In carrying out a Survey, which is often done at short notice for clients living in the UK, a certain amount of trust is needed on both sides. Before a Survey can be carried out I require a signed Devis or other written authority (normally emailed when the instruction is given.) The Devis will quote a fixed price for the job, and is payable in full (including TVA) at the time of the instruction.
In France a Devis is a legal contract. As many clients do not have a French Bank account at the time of instruction, the most used method of payment is electronic transfer of the fee between the UK clearing Bank and my French Bank. (Similar to the BACs system in the UK). This takes about 5 days by which time the survey has usually been completed. All transfer fees must be paid by the client. If you intend to pay using a non-French Euro cheque, then an additional 20 Euros must be added to cover the French Bank charge for deposit.
Access arrangements for the survey are usually arranged by me with direct contact with the Agents or vendor. If for any reason I am unable to access any part of the property, this will be stated in the Report. If a further visit to the site is subsequently required this will be done on payment of an additional fee.
The following paragraph is included on all written Reports:
Please note that all opinions and comments in this Report are those of the Surveyor made in the light of the site visit carried out on the day indicated in this Report. Working with due diligence, any faults discovered have been included in this Report as comments, but no legal responsibility can be accepted for the accuracy of the opinions nor for any omission from the Report of any items which were concealed at the time of the visit either deliberately or by accident by persons associated with the sale of the property or any person whom may have carried out work on their behalf in the past. Similarly no responsibility can be held against the Surveyor for any future faults which may come to light after his visit, and which could not reasonably been seen at the time.
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