We're looking to buy a house built c.1967-73. We've asked for quotes from a few local companies for both homebuyer and full structural survey, but money is quite tight.
One company suggested just homebuyer survey unless the house was over 90 years old, another suggested full structural survey if the house was built later than 1980.
The property was purchased approx 6 months ago, and the owner had a homebuyer survey, which revealed no problems. We're wondering whether we should
a) use that survey
b) commission our own homebuyer survey
c) go for full structural survey
The area has no problems with flooding, no houses show signs of subsidence, and there are no planned developments/road widening schemes.
Grateful for advice please, preferably from those in the surveying business.