit www.ricssurveywriter.com for full pricing information.

*The second edition to the RICS Survey Writer: Sample phrases to the RICS HomeBuyer Report book will be published January 2011. If you wish to order, please visit: www.ricsbooks.com

Option 2
RICS HomeBuyer Online Form
The HomeBuyer Online Form allows you to complete your reports manually for print and delivery to your clients. Available from 31st December 2010. To register free, visit www.isurvproforms.com today.

Option 3
Use a licensed third party supplier: A number of software providers are licensed to support RICS Home Surveys Reports. Check with your regular software provider.

HBR PDF template users
The HBR PDF template is no longer available. Please Refer to ‘Your options for delivering the HomeBuyer report’ for ways to produce the HBR report.

Joining the RICS HomeBuyer Service
If you are looking to join the new RICS HomeBuyer Service, all you need to do is read the terms and conditions of the RICS HomeBuyer Service Copyright Licence Scheme, print and fill in the Copyright Licence Application Form and return to: RICS HomeBuyer Service, Surveyor Court, Westwood Way, Coventry, CV4 8JE; or Fax it back to 020 7334 3851.

Alternatively:
Telephone: 0870 333 1600 (Option 2)
Email: licence@rics.org (You will receive an application pack to complete and return with payment).


HomeBuyer Licence Scheme Rates 2010/11

To apply for an RICS HBR licence email your details to licence@rics.org
You will receive an application pack to complete and return with payment.

Number of RICS Members

£ (excluding VAT)

Sole Practitioner

£135

2

£250

3

£360

4

£460

5

£550

6-10

£800

11-15

£1150

16-20

£1380

21+

Call us for a quotation (t 0870 333 1600)


RICS Condition Report - Now launched

A new addition to the RICS Home Surveys family has now launched.

The Condition Report (CR) has been developed to complement a mortgage valuation. Providing a brief report on the condition of a property and any major risks and legal issues, the RICS Condition Report has no additional advice or market valuation.

To deliver the RICS Condition Report, members must join the RICS Condition Report copyright license scheme. The licence scheme is free of charge in 2011.

What is included in the RICS Condition Report Service Copyright Licence Scheme?

  • Guidance and support offered by the RICS Condition Report practice note
  • License to reproduce the report form and supporting RICS documents, according to the terms of the license agreement, including
    - Description of the RICS Condition Report Service and Standard Terms of Engagement leaflet
    - Home Surveys Information sheet
    - What to do now leaflet
  • FREE use of the Home Surveys marketing toolkit to promote your services, including:
  • Downloadable PDF's of an advert, brochure, poster, and desk card for you to print and promote your service locally, to clients and professional partners

Your options for delivering the RICS HomeBuyer Report

Option 1 - RICS Survey Writer online software

The most efficient way to complete your CR reports, Survey Writer benefits include access to the RICS Condition Report sample phrases, and the integrated report editing spell checker.

Visit www.ricssurveywriter.com/information for further details.

Option 2 - Use a licensed third-party supplier

A number of software providers are licensed to support RICS Home Surveys reports. Check with your regular software provider.

To join the RICS Condition Report Service click here for a licence application form, fill in and return to:

Condition Report Service
RICS
Surveyor Court
West wood Way
Coventry
CV4 8JE

Fax it back to 020 7334 3851, alternatively email to: licence@rics.org

We will then send you a welcome pack including your Condition Report licence number so you can start enjoying the benefits of the service.

For further information on delivering the RICS Home Surveys, please, contact customer services on +44 (0)870 333 1600 (option 2).


RICS Survey Writer

The easiest way to produce reports is to use the new improved RICS Survey Writer online software.

RICS Survey Writer will:

  • help you manage your client’s instructions via online job files
  • give you shared access with colleagues to administer reports from different locations
  • enable flexible text entry, including access to 1,000 RICS sample phrases, and the option to build your own libraries of shared company and individual favourite phrases
  • make use of RICS supporting documents and upload your own company documents, logos and photos
  • enable you to deliver your reports securely over the web
  • automatically populate the Section C report summary table.

For more information and register FREE visit www.ricssurveywriter.com/information

If you choose to use the new ‘advanced report editor’, the following features are now available.

  • spell checker
  • improved text editing
  • section tabs to help you move quickly between each section of the report
  • a review page listing all empty fields in the report.

To use the new advanced report editor, you may need to download a free plug-in called Microsoft Silverlight. For advice and guidance on using the new advanced report editor, see the section ‘Creating a report’ in the user guide on Survey Writer.


Other supporting RICS HomeBuyer material

RICS Survey Writer: Standard phrases for the RICS HomeBuyer Report Survey Writer Sample Phrases for the RICS HomeBuyer Report
This 2nd edition has been updated to reflect the latest changes to the HomeBuyer Report and incorporates updated sample phrases to reflect the introduction of the RICS Condition Report (Spring 2011), which is part of the new RICS Home Surveys family of reports....Read more
The RICS Condition Report Service - Practice Note The RICS Condition Report Service - Practice Note
Reflecting changes in the home buying and selling process, and feedback from consumers and members, RICS has developed the RICS Condition Report (CR) 2010. This practice note will give you all the practical guidance you need to deliver this new residential report....Read more
Survey Writer Sample Phrases for the RICS Home Condition Report Survey Writer Sample Phrases for the RICS Home Condition Report
Survey Writer sample phrases for the RICS Condition Report supports residential property professionals delivering the RICS Condition Report ....Read more
Survey Writer Sample Phrases for the RICS Home Condition Report A Surveyor’s Guide to RICS Home Surveys
Understanding the reports, and putting theory into practice, presents a challenge for all practitioners involved in delivering these services. A surveyor's guide to the RICS Home Surveys is here to help. ....Read more


RICS HomeBuyer Practice Note

The RICS Home Surveys Folder - Pack of 10


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